3 papers
cs.RO2025
Force-Safe Environment Maps and Real-Time Detection for Soft Robot Manipulators
Akua K. Dickson, Juan C. Pacheco Garcia, Andrew P. Sabelhaus
Soft robot manipulators have the potential for deployment in delicate environments to perform complex manipulation tasks. However, existing obstacle detection and avoidance methods…
cs.RO2025
Safe Autonomous Environmental Contact for Soft Robots using Control Barrier Functions
Akua K. Dickson, Juan C. Pacheco Garcia, Meredith L. Anderson +6
Robots built from soft materials will inherently apply lower environmental forces than their rigid counterparts, and therefore may be more suitable in sensitive settings with unint…
cs.RO2024
Real-Time Trajectory Generation for Soft Robot Manipulators Using Differential Flatness
Akua Dickson, Juan C. Pacheco Garcia, Ran Jing +2
Soft robots have the potential to interact with sensitive environments and perform complex tasks effectively. However, motion plans and trajectories for soft manipulators are chall…