P.T.A. Nguyen
Ritsumeikan University, Hanoi University, University of Turku
Papers
10
Total Citations
279
H-Index
7
About
Pham T.A. Nguyen is a pioneering roboticist whose research focuses on dexterous manipulation, soft robotics, and autonomous systems. His most significant contributions lie in the analysis and control of pinch motions using robot fingers with soft, deformable tips—a domain where he has established foundational principles. Nguyen's landmark 2001 paper, "Principles of superposition for controlling pinch motions by means of robot fingers with soft tips," has garnered 161 citations and demonstrates how passivity-based control can achieve stable, dynamic pinching of rigid objects. This work, along with his subsequent studies on sensory feedback and performance analysis, has profoundly influenced the design of robotic hands capable of fine manipulation. His research extends to object manipulation without prior model information and to learning-based control using passivity and impedance concepts. More recently, Nguyen has ventured into aerial robotics, developing vision-based safe autonomous UAV docking systems. With over 280 total citations across his most-cited works, his contributions have shaped both the theory and practice of soft robotic grasping, offering elegant solutions that bypass complex inverse dynamics and enable stable, adaptive manipulation.
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Top Papers
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- 2Robotic pinching by means of a pair of soft fingers with sensory feedback26 citations · 2002
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- 5Manipulation of a circular object in a horizontal plane by two finger robots15 citations · 2005
- 6Manipulation of a circular object without object information13 citations · 2005
- 7Learning of robot tasks on the basis of passivity and impedance concepts11 citations · 2000
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- 9Vision-based safe autonomous UAV docking with panoramic sensors5 citations · 2023
- 10Learning of robot tasks via impedance matching3 citations · 2003