Conference Papers

  1. Ling Tang, Yan-Bin Jia, and Yuechuan Xue. Robotic manipulation of hand tools: The case of screwdriving [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 13883-13890, Yokohama, Japan, May 13-17, 2024. 
  2. Yuechuan Xue, Ling Tang, and Yan-Bin Jia. Dynamic finger gaits via pivoting and adapting contact forces [pdf].  In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 8784-8791, Detroit, Oct 1-5, 2023. 
  3. Ling Tang and Yan-Bin Jia. Robotic fastening with a manual screwdriver.  In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 5269-5275, London, UK, May 29-Jun 22, 2023. 
  4. Xiaoqian Mu and Yan-Bin Jia.   Physical property estimation and knife trajectory optimization during robotic cutting [pdf].  In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 2700-2706, Philadelphia, May 23-27, 2022.
  5. Prajjwal Jamdagni and Yan-Bin Jia. Robotic slicing of fruits and vegetables: Modeling the effects of fracture toughness and knife geometry [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 6607-6613, Xi'an, China, May 30-Jun 5, 2021.
  6. Yuechuan Xue and Yan-Bin Jia. Gripping a kitchen knife from the cutting board [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 9226-9231, Las Vegas, Oct 25-29, 2020. 
  7. Prajjwal Jamdagni and Yan-Bin Jia. Robotic cutting of solids based on fracture mechanics and FEM [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 8246-8251, Macau, China, November 3-8, 2019. 
  8. Xiaoqian Mu, Yuechuan Xue, and Yan-Bin Jia. Robotic cutting: mechanics and control of knife motion [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 3066-3072, Montreal, Canada, May 20-24, 2019.
  9. Yan-Bin Jia and Yuechuan Xue. Dexterous manipulation by two fingers with coupled joints  [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 3172-3179, Brisbane, Australia, May 21-25, 2018.
  10. Matthew Gardner, Yan-Bin Jia, and Huan Lin. Batting flying objects to the target in 2D [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 3225-3232, Daejeon, Korea, Oct 9-14, 2016.
  11. Feifei Wang, Huan Lin, and Yan-Bin Jia. Computational modeling of n-body collisions  [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 5376-5381, Hamburg, Germany, Sep 28 - Oct 3, 2015.
  12. Yan-Bin Jia. Planning the motion of a sliding and rolling sphere [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 2396-2402, Seattle, WA, 2015.
  13. Feng Guo and Yan-Bin Jia. Planning finger movements to lift up deformable 2D objects [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 3696-3701, Seattle, WA, 2015.
  14. Huan Lin, Feng Guo, Feifei Wang, and Yan-Bin Jia. Picking up soft 3D objects with two fingers [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 3656-3661, Hong Kong, China, May 31 - Jun 5, 2014.
  15. Yan-Bin Jia, Huan Lin, and Feng Guo. Optimal two-finger squeezing of deformable objects [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 3514-3519, Tokyo, Japan, Nov 3-8, 2013.
  16. Feng Guo, Huan Lin, and Yan-Bin Jia. Squeeze grasping of deformable planar objects with segment contact and stick/slip transitions [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 3721-3726, Karlsruhe, Germany, May 5-9, 2013.
  17. Yan-Bin Jia, Feng Guo, and Jiang Tian. On two-finger grasping of deformable planar objects  [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 5261-5266, Shanghai, China, May 9-13, 2011.
  18. Yan-Bin Jia. Energy-based modeling of tangential compliance in 3-dimensional impact  [pdf]. Presented at the Ninth International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Singapore, December 13-15, 2010.
  19. Jiang Tian and Yan-Bin Jia. Modeling deformable shell-like objects grasped by a robot hand [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 1297-1302, Kobe, Japan, May 12-17, 2009.
  20. Yan-Bin Jia, Matthew T. Mason, and Michael A. Erdmann. A state transition diagram for simultaneous collisions with application in billiard shooting  [pdf]. Presented at the Eighth International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Guanajuato, Mexico, December 7-9, 2008.
  21. Yan-Bin Jia and Jiang Tian. Deformations of general parametric shells: computation and robot experiment [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Systems, pp. 1796-1803, Nice, France, Sep 22-26, 2008.
  22. Rinat Ibrayev and Yan-Bin Jia. Surface recognition by registering data curves from touch [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 55-60, Beijing, PRC, Oct 9-15, 2006.
  23. Yan-Bin Jia, Liangchuan Mi, and Jiang Tian. Surface patch reconstruction via curve sampling [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 1371-1377, Orlando, FL, May 16-18, 2006.
  24. Liangchuan Mi and Yan-Bin Jia. High precision contour tracking with a joystick sensor. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems [pdf], pp. 804-809, Sendai, Japan, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2004.
  25. Yan-Bin Jia and Rinat Ibrayev. Semi-differential invariants for recognition of algebraic curves [pdf]. Presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Utrecht/Zeist, The Netherlands, Jul 11-13, 2004.
  26. Rinat Ibrayev and Yan-Bin Jia. Tactile recognition of algebraic shapes using differential invariants [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 1548-1553, New Orleans, LA, Apr 26-May 1, 2004.
  27. Yan-Bin Jia. Contact sensing for parts localization: sensor design and experiments [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 516-522, Las Vegas, NV, Oct 27-31, 2003.
  28. Yan-Bin Jia. Computation on parametric curves with applications in localization and grasping [pdf]. Presented at the Fifth International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Nice, France, Dec 15-17, 2002.
  29. Yan-Bin Jia. Curvature-based computation of antipodal grasps [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 1571-1577, Washington, D.C., May 11-15, 2002.
  30. Yan-Bin Jia. Localization on curved objects using tactile information [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conferences on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 701-706, Maui, HI, Oct 29 - Nov 3, 2001.
  31. Yan-Bin Jia. Grasping curved objects through rolling [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 377-382, San Francisco, CA, April 2000.
  32. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Observing pose and motion through contact [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , pp. 723-729, Leuven, Belgium, May 1998 (selected as a finalist for the Anton Philips Best Student Paper Award).
  33. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Local observability of rolling [pdf]. Presented at the Third International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Houston, TX, March 1998. Also in Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective, P. K. Agarwal et al. (eds.), pp. 251-263, A. K. Peters, Boston, 1998.
  34. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Pose from pushing [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 165-171, Minneapolis, MN, April 1996 (selected as a semi-finalist -- top 8 out of 548 papers -- for the Best Conference Paper Award).
  35. Yan-Bin Jia. On computing optimal planar grasps [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 3:427-434, Pittsburgh, PA, August 1995.
  36. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Sensing polygon poses by inscription [pdf]. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 1642-1649, San Diego, CA, May 1994.