Liang-Ting Jiang
Papers
7
Total Citations
183
H-Index
6
About
Liang-Ting Jiang is a robotics researcher whose work bridges the gap between sensing and manipulation, with a primary focus on pretouch sensing for robotic grasping. His most influential contribution is the development of the "seashell effect" pretouch sensor, introduced in his 2012 paper (58 citations), which enables robots to perceive objects just before contact—a critical capability for precise and reliable grasping in unstructured environments. This work has been extended to grasp planning, shape acquisition, and teleoperated grasping of transparent objects, as demonstrated in his 2015 paper on sensor-aided teleoperation (19 citations). Jiang’s research also spans optical localization of passive UHF RFID tags with integrated LEDs (30 citations) and image-guided robotic delivery systems for therapeutic agents (40 citations), showcasing his versatility. His unified framework for grasping and shape acquisition (17 citations) integrates Kinect depth data with pretouch sensing to reduce object uncertainty, a key step toward autonomous manipulation. With over 183 citations across his top papers, Jiang’s innovations in pretouch sensing have significantly advanced robotic perception and control, offering practical solutions for real-world applications in manufacturing, healthcare, and service robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1Seashell effect pretouch sensing for robotic grasping58 citations · 2012
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- 3Optical localization of passive UHF RFID tags with integrated LEDs30 citations · 2012
- 4Sensor-aided teleoperated grasping of transparent objects19 citations · 2015
- 5A unified framework for grasping and shape acquisition via pretouch sensing17 citations · 2013
- 6Transmissive optical pretouch sensing for robotic grasping17 citations · 2015
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