forceregulation
Forceregulation is the process of maintaining or achieving a prescribed level of force within a system by comparing measured force to a target value and adjusting actuators accordingly. It is distinct from position or velocity control in that the primary objective is to regulate contact or internal forces rather than to reach a spatial configuration alone. The concept is used across engineering, robotics, and physiology to manage interactions with objects, surfaces, and tissues.
In robotics and automation, force regulation relies on sensors such as force/torque sensors or tactile arrays,
In biomechanics and physiology, force regulation refers to how the nervous system modulates muscle activation to
Applications range from industrial grasping and assembly, to robotic-assisted surgery, teleoperation, and haptic devices, where precise
See also force control, impedance control, admittance control, tactile sensing, robotics, and haptics.