Publications

2013

Analytical point of contact, force and torque calculations for the BioTac Lin, C.H., Fishel, J.A., Loeb, G.E. Unpublished. 2013 Upcoming
Utility of contact detection and compliant fingertips in prosthetic hand control Matulevich, B., Pandit, V., Lin, C.H., Fishel, J.A. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 2013 In Press
Tactile identification of objects using bayesian exploration Xu, D., Loeb, G.E., Fishel, J.A. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). 2013 Download PDF

2012

BioTac - 生体模倣型触覚センサ Yamamoto, T., Wettels, N., Fishel, J.A.,Lin, C.H., Loeb, G.E. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, 30(5) 496-498. 2012 Article Link
Design and use of a biomimetic tactile microvibration sensor with human-like sensitivity and its application in texture discrimination using Bayesian exploration Fishel, J.A. University of Southern California, Doctoral Thesis. 2012 Download PDF
Use of tactile feedback to control exploratory movements to characterize object compliance Su, Z., Fishel, J.A., Yamamoto, T., Loeb, G.E. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 6(7) 1-9. 2012 Download PDF
Bayesian exploration for intelligent identification of textures Fishel, J.A., Loeb, G.E Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 6(4) 1-20. 2012 Article Link
Sensing tactile microvibrations with the BioTac - comparison with human sensitivity Fishel, J.A., Loeb, G.E. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 1122-1127. 2012 Download PDF

2011

Multimodal Tactile Sensor Wettels, N., Fishel, J.A., Loeb, G.E. The Human Hand: A Source of Inspiration for Robotic Hands. Springer-Verlag. 2011 In Press
Haptic feature extraction from a biomimetic tactile sensor: force, contact location and curvature Wettels, N. and Loeb, G.E. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO). 2011 Download PDF
Understanding haptics by evolving mechatronic systems Loeb, G.E., Tsianos, G.A., Fishel, J.A., Wettels, N. Schaal, S. Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 192, Ch 9: 129-144. 2011 Download PDF

2009

Multi-modal synergistic tactile sensing N. Wettels, J.A. Fishel, Z. Su, C.H. Lin, and G.E. Loeb. 9th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots. 2009 Download PDF
Signal processing and fabrication of a biomimetic tactile sensor array with thermal, force and microvibration modalities Lin, C.H., Erickson, T.W., Fishel, J.A., Wettels, N., and Loeb, G.E. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 129-134. 2009 Download PDF
Grip control using biomimetic tactile sensing systems Wettels, N., Parnandi, A.R., Moon, J.-H., Loeb, G.E. and Sukhatme, G.S. IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics, 14(6):718-723. 2009 Download PDF
Taking control of prosthetic arms Loeb, G.E. Journal of the American Medical Association, 301(6):670-671. 2009 Download PDF
The role of fingerprints in vibrotactile discrimination Loeb, G.E. and Fishel, J.A. Whitepaper for DoD Physics of Biology, 1-3. 2009 Download PDF

2008

Deformable skin design to enhance response of a biomimetic tactile sensor Wettels, N., Smith, L.M., Santos, V.J. and Loeb, G.E. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 132-137. 2008 Download PDF
A robust micro-vibration sensor for biomimetic fingertips Fishel, J.A., Santos, V.J. and Loeb, G.E. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 659-663. 2008 Download PDF
Biomimetic tactile sensor array Wettels, N., Santos, V.J., Johansson, R.S. and Loeb, G.E. Advanced Robotics, 22(8):829-849. 2008 Download PDF
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