1
Return

Novel model-based force and object slip estimation approach for neuromorphic vision tactile sensors

delete2026-02-01
delete0
PRE
AI
M
Murana A. Awad
M
Musa Omar Abdalla *
M
Mohammad I. Awad
Y
Yahya Zweiri
K
Kinda Khalaf
DOI:10.1017/S0263574726103130delete
deleteOriginal
deleteOriginal request for help
deleteShare
deleteSave
Abstract

Abstract

En 中文
Neuromorphic vision-based robotic tactile sensors fuse touch and vision, enabling manipulators to efficiently grip and identify objects. Precise robotic manipulation requires early detection of slips on the grasped object, which is crucial for maintaining grip stability and safety. Modern closed-loop feedback technologies use measurements from neuromorphic vision-based tactile sensors to control and prevent object slippage. Unfortunately, most of these sensors measure and report data-based rather than model-based information, resulting in less efficient control capabilities. This work proposes physical and mathematical modeling of an in-house-developed neuromorphic vision-based robotic tactile sensor that utilizes a protruded marker design to demonstrate the model-based approach. This sensor is mounted on the UR10 robotic manipulator, enabling manipulation tasks such as approaching, pressing, and slipping. The neuromorphic vision-based robotic tactile sensor-derived mathematical model revealed first-order system behavior for three manipulation-related actions under study. Experimental robotic manipulator grasping work is conducted to verify and validate the sensor's derived mathematical FOS model. Two data analysis approaches, temporal and spatial-temporal model based, are adopted to classify the manipulator-sensor actions. A long short-term memory (LSTM) temporal classifier is engineered to exploit the sensor's derived model. Also, the LSTM spatial-temporal classifier is designed using an event-weighted centroid of the region-of-interest features. Both LSTM methods successfully identified the robotic actions performed with an accuracy of more than 99%. Additionally, quantitative slip rate estimation is carried out based on centroid estimation, and qualitative assessment of pressing force is performed using a fuzzy logic classifier.
Keywords:
neuromorphic
vision tactile sensor
sensor modeling
event camera
LSTM classifier
force and slip detection

Journal

R
Robotica
IF:
2.7
Papers:
100
Citations:
4.1K

Organization

A
Abu Dhabi University
Scholars:
1.1K
Papers: 1.3K
Citations: 1.7K
U
university of jordan
Scholars:
5.4K
Papers: 4.0K
Citations: 3
K
khalifa university of science & technology
Scholars:
290
Papers: 123
Citations: 0
Cited Papers

Cited Papers

Citing Papers

Citing Papers