EMSFC (IMAGE)

Kanazawa University

EMSFC

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EMSFC under various experimental conditions. The target material was polypropylene. A polypropylene object was grasped by fluid fingertips shown in Figure 1, and the equivalent maximum-static friction coefficient (EMSFC)*2) was measured to reveal the effect of the lubricant. (i) dry: (ii-1) dry, lubricant injected before grasping: (ii-2) dry, lubricant injected after grasping: (iii) wet with water: (iv-1) wet with water, lubricant injected before grasping: (iv-2) wet with water, lubricant injected after grasping: (v) oily with chain saw oil: (vi-1) oily with chain saw oil, lubricant injected before grasping: (vi-2) oily with chain saw oil, lubricant injected after grasping. The effect of the lubricant, absolute ethanol, was verified under both dry and wet conditions.

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Kanazawa University

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