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Artificial muscles embody human aspirations for engineering lifelike robotic movements. This paper introduces an architecture for Inflatable Fluid-Driven Origami-Inspired Artificial Muscles (IN-FOAMs). A typical IN-FOAM consists of an…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Siyuan Feng , Ruoyu Feng , Shuguang Li

Since most developed countries are facing an increase in the number of patients per healthcare worker due to a declining birth rate and an aging population, relatively simple and safe diagnosis tasks may need to be performed using robotics…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-10-31 Ryosuke Tsumura , Yoshihiko Koseki , Naotaka Nitta , Kiyoshi Yoshinaka

An autonomous system is presented to solve the problem of in space assembly, which can be used to further the NASA goal of deep space exploration. Of particular interest is the assembly of large truss structures, which requires precise and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-11-14 David Balaban , John Cooper , Erik Komendera

Background: Palpation is the most widely used approach to empirically assess the mechanical properties of superficial tissues. While elastography is used for volume measurements, it remains difficult to assess skin properties with…

Prostate cancer, the second most prevalent male malignancy, requires advanced diagnostic tools. We propose an explainable AI system combining BERT (for textual clinical notes) and Random Forest (for numerical lab data) through a novel…

Active-stereo-based 3D shape measurement is crucial for various purposes, such as industrial inspection, reverse engineering, and medical systems, due to its strong ability to accurately acquire the shape of textureless objects. Active…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Ryo Furukawa , Kota Nishihara , Hiroshi Kawasaki

Numerical simulation of anechoic chambers is a hot topic since it can provide useful data about the performance of the EMC site. However, the mathematical nature of the problem, the physical dimensions of the simulated sites and the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2015-11-30 Silvano Chialina , Matteo Cicuttin , Lorenzo Codecasa , Giovanni Solari , Ruben Specogna , Francesco Trevisan

This paper presents the development of a new software in order to manage objects, robots and mannequins in using the possibilities given by the haptic feedback of the Phantom desktop devices. The haptic device provides 6 positional degree…

Robotics · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Damien Chablat , Fouad Bennis , Bernard Hoessler , Matthieu Guibert

This paper describes a 2D and 3D simulation engine that quantitatively models the statics, dynamics, and non-linear deformation of heterogeneous soft bodies in a computationally efficient manner. There is a large body of work simulating…

Graphics · Computer Science 2012-12-13 Jonathan Hiller , Hod Lipson

Motion imitation is a promising approach for humanoid locomotion, enabling agents to acquire humanlike behaviors. Existing methods typically rely on high-quality motion capture datasets such as AMASS, but these are scarce and expensive,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Kyungmin Lee , Sibeen Kim , Minho Park , Hyunseung Kim , Dongyoon Hwang , Hojoon Lee , Jaegul Choo

It has been reported that virtual reality can be a useful tool for ergonomics study. The proposed integrated simulation system aims at measuring operator's performance in an interactive way for 2D control panel design. By incorporating some…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2007-09-05 Ying Wang , Wei Zhang , Fouad Bennis , Damien Chablat

Background The development of a simulation model of full body reaching tasks that can predict endeffector trajectories and joint excursions consistent with experimental data is a non-trivial task. Because of the kinematic redundancy…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2011-08-10 Daohang Sha , James S Thomas

Prostate cancer being one of the frequently diagnosed malignancy in men, the rising demand for biopsies places a severe workload on pathologists. The grading procedure is tedious and subjective, motivating the development of automated…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Riddhasree Bhattacharyya , Pallabi Dutta , Sushmita Mitra

This work describes extensions to existing level-set algorithms developed for application within the field of Atom Probe Tomography (APT). We present a new simulation tool for the simulation of 3D tomographic volumes, using advanced level…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-02-28 Daniel Haley , Paul A. J. Bagot , Michael P. Moody

During brain tumour resection, localising cancerous tissue and delineating healthy and pathological borders is challenging, even for experienced neurosurgeons and neuroradiologists. Intraoperative imaging is commonly employed for…

A new experimental technique for investigating characteristics of plasma generated with plasmotrons in electrophysical installations was proposed. The technique involves a simultaneous registration of both radiation spectra and images of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. Yu. Khomich , I. I. Kumkova , Yu. A. Zheleznov

Pathology foundation models (PFMs) have become central to computational pathology, aiming to offer general encoders for feature extraction from whole-slide images (WSIs). Despite strong benchmark performance, PFM robustness to real-world…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-08 Erik Thiringer , Fredrik K. Gustafsson , Kajsa Ledesma Eriksson , Mattias Rantalainen

3D modeling is becoming a well-developed field of medicine, but its applicability can be limited due to the lack of software allowing for easy utilizations of generated 3D visualizations. By leveraging recent advances in virtual reality, we…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-12-07 Alex J. Deakyne , Erik N. Gaasedelen , Tinen L. Iles , Paul A. Iaizzo

Cancer pathology is unique to a given individual, and developing personalized diagnostic and treatment protocols are a primary concern. Mathematical modeling and simulation is a promising approach to personalized cancer medicine. Yet, the…

Tissues and Organs · Quantitative Biology 2020-08-03 Alvaro Köhn-Luque , Xiaoran Lai , Arnoldo Frigessi

An Autonomous Physical System (APS) will be expected to reliably and independently evaluate, execute, and achieve goals while respecting surrounding rules, laws, or conventions. In doing so, an APS must rely on a broad spectrum of dynamic,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2016-09-20 Pieter Abbeel , Ken Goldberg , Gregory Hager , Julie Shah