Abstract
This paper analyzes the indeterminate grasp force in power grasps with a rigid body model. A power grasp overconstrains an object with multiple contact points using the surfaces of finger links and palm. It is known that the overconstrained grasp results in the static indeterminacy of the grasp force. This paper shows that it also results in an infeasible combination of the sliding directions at the contact points. A static friction force acts only in the opposite direction of the trend of sliding. This characteristic of friction restricts the grasp force in power grasps although it is indeterminate. We first show an example to illustrate the restriction on the grasp force, and then formulate it formally. This analysis leads to a special case where the grasp force is unique.
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