Publications

* denotes equal contribution.

2024



  1. JIGGLE: An Active Sensing Framework for Boundary Parameters Estimation in Deformable Surgical Environments
    (Accepted)
    Anonymous Under Review
    In Robotics: Science and Systems 2024


  2. Real-to-Sim Deformable Object Manipulation: Optimizing Physics Models with Residual Mappings for Robotic Surgery
    (Accepted)
    Fei LIU*, Xiao Liang*, Yutong Zhang, Yuelei Li, Shan Lin and Michael Yip
    In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2024


  3. Achieving Autonomous Cloth Manipulation with Optimal Control via Differentiable Physics-Aware Regularization and Safety Constraints
    (Accepted)
    Fei LIU*, Yutong Zhang*, Xiao Liang and Michael Yip
    In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2024


  4. Robust Surgical Tool Tracking with Pixel-based Probabilities for Projected Geometric Primitives
    (Accepted)
    Christopher D’Ambrosia, Florian Richter, Zih-Yun Chiu, Nikhil Shinde,  Fei LIU, Henrik Christensen and Michael Yip
    In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2024


  5. SuPerPM: A Large Deformation-Robust Surgical Perception Framework Based on Deep Point Matching Learned from Physical Constrained Simulation Data
    Shan Lin, Albert Miao, Ali Alabiad,  Fei LIU, Kaiyuan Wang, Jingpei Lu, Florian Richter and Michael Yip
    In 2024

2023



  1. Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Rope-like Objects Using Differentiable Compliant Position-based Dynamics
    Fei LIU*, Entong Su*, Jingpei Lu, Mingen Li and Michael C. Yip
    IEEE Robotics and Automation (RAL) 2023


  2. ORRN: An ODE-based Recursive Registration Network for Deformable Respiratory Motion Estimation with Lung 4DCT Images
    Xiao Liang, Shan Lin,  Fei LIU, Dimitri Schreiber and Michael C. Yip
    IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME) 2023


  3. Image-based Pose Estimation and Shape Reconstruction for Robot Manipulators and Soft, Continuum Robots via Differentiable Rendering
    Fei LIU*, Jingpei Lu*, Cédric Girerd and Michael Yip
    In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2023


  4. Suture Thread Spline Reconstruction from Endoscopic Images for Robotic Surgery with Reliability-driven Keypoint Detection
    Neelay Joglekar,  Fei LIU, Ryan Orosco and Michael Yip
    In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2023

2022



  1. An Underwater Remote Teleoperation Robot Arm with Rolling Diaphragm Actuation and End Effector Force Reconstruction
    (manuscript along with patent application, check for PDF preview)
    Zhaowei Yu, Dimitri Schreiber, Fei Liu and Michael C. Yip
    IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics (TMECH) 2022


  2. Parameter Identification and Motion Control for Articulated Rigid Body Robots Using Differentiable Position-based Dynamics
    (In revision for IEEE Transactions on Robotics, TRO)
    Fei LIU*, Mingen Li*, Jingpei Lu, Entong Su and Michael C. Yip
    arXiv 2022


  3. Continuum Robot Shape Reconstruction and Tracking from Monocular Endoscopic Image Sequences
    (To submit)
    Fei LIU, Florian Richter, Fei Yin, Chong He, Cédric Girerd and Michael C. Yip
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL) 2022

2021



  1. Model-Predictive Control of Blood Suction for Surgical Hemostasis using Differentiable Fluid Simulations
    Fei LIU*, Jingbin Huang*, Florian Richter and Michael C. Yip
    In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) May 2021


  2. Real-to-Sim Registration of Deformable Soft Tissue with Position-Based Dynamics for Surgical Robot Autonomy
    Fei LIU*, Zihan Li, Yunhai Han, Jingpei Lu, Florian Richter and Michael C. Yip
    In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) May 2021


  3. Review of Advanced Medical Telerobots
    Fei LIU*, Sarmad Mehrdad*, Minh Tu Pham, Arnaud Lelevé and S. Farokh Atashzar
    Applied Sciences May 2021


  4. Autonomous Robotic Suction to Clear the Surgical Field for Hemostasis Using Image-Based Blood Flow Detection
    (Best Paper Finalist Award at ICRA)
    Florian Richter, Shihao Shen,  Fei LIU, Jingbin Huang, Emily K. Funk, Ryan K. Orosco and Michael C. Yip
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL) Apr 2021

2020



  1. An Energy-Based Approach for n-d.o.f. Passive Dual-User Haptic Training Systems
    Fei LIU, Angel Ricardo Licona, Arnaud Lelevé, Damien Eberard, Minh Tu Pham and Tanneguy Redarce
    Robotica Apr 2020


  2. Applications of Haptics in Medicine
    Angel Licona,  Fei LIU, David Pinzon, Ali Torabi, Pierre Boulanger, Arnaud Leleve, Richard Moreau, Minh Pham and Mahdi Tavakoli
    Haptic Interfaces for Accessibility, Health, and Enhanced Quality of Life Jan 2020


  3. A 2D Surgical Simulation Framework for Tool-Tissue Interaction
    Yunhai Han,  Fei LIU and Michael C. Yip
    In 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Workshop Jan 2020


  4. Dynamically Constrained Motion Planning Networks for Non-Holonomic Robots
    Jacob J. Johnson, Linjun Li,  Fei LIU, Ahmed H. Qureshi and Michael C. Yip
    In 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Oct 2020

2019



  1. Collaborative Hands-on Training on Haptic Simulators
    Angel R. Licona R.,  Fei LIU, Arnaud Lelevé and Minh Tu Pham
    In Proceedings of the 2019 3rd International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations Oct 2019

2016



  1. Dual-user Haptic Training System
    Fei LIU
    Ph.D. Thesis, INSA de Lyon Sep 2016


  2. An energy based approach for passive dual-user haptic training systems
    Fei LIU, Arnaud Lelevé, Damien Eberard and Tanneguy Redarce
    In 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Oct 2016

2015



  1. A dual-user teleoperation system with Online Authority Adjustment for haptic training
    Fei LIU, Arnaud Lelevé, Damien Eberard and Tanneguy Redarce
    In 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) Aug 2015


  2. A Dual-User Teleoperation System with Adaptive Authority Adjustment for Haptic Training
    Fei LIU, Arnaud Leleve, Damien Eberard and Tanneguy Redarce
    In International Conference New Trends in Medical and Service Robots (MESROB) Jul 2015

2012



  1. Northwestern Polytechnical University Team Entry for the 2012 AUVSI International Aerial Robotics Competition, International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) Symposium
    Fei LIU, Sang Yinan, He Jie, Fan Jie, Li Ruichao, Cui Xiongyi, Li Haoyu and Chen Jie
    In 2012 Proceedings of International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) 2012