Material recognition using tactile sensing

E Kerr, TM McGinnity, S Coleman - Expert Systems with Applications, 2018 - Elsevier
Identification of the material from which an object is made is of significant value for effective
robotic grasping and manipulation. Characteristics of the material can be retrieved using …

Multimodal material classification for robots using spectroscopy and high resolution texture imaging

Z Erickson, E Xing, B Srirangam… - 2020 IEEE/RSJ …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Material recognition can help inform robots about how to properly interact with and
manipulate real-world objects. In this paper, we present a multimodal sensing technique …

Multimodal unknown surface material classification and its application to physical reasoning

J Wei, S Cui, J Hu, P Hao, S Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unknown surface material classification (SMC) can inform a robot about material properties,
enabling it to interact with environments appropriately. Recent research has leveraged …

Magnetic and mechanical modeling of a soft three-axis force sensor

DS Chathuranga, Z Wang, Y Noh… - IEEE Sensors …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes the modeling of a soft three-axis force sensor. The sensor has a
cylindrical cantilever beam made of silicone rubber that compresses and bends when …

Humanoids learn object properties from robust tactile feature descriptors via multi-modal artificial skin

M Kaboli, P Mittendorfer, V Hügel… - 2014 IEEE-RAS …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents new methods for the recognition and categorization of object properties
such as surface texture, weight, and compliance using a multi-modal artificial skin mounted …

Multimodal bio-inspired tactile sensing module for surface characterization

TE Alves de Oliveira, AM Cretu, EM Petriu - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Robots are expected to recognize the properties of objects in order to handle them safely
and efficiently in a variety of applications, such as health and elder care, manufacturing, or …

Tactile object recognition with semi-supervised learning

S Luo, X Liu, K Althoefer, H Liu - … , ICIRA 2015, Portsmouth, UK, August 24 …, 2015 - Springer
This paper introduced a novel approach to recognize objects with tactile images by utilizing
semi-supervised learning approaches. In tactile object recognition, the data are normally …

Robust real time material classification algorithm using soft three axis tactile sensor: Evaluation of the algorithm

DS Chathuranga, Z Wang, Y Noh… - 2015 IEEE/RSJ …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Materials and textures identification is a desired ability for robots. Developing such systems
require tactile sensors that have enough sensitivity and spatial resolution, and the …

Material classification based on thermal properties—A robot and human evaluation

E Kerr, TM McGinnity, S Coleman - 2013 IEEE International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The surface properties of an object and the environment in which it is located are important
for robot grasping and manipulation. Physical contact with an object using tactile sensors …

Disposable soft 3 axis force sensor for biomedical applications

DS Chathuranga, Z Wang, Y Noh… - 2015 37th Annual …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a new disposable soft 3D force sensor that can be used to calculate
either force or displacement and vibrations. It uses three Hall Effect sensors orthogonally …