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A physics-based and data-driven hybrid modeling method for accurately simulating complex contact phenomenon

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Traditional physics-based contact models have been widely used for describing various contact phenomena such as robotic grasping and assembly. However, difficulties in carrying out contact parameter identification as well as the relatively low measurement accuracy due to complex contact geometry and surface uncertainties are the limiting factors of the physics-based contact modeling methods. In this paper, we present a novel hybrid contact modeling (HCM) method as an endeavor to discover models that can more accurately simulate practical contact scenarios than traditional physics-based contact models. The proposed method is implemented by combining a physics-based contact model and a data-driven error model. This approach is validated by using simulations of a bouncing ball, a flat-shot, and a three-dimensional (3D) peg-in-hole. The results demonstrate the feasibility and consistent performance of the HCM method.

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Liu, Q., Liang, J. & Ma, O. A physics-based and data-driven hybrid modeling method for accurately simulating complex contact phenomenon. Multibody Syst Dyn 50, 97–117 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11044-020-09746-w

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