Publications

List of the Publications:

  • A. Faragasso and Fabio Bonsignorio, “Reproducibility Challenges in Robotic Surgery”, in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Volume 10, 2023. (Review Article).
  • A. Faragasso, S. Mitchel, S. Cosentino and H. Asama, “Towards Multi-Camera Systems for Minimally Invasive Surgery,” in IEEE Sensors Letters, doi: 10.1109/LSENS.2023.3240745
  • X. Lu, H. Woo, A. Faragasso, Atsushi Yamashita & Hajime Asama (2023). Robot navigation in crowds via deep reinforcement learning with modeling of obstacle uni-action, Advanced Robotics, 37:4, 257-269, DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2022.2142068
  • X. Lu, H. Woo, A. Faragasso , A. Yamashita, H. Asama . “Socially aware robot navigation in crowds via deep reinforcement learning with resilient reward functions”. Advanced Robotics. 2022 Apr 18;36(8):388-403.
  • S. Massaroli, F. Califano, A. Faragasso, A. Yamashita and H. Asama, “On the Extinction–Free Stabilization of Predator-Prey Dynamics,” in IEEE Control Systems Letters, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 964-969, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.1109/LCSYS.2020.2997741.
  • Y Sun, Y Liu, L Xu, Y Zou, A Faragasso, TC Lueth , “Automatic synthesis of compliant forceps for robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2020. 
  • A. Faragasso, J. Bimbo, A. Yamashita, H. Asama, “Disposable Stiffness Sensor for Endoscopic Examination”, 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, July 17-21, 2018, Honolulu, HI, USA.
  • A. Faragasso, A. Stilli, J. Bimbo, H. A. Wurdemann, K. Althoefer and H.Asama, Real-Time Vision-Based Stiffness Mapping †. Sensors 2018, 18, 1347.
  • A. Faragasso, A. Yamashita and H. Asama, “Versatile Vision-based Touch Sensor for Autonomous Robots”, International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), 2017.
  • A. Faragasso, A. Stilli, J. Bimbo, H. A. Wurdemann, and K. Althoefer, “Multi-axis stiffness sensing device for medical palpation”, in IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2015.
  • A. Faragasso, J. Bimbo, Y. Noh, A. Jiang, S. Sareh, H. Liu, T. Nanayakkara, H. A. Wurdemann, and K. Althoefer, “Novel uniaxial force sensor based on visual information for minimally invasive surgery”, in Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2014 IEEE International Conference on, pp. 1405–1410, IEEE, 2014.
  • A. Faragasso, A. Stilli, J. Bimbo, Y. Noh, H. Liu, T. Nanayakkara, P. Dasgupta, H. Wurdemann, and K. Althoefer, “Endoscopic add-on stiffness probe for real-time soft surface characterisation in mis”, in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, pp. 6517–6520, IEEE, 2014.
  • A. Faragasso, G. Oriolo, A. Paolillo, M. Vendittelli, “Vision-Based Corridor Navigation for Humanoid Robots”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2013.
  • A. Faragasso, A. Stilli, J. Bimbo, H. A. Wurdemann, and K. Althoefer, “Visual-elastic mechanism for real-time soft tissue characterization”, in Robotics Science and System (RSS), 2015.
  • A. Faragasso, A. Stilli, J. Bimbo, H. A. Wurdemann, and K. Althoefer, “Towards a novel clip-on sensor for endoscopic cameras using cantilever beam for stiffness computation”, in The 5th Joint Workshop on Computer/Robot Assisted Surgery (CRAS), 2015.
  • A. Shiva, A. Stilli , Y. Noh , A. Faragasso , I. De Falco, G. Gerboni, M. Cianchetti, A. Menciassi, K. Althoefer,  H.A. Wurdemann. “Antagonistic Actuation Principle for a Silicone-based Soft Manipulator”, Soft and Stiffness-controllable Robotics Solutions for Minimally Invasive Surgery: The STIFF-FLOP Approach. 2018 Jun 7.
  • X. Lu, A. Faragasso, Y.Ji, H. Kono, A. Yamashita, and H. Asama, “Multi-localization Methods for Fault Diagnosis in Autonomous Mobile Robots Systems”,IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (RCAR), 2017.
  • Faragasso, “Towards Stiffness Sensors for Minimally Invasive Surgery”,ICRA 2017 Workshop on Innovative Haptic Interfaces Emerging from Soft Robotics.
  • X. Lu, A. Faragasso, Y.Ji, H. Kono, A. Yamashita, and H. Asama, “Combining Odometry and Visual Odometry for Mobile Robot Fault Detection”, ICRA 2017 workshop IC3 – Industry of the future: Collaborative, Connected, Cognitive. Novel approaches stemming from factory of the future & industry 4.0 initiatives.
  • A. Paolillo, A. Faragasso, G. Oriolo, M. Vendittelli, “Vision-based maze navigation for humanoid robots”, Autonomous Robots (AURO), 2016.
  • J.  Konstantinova, A.tilli, A. Faragasso, K.Althoefer, “Fingertip Proximity Sensor with Realtime Visual-Based Calibration”, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS, 2016.
  • M. Li, A. Faragasso, J. Konstantinova, V. Aminzadeh, L. D. Seneviratne, P. Dasgupta, and K. Althoefer, “A novel tumor localization method using haptic palpation based on soft tissue probing data”, in Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2014 IEEE International Conference on, pp. 4188–4193, IEEE, 2014.
  • A. Shiva, A. Stilli, Y. Noh, A. Faragasso, I. D. Falco, G. Gerboni, M. Cianchetti, A. Menciassi, K. Althoefer, and H. A. Wurdemann, “Tendon-based stiffening for a pneumatically actuated soft manipulator”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1–1, 2016.
  • S. Sareh, A. Jiang, A. Faragasso, Y. Noh, T. Nanayakkara, P. Dasgupta, L. D. Seneviratne, H. A. Wurdemann, and K. Althoefer, “Bio-inspired tactile sensor sleeve for surgical soft manipulators”, in Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2014 IEEE International Conference on, pp. 1454–1459, IEEE, 2014.
  • E. I. Sklar, S. Sareh, E. L. Secco, A. Faragasso, and K. Althoefer, “A non-linear model for predicting tip position of a pliable robot arm segment using bending sensor data”, Sensors & Transducers, vol. 199, no. 4, p. 52, 2016.
  • A. Jiang, S. Adejokun, A. Faragasso, K. Althoefer, T. Nanayakkara, and P. Dasgupta, “The granular jamming integrated actuator”, in Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems (ARIS), 2014 International Conference on, pp. 12–17, IEEE, 2014.
  • Y. Noh, S. Sareh, J. Back, H. A. Wurdemann, T. Ranzani, E. L. Secco, A. Faragasso, H. Liu, and K. Althoefer, “A three-axial body force sensor for flexible manipulators”, in Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2014 IEEE International Conference on, pp. 6388–6393, IEEE, 2014.
  • S. Sireh, A. Jiang, A. Faragasso, Nanayakkara, P. Dasgupta, L.D. Seneviratne, H.A. Wurdemann, K. Althoefer, “MR-Compatible bio-inspired tactile sensor sleeve for surgical soft manipulators”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2014.
  • Y. Noh, E. L. Secco, S. Sareh, H. Wurdemann, A. Faragasso, J. Back, H. Liu, E. Sklar, and K. Althoefer, “A continuum body force sensor designed for flexible surgical robotics devices,” in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, pp. 3711–3714, IEEE, 2014.
  • H. A. Wurdemann, S. Sareh, A. Shafti, Y. Noh, A. Faragasso, D. S. Chathuranga, H. Liu, S. Hirai, and K. Althoefer, “Embedded electro-conductive yarn for shape sensing of soft robotic manipulators”, in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, pp. 8026–8029, IEEE, 2015.
  • J. Konstantinova, A. Stilli, A. Faragasso, and K. Althoefer, “Fingertip proximity sensor with realtime visual-based calibration”, in IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2016.
  • H. A. Wurdemann, A. Faragasso, T. Nanayakkara, L. Seneviratne, K. Althoefer, “Modern safe and economic RMIS through bio‐inspiration using haptic feedback & visual servoing”, IEEE ICRA Workshop on Evaluating effectiveness and acceptance of robots in surgery, 2013.