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6 papers

eess.SY2026

Preview-Based Relative-Motion Control of an Insertion Tool for Neural-Thread Placement in Pulsating Tissue

Yongyan Cao, Xiaobo Li

Flexible neural electrode threads must be placed at a prescribed depth while the cortical surface moves with cardiac and respiratory pulsation. A controller tracking a fixed point…

eess.SY2026

Interaction Dynamics Modeling and Predictive Control for Safe Steerable Catheter--Tissue Interaction

Yongyan Cao

Safe steerable catheter control is fundamentally a problem of interaction dynamics: the tip must follow a planned motion, remain compliant against moving tissue, reject friction an…

cs.RO2026

Contact-Consistent Interaction Dynamics Normalization for Predictive Physical Human--Robot Interaction

Yongyan Cao

Safe physical human--robot interaction on floating-base robots requires interaction regulation under changing contact constraints. We develop a contact-consistent normalization in…

eess.SY2026

Interaction Dynamics MPC for Knee Rehabilitation Exoskeletons: A Closed-Loop SEA Outer-Loop Study

Yongyan Cao, Jinshan Tang

Safe rehabilitation is an interaction-dynamics problem: the controller must regulate a prescribed motion while absorbing involuntary spasm, voluntary effort, actuator compliance, a…

cs.RO2026

Interaction Dynamics for Dexterous Manipulation

Yongyan Cao

Dexterous manipulation is fundamentally a problem of interaction dynamics: the hand must track precise finger trajectories, regulate the contact force exchanged with grasped object…

cs.RO2026

Toward Interaction Dynamics: A Predictive Framework for Safe Physical Human Robot Interaction

Yongyan Cao, Jinshan Tang

Safe physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) is fundamentally a problem of interaction dynamics: the robot must track a commanded motion, yield under human forces, respect actuator…