Active haptic perception in robots: a review

L Seminara, P Gastaldo, SJ Watt, KF Valyear… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the past few years a new scenario for robot-based applications has emerged. Service and
mobile robots have opened new market niches. Also, new frameworks for shop-floor robot …

Coarse-to-fine UAV target tracking with deep reinforcement learning

W Zhang, K Song, X Rong, Y Li - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The aspect ratio of a target changes frequently during an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
tracking task, which makes the aerial tracking very challenging. Traditional trackers struggle …

From pixels to percepts: Highly robust edge perception and contour following using deep learning and an optical biomimetic tactile sensor

NF Lepora, A Church, C De Kerckhove… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep learning has the potential to have same the impact on robot touch as it has had on
robot vision. Optical tactile sensors act as a bridge between the subjects by allowing …

Pose-and-shear-based tactile servoing

J Lloyd, NF Lepora - The International Journal of Robotics …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Tactile servoing is an important technique because it enables robots to manipulate objects
with precision and accuracy while adapting to changes in their environments in real-time …

Embodied tactile perception and learning

H Liu, D Guo, F Sun, W Yang… - Brain Science …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Various living creatures exhibit embodiment intelligence, which is reflected by a
collaborative interaction of the brain, body, and environment. The actual behavior of …

Adaptive Bayesian inference system for recognition of walking activities and prediction of gait events using wearable sensors

U Martinez-Hernandez, AA Dehghani-Sanij - Neural Networks, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel approach for recognition of walking activities and gait events with
wearable sensors is presented. This approach, called adaptive Bayesian inference system …

Exploratory tactile servoing with active touch

NF Lepora, K Aquilina… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A key unsolved problem in tactile robotics is how to combine tactile perception and control to
interact robustly and intelligently with the surroundings. Here, we focus on a prototypical task …

Simultaneous Bayesian recognition of locomotion and gait phases with wearable sensors

U Martinez-Hernandez, I Mahmood… - IEEE Sensors …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recognition of movement is a crucial process to assist humans in activities of daily living,
such as walking. In this work, a high-level method for the simultaneous recognition of …

[HTML][HTML] Online active and dynamic object shape exploration with a multi-fingered robotic hand

F Khadivar, K Yao, X Gao, A Billard - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
The sense of touch can provide a robot with a wealth of information about the contact region
when interacting with an unknown environment. Nevertheless, utilizing touch information to …

Fiber-optic force sensing of modular robotic skin for remote and autonomous robot control

S Lee, JI Kim, Y Baek, D Chang, J Lee… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robots have taken the place of human operators in hazardous and challenging jobs
requiring high dexterity in manipulation, and robots with skin for force and tactile sensing …