Publications

A list of published papers can be found at Google Scholar Citations.

Journal Papers:

  1. Huan Liu, Longhai Zhao, Bruno Siciliano and Fanny Ficuciello, "Modeling, Optimization, and Experimentation of the ParaGripper for In-Hand Manipulation Without Parasitic Rotation," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, pp. 3011-3018, 2020. [FULLTEXT]
  2. Kai Xu, Zenghui Liu, Bin Zhao, Huan Liu, and Xiangyang Zhu, "Composed Continuum Mechanism for Compliant Mechanical Postural Synergy: An Anthropomorphic Hand Design Example," Mechanism and Machine Theory, 132, 108-122. [FULLTEXT]
  3. 徐凯, 刘欢. 多杆连续体机构:构型与应用[J]. 机械工程学报, 2018, 54(13):25-33. [FULLTEXT]
  4. Kai Xu and Huan Liu, Zhaoyu Zhang, and Xiangyang Zhu, "Wrist-Powered Partial Hand Prosthesis Using a Continuum Whiffle Tree Mechanism: A Case Study." IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 609-618, 2018. [FULLTEXT]
  5. Kai Xu and Huan Liu, "Continuum Differential Mechanisms and Their Applications in Gripper Designs," IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 32, No.3, pp. 754-762, June 2016. [FULLTEXT]
  6. Kai Xu, Huan Liu, Yuheng Du, and Xiangyang Zhu, "A Comparative Study for Postural Synergy Synthesis Using Linear and Nonlinear Methods," International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, Vol. 13, No.3, pp. 1650009, 2016. [FULLTEXT]
  7. Kai Xu, Huan Liu, Yuheng Du, and Xiangyang Zhu, "Design of an Underactuated Anthropomorphic Hand with Mechanically Implemented Postural Synergies," Advanced Robotics, Vol. 28, No. 21, pp. 1459-1474, Nov 2014. [FULLTEXT]

Conference Papers:

  1. Huan Liu, Pasquale Ferrentino, Salvatore Pirozzi, Bruno Siciliano, and Fanny Ficuciello, "The PRISMA Hand: A Sensorized Robust Hand for Adaptive Grasp and In-Hand Manipulation," Accepted to the International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR), Hanoi, Vietnam, 2019. [FULLTEXT]
  2. Huan Liu, Pasquale Ferrentino, Mario Selvaggio, Salvatore Pirozzi, and Fanny Ficuciello, "Design of the MUSHA Hand II for Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery," Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics (HSMR), London, United Kingdom, 2019. [FULLTEXT]
  3. Huan Liu, Kai Xu, Bruno Siciliano, and Fanny Ficuciello, "The MERO Hand: A Mechanically Robust Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Hand Using Novel Compliant Rolling Contact Joint," IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Hong Kong, China, 2019. (Best paper finalist). [FULLTEXT]
  4. Huan Liu, Zhaoyu Zhang, Tianlai Dong, Xiangyang Zhu, and Kai Xu, "A Single-Actuator Gripper with a Working Mode Switching Mechanism for Grasping and Rolling Manipulation", in IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Auckland, New Zealand, 2018. [FULLTEXT]
  5. Kai Xu, Bo Liang, Zhengchen Dai, Jiangran Zhao, Bin Zhao, Huan Liu, Liang Xiao, and Yinghao Sun, "Preliminary Development of a Continuum Dual-Arm Surgical Robotic System for Transurethral Procedures", in International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA), Wuhan, China, 2017, pp. 311-322. [FULLTEXT]
  6. Kai Xu, Huan Liu, Zenghui Liu, Yuheng Du, and Xiangyang Zhu, "A Single-Actuator Prosthetic Hand Using a Continuum Differential Mechanism," in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Seattle, Washington, USA, 2015, pp. 6457-6462. [FULLTEXT]
  7. Kai Xu, Huan Liu, Yuheng Du, Xinjun Sheng, and Xiangyang Zhu, "Mechanical Implementation of Postural Synergies Using a Simple Continuum Mechanism," in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Hong Kong, China, 2014, pp. 1348-1353. [FULLTEXT]
  8. Kai Xu, Yuheng Du, Huan Liu, Xinjun Sheng, and Xiangyang Zhu, "Mechanical Implementation of Postural Synergies of an Underactuated Prosthetic Hand," in International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA), Busan, Korea, 2013, pp. 463-474. [FULLTEXT]