Research Interest

My Research Domain & Research Interest

[a] Robot Grippers:

Parallel-jaw gripper; sensor-instrumented gripper system; micro-gripper; grasp synthesis; slip characteristics; vacuum gripper; magnetic gripper.

[b] Gripper Sensors:

Tactile sensors; slip sensor; force sensor; miniaturized force-slip sensor; sensor (data) fusion.

[c] Web-mediated Robotics:

Web-based interfaces for robotic operations; Communication protocols for text, image, animation, synchronized animation, wireless & variable reliability-based robotic actuations; Network security for on-line communication in robotic systems; Data mining & search algorithms for robotic systems; Intelligent systems & robotics.

[d] Flexible Manipulator:

Flexible manipulator system with multiple links and limited degrees-of-freedom.

[e] Underwater Robotics:

Small-sized Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV); Navigation & Path planning; Active and Passive manipulators.

[f] Tele-manipulation:

Joystick-based universal control; Master-Slave systems; Internet Tele-robotics.