Reactive human–robot collaborative manipulation of deformable linear objects using a new topological latent control model

P Zhou, P Zheng, J Qi, C Li, HY Lee, A Duan… - Robotics and Computer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Real-time reactive manipulation of deformable linear objects is a challenging task that
requires robots to quickly and adaptively respond to changes in the object's deformed shape …

Enhancing Deformable Object Manipulation By Using Interactive Perception and Assistive Tools

P Zhou - arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.09659, 2023 - arxiv.org
In the field of robotic manipulation, the proficiency of deformable object manipulation lags
behind human capabilities due to the inherent characteristics of deformable objects. These …

Robotic co-manipulation of deformable linear objects for large deformation tasks

K Almaghout, A Cherubini, A Klimchik - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
This research addresses the challenge of large/complex deformation in the shape control
tasks of Deformable Linear Objects (DLO). We propose a collaborative approach using two …

Adaptive finite-time model estimation and control for manipulator visual servoing using sliding mode control and neural networks

H Zeng, Y Lyu, J Qi, S Zou, T Qin, W Qin - Advanced Robotics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The image-based visual servoing without models of the system is challenging since it is hard
to fetch an accurate estimation of hand-eye relationship via merely visual measurement …

Adaptive shape servoing of elastic rods using parameterized regression features and auto-tuning motion controls

J Qi, G Ran, B Wang, J Liu, W Ma… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The robotic manipulation of deformable linear objects has shown great potential in a wide
range of real-world applications. However, it presents many challenges due to the objects' …

Lattice-based shape tracking and servoing of elastic objects

M Shetab-Bushehri, M Aranda… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we propose a general unified tracking-servoing approach for controlling the
shape of elastic deformable objects using robotic arms. Our approach works by forming a …

High-order fully actuated control approaches of flexible servo systems based on singular perturbation theory

P Li, G Duan - IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work presents a high-order fully actuated (HOFA) control approach for flexible servo
(FS) systems via singular perturbation (SP) method. The HOFA approach has the …

Learning visual shape control of novel 3D deformable objects from partial-view point clouds

B Thach, BY Cho, A Kuntz… - … Conference on Robotics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
If robots could reliably manipulate the shape of 3D deformable objects, they could find
applications in fields ranging from home care to warehouse fulfillment to surgical assistance …

An offline geometric model for controlling the shape of elastic linear objects

O Aghajanzadeh, M Aranda… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a new approach to control the shape of deformable objects with robots.
Specifically, we consider a fixed-length elastic linear object lying on a 2D workspace. Our …

Robotic control of the deformation of soft linear objects using deep reinforcement learning

MHD Zakaria, M Aranda, L Lequièvre… - 2022 IEEE 18th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a new control framework for manipulating soft objects. A Deep
Reinforcement Learning (DRL) approach is used to make the shape of a deformable object …