Publications
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Preprints
S. Lyu, F. Wang, W. Lin, L., Zhu, D. Navarro-Alarcon, and G. Guo. HuBE: Cross-Embodiment Human-like Behavior Execution for Humanoid Robots. (preprint), 2025 [pdf]
A. Duan, W. Liuchen, D. Gomez, M. Muddassir, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Beauty Industry in the Era of Embodied AI: A Case Study on Cosmetic Dermatology. (preprint), 2025 [pdf]
L. Labazanova, L. Qiu, J. G. Romero, L. Cheng, T. Nanayakkara and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Full-Body Grasping and Mobile Manipulation via Stiffness Modulation and Adaptive Morphology. (preprint), 2025 [pdf]
N. Han, G. Gong, B. Zhang, Y. Xu, B. Yang, Y.-H. Liu and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Prescribed Performance Control of Deformable Object Manipulation in Spatial Latent Space. (preprint), 2025 [pdf]
Y. Tian, B. Zhang, X. Shao, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Encircling General 2-D Boundaries by Mobile Robots with Collision Avoidance: A Vector Field Guided Approach. (preprint) [pdf]
S. Huo, H. Zhang, H.-Y. Lee, P. Zhou, H. Wang, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Learning to Hang Crumpled Garments with Confidence-guided Grasping and Active Perception, (preprint) [pdf]
J. Wu, M. Muddassir, Q. Li, P. Zhou, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. A Hierarchical Laser Control Strategy for Spatially Uniform Thermal Dose Delivery in Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy. (preprint) [pdf]
S. Lyu, F. Wang, W. Lin, G. Guo and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Enhancing End-user Engagement in Human-Robot Interaction by Performing LLM-driven Expressive Behaviors. (preprint). [pdf]
H.-Y. Lee, P. Zhou, A. Duan, W. Ma, C. Yang and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Non-Prehensile Tool-Object Manipulation by Integrating LLM-Based Planning and Manoeuvrability-Driven Controls. (preprint). [pdf]
S. Lyu, S. Huo, W. Ma, G. Guo, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. A Vision-Driven End-User Robot Programming Method Based on Alignment between Body Language and Motion Commands. (preprint) [pdf]
Journals
J. Qi, L. Lu, F. Wang, H.-Y. Lee, D. Navarro-Alarcon, Z. Zhang, and P. Zhou. LLM-driven Symbolic Planning and Hierarchical Imitation Learning for Long-horizon Deformable Object Assembly. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (RCIM), vol. 97, 2026 [pdf]
J. Qi, L. Lu, L. Yang, Y. Ding, P. Zheng, D. Navarro-Alarcon, J. Pan, and P. Zhou. A Coarse-to-fine Robotic Fabric Alignment System Integrating Visual Servoing and Admittance Control. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) (in press), 2025 [pdf]
A. Duan, W. Liuchen, P. Zhou, D. Song, C. Yang, Y. Zheng and D. Navarro-Alarcon. AuSoScan: Automatic Scoliosis Assessment by Ultrasound Scanning with Soft Contact Control. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH) (in press), 2025 [pdf]
H.-Y. Lee, P. Zhou, A. Duan, C. Yang, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Iterative Shaping of Multi-Particle Aggregates based on Action Trees and VLM. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), 2025 [pdf]
J. G. Romero, D. Navarro-Alarcon, and E. Nuno. Robust Global Stabilization of Nonholonomic Robots via Smooth Output Feedback. Asian Journal of Control, (in press), 2025 [pdf]
H. Chen, S. Huo, M. Muddassir, H.-Y. Lee, A. Duan, Y. Liu, J, Li P. Zheng, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. PSO-Based Optimal Coverage Path Planning for Surface Defect Inspection of 3C Components with a Robotic Line Scanner. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (T-IM) (in press), 2025 [pdf]
G. Gong, F. Hu, F. Wang, M. Muddassir, P. Zhou, L. Li, Q. Wang, Z. He and D. Navarro-Alarcon. TEVIO: Thermal-Aided Event-based Visual Inertial Odometry for Robust State Estimation in Challenging Environments. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (T-IM), (in press), 2025 [pdf]
F. Wang, A, Duan, P. Zhou, S. Huo, G. Guo, C. Yang, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Explicit-Implicit Subgoal Planning for Long-Horizon Tasks with Sparse Rewards. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), (in press), 2025 [pdf]
A. Duan, W. Liuchen, J. Wu, R. Camoriano, L. Rosasco, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Learning Rhythmic Trajectories with Geometric Constraints for Laser-Based Skincare Procedures. IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO) (in press), 2025 [pdf]
W. Ma, A. Duan, H.-Y. Lee, P. Zheng, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Human-Aware Reactive Task Planning of Sequential Robotic Manipulation Tasks. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (T-II), (in press), 2024 [pdf]
T. Jing, S. Chen, D. Navarro-Alarcon, Y. Chu and M. Li. SolarFusionNet: Enhanced Solar Irradiance Forecasting via Automated Multi-Modal Feature Selection and Cross-Modal Fusion. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, (in press), 2024 [pdf]
X. Shao, B. Zhang, H. Zhi, J. G. Romero, B. Fan, Q. Hu, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. InPTC: Integrated Planning and Tube-Following Control for Prescribed-Time Collision-Free Navigation of Wheeled Mobile Robots. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH) (in press), 2024 [pdf]
C. Saghour, D. Navarro-Alarcon, P. Fraisse, and A. Cherubini. Dual-Arm Shaping of Soft Objects in 3D Based on Visual Servoing and Online FEM Simulations. International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), (in press), 2024 [pdf]
J. Qi, D. Li, Y. Gao, P. Zhou and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Model Predictive Manipulation of Compliant Objects with Multi-Objective Optimizer and Adversarial Network for Occlusion Compensation. ISA Transactions, vol. 15, pp. 359-373, 2024 [pdf]
A. Duan, C. Yang, J. Zhao, S. Huo, P. Zhou, W. Ma, Y. Zheng and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Safe Learning by Constraint-Aware Policy Optimization for Robotic Ultrasound Imaging. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), (in press), 2024 [pdf]
H. Zhi, B. Zhang, J. Qi, J. G. Romero, X. Shao, C. Yang, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Non-Prehensile Object Transport by Nonholonomic Robots Connected by Linear Deformable Elements. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 9, no. 10, pp. 8651-8658, 2024 [pdf]
Z. Weng, P. Zhou, H. Yin, A. Kravberg, A. Varava, D. Navarro-Alarcon and D. Kragic. Interactive Perception for Deformable Object Manipulation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 7763-7770, 2024 [pdf]
P. Zhou, P. Zheng, J. Qi, C. Li, C. Yang, D. Navarro-Alarcon, and J. Pan. Bimanual Deformable Bag Manipulation Using a Structure-of-Interest Based Latent Dynamics Model. IEEE/ASME Transaction on Mechatronics (T-MECH) (in-press), 2024 [pdf]
P. Zhou, P. Zheng, J. Qi, C. Li, H.-Y. Lee, A. Duan, L. Lu, Z. Li, L. Hu, D. Navarro-Alarcon. Reactive Human-Robot Collaborative Manipulation of Deformable Linear Objects Using a New Topological Latent Control Model. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (RCIM), vol. 88, pp. 102727, 2024 [pdf]
A. Duan, S. Huo, H.-Y. Lee, P. Zhou, J. G. Romero, C. Yang and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Robust Grasping by Bimanual Robots with Stable Parametrization-Based Contact Servoing. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH), vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 3924-3935, 2024 [pdf]
H.-Y. Lee, P. Zhou, B. Zhang, L. Qiu, A. Duan, J. Tang, T. L. Lam, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. A Distributed Dynamic Framework to Allocate Collaborative Tasks Based on Capability Matching in Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Systems. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems (T-CDS), vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 251-265, 2024. [pdf]
P. Zhou, J. Qi, A. Duan, S. Huo, Z. Wu and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Imitating Tool-based Garment Folding from a Single Visual Observation Using Hand-Object Graph Dynamics. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (T-II), vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 6245-6256, 2024 [pdf]
B. Zhang, X. Shao, H. Zhi, L. Qiu, J. G. Romero, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Leader-Follower Formation Control of Perturbed Nonholonomic Agents along Parametric Curves with Directed Communication, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 9, no. 10, pp. 8603-8610, 2024 [pdf]
S. Huo, F. Wang, L. Hu, P. Zhou, J. Zhu, H. Wang and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Rearranging Deformable Linear Objects for Implicit Goals with Self-Supervised Planning and Control. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2400330, 2024 [pdf]
J. Qi, G. Ran, B. Wang, J. Liu, W. Ma, P. Zhou and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Adaptive Shape Servoing of Elastic Rods using Parameterized Regression Features and Auto-Tuning Motion Controls, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 1428-1435, 2024. [pdf]
Z. Feng. Y. Guo. D. Navarro-Alarcon. Y. Lyu, and Y. Sun. InconSeg: Residual-Guided Fusion With Inconsistent Multi-Modal Data for Negative and Positive Road Obstacles Segmentation, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 4871-4878, 2023. [pdf]
B. Zhang, H. Zhi, J. G. Romero, L. Labazanova, A. Duan, X. Li, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Fourier-Based Multi-Agent Formation Control to Track Evolving Closed Boundaries. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regulate Papers (T-CAS-I), vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 4549-4559, 2023. [pdf]
H.-Y. Lee, P. Zhou, A. Duan, J. Wang, V. Wu, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. A Multi-Sensor Interface to Improve the Learning Experience in Arc Welding Training Tasks. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems (T-HMS), vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 619-628, 2023 [pdf]
L. Labazanova, S. Peng, L. Qiu, H.-Y. Lee, T. Nanayakkara, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Self-Reconfigurable Soft-Rigid Mobile Agent with Variable Stiffness and Adaptive Morphology. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1643-1650, 2023 [pdf]
P. Zhou, P. Zheng, J. Qi, C. Li, A. Duan, M. Xu, V. Wu, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Neural Reactive Path Planning with Riemannian Motion Policies for Robotic Silicone Sealing. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 81, pp. 102518, 2023 [pdf]
M. Muddassir, G. Limbert, B. Zhang, A. Duan, J.-J. Tan and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Model Predictive Thermal Dose Control of a Robotic Laser System to Automate Skin Photorejuvenation, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH), vol. 27., no. 2, pp. 666 - 677, 2022. [pdf]
W. Ma, B. Zhang, L. Han, S. Huo, H. Wang and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Action Planning for Packing Long Linear Elastic Objects into Compact Boxes with Bimanual Robotic Manipulation. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH), vo. 28, no. 3, pp. 1718 - 1729, 2022. [pdf]
M. Victorova, H. Lau, T. Lee, D. Navarro-Alarcon and Y. Zheng. Reliability of Robotic Ultrasound Scanning for Scoliosis Assessment in Comparison with Manual Scanning. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery (IJMRCAS), e2468, 2022. [pdf]
L. Hu, A. Duan, M. Li, A. Cherubini, L. Li and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Paint with the Sun: A Thermal-Vision Guided Robot to Harness Solar Energy for Heliography, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 22, no. 18, pp. 18130-18142, 2022. [pdf]
J. G. Romero, D. Navarro-Alarcon, E. Nuno, and H. Que. A Globally Convergent Adaptive Velocity Observer for Nonholonomic Mobile Robots Affected by Unknown Disturbances, IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS), vol. 7, pp. 85-90, 2022. [pdf]
A. Duan, M. Victorova, J. Zhao, Y. Sun, Y. Zheng and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Ultrasound-Guided Assistive Robots for Scoliosis Assessment with Optimization-based Control and Variable Impedance, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 8106-8113, 2022. [pdf]
L. Hu, D. Navarro-Alarcon, A. Cherubini, M. Li and L. Li. On Radiation-Based Thermal Servoing: New Models, Controls and Experiments, IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 1945-1958, 2022. [pdf]
M. Victorova, M. K.-S. Lee, D. Navarro-Alarcon and Y. Zheng. Follow the Curve: Robotic Ultrasound Navigation with Learning-Based Localization of Spinous Processes for Scoliosis Assessment, IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 40216-40229, 2022. [pdf]
S. Huo, A. Duan, C. Li, P. Zhou, W. Ma, H. Wang and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Keypoint-Based Planar Bimanual Shaping of Deformable Linear Objects Under Environmental Constraints With Hierarchical Action Framework, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 5222-5229, 2022. [pdf]
O. Zahra, S. Tolu, P. Zhou, A. Duan and D. Navarro-Alarcon. A Bio-Inspired Mechanism for Learning Robot Motion From Mirrored Human Demonstrations, Front. Neurorobotics, vol. 16, 2022. [pdf]
M. Muddassir, D. Gomez Dominguez, S. Chen, L. Hu and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Robotics Meets Cosmetic Dermatology: Development of a Novel Vision-Guided System for Skin Photo-Rejuvenation, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH), vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 666-677, 2022. [pdf]
J. Zhu, A. Cherubini, C. Dune, D. Navarro-Alarcon, F. Alambeigi, D. Berenson, F. Ficuciello, K. Harada, X. Li, J. Pan and W. Yuan. Challenges and Outlook in Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine (RA-M), vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 67-77, 2022. [pdf]
M. Muddassir, G. Limbert, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Development of a Multi-layer Model of Skin Subjected to Pulsed Laser Irradiation to Optimise Thermal Stimulation in Photorejuvenation Procedure, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, vol. 216, no. 106653, 2022. [pdf]
S. Huo, B. Zhang, M. Muddassir, D.T.W. Chik and D. Navarro-Alarcon. A Sensor-Based Robotic Line Scan System with Adaptive ROI for Inspection of Defects over Convex Free-form Specular Surfaces, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 2782-2792, 2022. [pdf]
J. Qi, G. Ma, J. Zhu, P. Zhou, Y. Lyu, H. Zhang, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Contour Moments Based Manipulation of Composite Rigid-Deformable Objects with Finite Time Model Estimation and Shape/Position Control, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH), vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 2985-2996, 2022. [pdf]
J. Qi, G. Ma, P. Zhou, H. Zhang, Y. Lyu, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Towards Latent Space Based Manipulation of Elastic Rods using Autoencoder Models and Robust Centerline Extractions, Advanced Robotics (ADV ROBOT), vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 101-115, 2022. [pdf]
J. Zhu, D. Navarro-Alarcon, R. Passama and A. Cherubini. Vision-based Manipulation of Deformable and Rigid Objects Using Subspace Projections of 2D Contours, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS), vol. 142, pp. 103798, 2021. [pdf]
P. Zhou, J. Zhu. S. Huo and D. Navarro-Alarcon. LaSeSOM: A Latent and Semantic Representation Framework for Soft Object Manipulation, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 5381-5388, 2021. [pdf]
O. Zahra, S. Tolu and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Differential Mapping Spiking Neural Network for Sensor-Based Robot Control, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 036008 2021. [pdf]
A. Cherubini and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Sensor-Based Control for Collaborative Robots: Fundamentals, Challenges and Opportunities, Frontiers in Neurorobotics, vol. 14, pp. 113, 2021. [pdf]
P. Zhou, R. Peng, M. Xu, V. Wu and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Path Planning with Automatic Seam Extraction over Point Cloud Models for Robotic Arc Welding, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 5002–5009, 2021. [pdf]
M. Muddassir, S. Chan, D. Gomez and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Can, Can a Robot Outperform a Human Operator in Skin Photorejuvenation? Cosmet Dermatol. 2021; 00: 1– 2. [pdf]
O. Zahra, D. Navarro-Alarcon, and S. Tolu. A Neurorobotic Embodiment for Exploring the Dynamical Interactions of a Spiking Cerebellar Model and a Robot Arm During Vision-based Manipulation Tasks. International Journal of Neural Systems (IJNS), vol. 32, no. 08, pp. 2150028, 2021. [pdf]
D. Navarro-Alarcon, J. Qi, J. Zhu and A. Cherubini. A Lyapunov-Stable Adaptive Method to Approximate Sensorimotor Models for Sensor-Based Control, Frontiers in Neurorobotics, vol. 14, pp. 59, 2020. [pdf]
M. Tirindelli, M. Victorova, J. Esteban, S. T. Kim, D. Navarro-Alarcon, Y. P. Zheng and N. Navab. Force-Ultrasound Fusion: Bringing Spine Robotic-US to the Next "Level", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 5661–5668, 2020. [pdf]
H.M. Yip, Z. Wang, D. Navarro-Alarcon, P. Li, T.H. Cheung, C. Greiffenhagen and Y.-H. Liu. A Collaborative Robotic Uterine Positioning System for Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Design, Modeling and Experiments. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, vol 14, no. 4, pp. e2103, 2020. [pdf]
D. Navarro-Alarcon, O. Zahra, C. Trejo, E. Olguin-Diaz and V. Parra-Vega. Computing Pressure-Deformation Maps for Braided Continuum Robots, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, vol. 6, pp. 1–4, 2019. [pdf]
D. Navarro-Alarcon and Y.-H. Liu. Fourier-Based Shape Servoing: A New Feedback Method to Actively Deform Soft Objects into Desired 2-D Image Contours, IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), vol. 34, no. 1, 272–1279, 2018. [pdf]
D. Navarro-Alarcon, S. Saini, T. Zhang, H. Chung, K. W. Ng, M. K. Chow, Y.-H. Liu Developing a Compact Robotic Needle Driver for MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy in Tight Environments. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 2, no. 3, 1648–1655, 2017. [pdf]
Z. Wang, S.C. Lee, F. Zhong, D. Navarro-Alarcon, Y.-H. Liu, A. Seguet, P. Kazanzides, and R. H. Taylor. Image-Based Trajectory Tracking of 4 DoF Laparoscopic Instruments Using a Rotation Distinguishing Marker. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1586–1592, 2017. [pdf]
D. Navarro-Alarcon, H.M. Yip, Z. Wang, Y.-H. Liu, F. Zhong, T. Zhang and P. Li. Automatic 3D Manipulation of Soft Objects by Robotic Arms with Adaptive Deformation Model. IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), vol. 32, no. 2, 429–441, 2016. [pdf]
Z. Wang, H.M. Yip, D. Navarro-Alarcon, P. Li, Y.-H. Liu, D. Sun, H. Wang, T.K. Cheung. Design of a Novel Compliant Safe Joint with Multiple Working States. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH), vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 1193–1198, 2016. [pdf]
H.M. Yip, P. Li, D. Navarro-Alarcon, and Y.-H. Liu. Towards Developing a Robot Assistant for Uterus Positioning During Hysterectomy: System Design and Experiments. Journal of Robotics and Biomimetics, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1–11, 2015. [pdf]
J.Y.K. Chan, I. Leung, D. Navarro-Alarcon, W. Lin, P. Li, D.L.Y. Lee, Y.-H. Liu, and M.C.F. Tong. Foot-Controlled Robotic-Enabled Endoscope Holder for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study. The Laryngoscope, issn 1531–4995, 2015. [pdf]
D. Navarro-Alarcon, Y.-H. Liu, J.G. Romero, and P. Li. Energy Shaping Methods for Asymptotic Force Regulation of Compliant Mechanical Systems. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology (T-CST), vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 2376–2383, 2014. [pdf]
D. Navarro-Alarcon, Y.-H. Liu, J.G. Romero, and P. Li. On the Visual Deformation Servoing of Compliant Objects: Uncalibrated Control Methods and Experiments. International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 1462–1480, 2014. [pdf]
D. Navarro-Alarcon, Y.-H. Liu, J.G. Romero, and P. Li. Model-free Visually Servoed Deformation Control of Elastic Objects by Robot Manipulators. IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1457–1468, 2013. [pdf]
Conferences
F. Wang, S. Lyu, P. Zhou, A. Duan, G. Guo, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Instruction-Augmented Long-Horizon Planning: Embedding Grounding Mechanisms in Embodied Mobile Manipulation. AAAI, 2025 [pdf]
A. Duan, B. Zhang, L. Hu, L. Feng, and , D. Navarro-Alarcon. Balancing Control of Wheeled-Legged Hexapedal Robots for Traversing Rough Terrains, IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2022 [pdf]
T. Zhang, L. Hu, Y. Sun, L. Li, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Computing Thermal Point Clouds by Fusing RGB-D and Infrared Images: From Dense Object Reconstruction to Environment Mapping, IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2022 [pdf]
D. Navarro-Alarcon, L. Labazanova, M. Chow, K. Ng and D. Kwok. Can a Tesla Turbine be Utilised as a Non-Magnetic Actuator for MRI-Guided Robotic Interventions?, IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), pp. 1735–1742, 2021 [pdf]
T. Zhang, L. Hu, L. Li and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Towards a Multispectral RGB-IR-UV-D Vision System — Seeing the Invisible in 3D, IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), pp. 1723–1728, 2021 [pdf]
Z. Wu, L. Labazanova, P. Zhou and D. Navarro-Alarcon. A Novel Approach to Model the Kinematics of Human Fingers Based on an Elliptic Multi-Joint Configuration, IEEE Int. Conf. Advanced Robotics (ICAR), pp. 777–784, 2021 [pdf]
L. Labazanova, Z. Wu, Z. Gu, and D. Navarro-Alarcon. Bio-Inspired Design of Artificial Striated Muscles Composed of Sarcomere-Like Contraction Units, IEEE Int. Conf. Advanced Robotics (ICAR), pp. 370–377, 2021 [pdf]
W. Ma, J. Zhu, D. Navarro-Alarcon. Shape Control of Elastic Objects Based on Implicit Sensorimotor Models and Data-Driven Geometric Features. 16th Int. Conf. on Intelligent Autonomous System (IAS-16), pp. 1–8, 2021 [pdf]
S. Huo, D.T.W. Chik and D. Navarro-Alarcon. A Robotic Defect Inspection System for FreeForm Specular Surfaces. IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 11364–11370, 2021 [pdf]
O. Zahra, D. Navarro-Alarcon and S. Tolu. Vision-Based Control for Robots by a Fully Spiking Neural System Relying on Cerebellar Predictive Learning, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 4423–4429, 2021. [pdf]
R. Peng, D. Navarro-Alarcon, V. Wu, and W. Yang. A Point Cloud Based Method for Automatic Groove Detection and Trajectory Planning of Robotic Arc Welding Tasks. IEEE Int. Conf. on Ubiquitous Robotics (UR), pp. 1–8, 2020. [pdf]
M. Victorova, D. Navarro-Alarcon and Y.-P. Zheng. 3D Ultrasound Imaging of Scoliosis with Force Sensitive Robotic Scanning. Int. Conf. Robotic Computing (IRC), pp. 262–265, 2019. [pdf]
O. Zahra and D. Navarro-Alarcon. A Self-Organizing Network with Varying Density Structure for Characterizing Sensorimotor Transformations in Robotic Systems. Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference (TAROS), pp. 1–12, 2019. [pdf]