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Estimating Infinite-Dimensional Continuum Robot States From the Tip
Tongjia Zheng, Ciera McFarland, Margaret Coad +1
Knowing the state of a robot is critical for many problems, such as feedback control. For continuum robots, state estimation is an incredible challenge. First, the motion of a cont…
Soft Wrist Exosuit Actuated by Fabric Pneumatic Artificial Muscles
Katalin Schäffer, Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, Margaret M. Coad
Recently, soft actuator-based exosuits have gained interest, due to their high strength-to-weight ratio, inherent safety, and low cost. We present a novel wrist exosuit actuated by…
Haptic Guidance and Haptic Error Amplification in a Virtual Surgical Robotic Training Environment
Yousi A. Oquendo, Margaret M. Coad, Sherry M. Wren +5
Teleoperated robotic systems have introduced more intuitive control for minimally invasive surgery, but the optimal method for training remains unknown. Recent motor learning studi…
Soft Air Pocket Force Sensors for Large Scale Flexible Robots
Michael R. Mitchell, Ciera McFarland, Margaret M. Coad
Flexible robots have advantages over rigid robots in their ability to conform physically to their environment and to form a wide variety of shapes. Sensing the force applied by or…
Collapse of Straight Soft Growing Inflated Beam Robots Under Their Own Weight
Ciera McFarland, Margaret M. Coad
Soft, growing inflated beam robots, also known as everting vine robots, have previously been shown to navigate confined spaces with ease. Less is known about their ability to navig…
Hybrid Soft-Rigid Continuum Robot Inspired by Spider Monkey Tail
Mary C. Doerfler, Katalin Schäffer, Margaret M. Coad
Spider monkeys (genus Ateles) have a prehensile tail that functions as a flexible, multipurpose fifth limb, enabling them to navigate complex terrains, grasp objects of various siz…