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Research questionHow can continuum robots jointly reconstruct their shape and estimate multiple contact forces at unknown locations?A continuum robot may contact its environment at unknown points, and several contacts make force inference ill-conditioned. Safe navigation also depends on estimating the robot’s deformed shape from uncertain measurements.
Robotics
Latest papersRecent research connected to this question, newest first.Multi-Contact Force Estimation for Continuum Robots via Gaussian-Parameterized Factor GraphsThe source describes a factor-graph framework using a Gaussian force parameterization and a probabilistic Cosserat rod model, fusing strain, tendon-tension, and pose measurements while accounting for uncertainty. Evidence comes from numerical simulations of single- and multi-contact estimation and a progressive simulated confined-navigation task; physical-robot validation is not supplied.research paper · Sep 4, 2026
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