Caging in Motion: Characterizing Robustness in Manipulation through Energy Margin and Dynamic Caging Analysis
Yifei Dong, Xianyi Cheng, Florian T. Pokorny
Robotics and Automation Letter (RAL), 2024
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Enhancing Dexterity in Robotic Manipulation via Hierarchical Contact Exploration
Xianyi Cheng, Sarvesh Patil, Zeynep Temel, Oliver Kroemer, Matthew T. Mason
Robotics and Automation Letter (RAL), 2023
International Conference on Intelligent Robots (IROS) 2023, Late Breaking Results, Oral
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Autogenerated Manipulation Primitives
Eric Huang, Xianyi Cheng, Yuemin Mao, Arnav Gupta, Matthew T Mason
The International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 2023
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Learning Preconditions of Hybrid Force-Velocity Controllers for Contact-Rich Manipulation
Jacky Liang, Xianyi Cheng, Oliver Kroemer
The Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), 2022
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Extrinsic Dexterous Manipulation with a Direct-drive Hand: A Case Study
Arnav Gupta, Yuemin Mao, Ankit Bhatia, Xianyi Cheng, Jonathan King, Yifan Hou, Matthew T Mason
International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2022
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Contact Mode Guided Motion Planning for Quasidynamic Dexterous Manipulation in 3D
Xianyi Cheng, Eric Huang, Yifan Hou, Matthew T. Mason
International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2022
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Contact Mode Guided Sampling-Based Planning for Quasistatic Dexterous Manipulation in 2D
Xianyi Cheng, Eric Huang, Yifan Hou, Matthew T. Mason
International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2021
paper/ video/ contact-mode-enumeration-2d-matlab
Efficient Contact Mode Enumeration in 3D
Eric Huang, Xianyi Cheng, Matthew T. Mason
International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), 2020
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Manipulation with Suction Cups using External Contacts
Xianyi Cheng, Yifan Hou, Matthew T. Mason
International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR), 2019
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Data-Efficient Process Monitoring and Failure Detection for Robust Robotic Screwdriving
Xianyi Cheng, Zhengzhong Jia, Matthew T. Mason
International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2019
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Sensor Selection and Stage & Result Classifications for Automated Miniature Screwdriving
Xianyi Cheng, Zhengzhong Jia, Ankit Bhatia, Reuben M Aronson, Matthew T. Mason
International Conference on Intelligent Robots (IROS), 2018
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