Publication

Chao Liu, Qian Lin, Hyun Kim, Mark Yim (2022). SMORES-EP, a Modular Robot with Parallel Self-assembly. Autonomous Robots.
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Chao Liu, Sencheng Yu, Mark Yim (2022). Motion Planning for Variable Topology Trusses: Reconfiguration and Locomotion. IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
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Chao Liu, Mark Yim (2021). A Quadratic Programming Approach to Manipulation in Real-Time Using Modular Robots. The International Journal of Robotic Computing (Invited).
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Chao Liu, Tarik Tosun, Mark Yim (2021). A Low-Cost, Highly Customizable Solution for Position Estimation in Modular Robots. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics.
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Chao Liu, Mark Yim (2020). A Quadratic Programming Approach to Modular Robot Control and Motion Planning. 2020 Fourth IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC).
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Chao Liu, Sencheng Yu, Mark Yim (2020). Motion Planning for Variable Topology Truss Modular Robot. Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS).
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Chao Liu, Sencheng Yu, Mark Yim (2020). A Fast Configuration Space Algorithm for Variable Topology Truss Modular Robots. 2020 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
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Chao Liu, Abhraneel Bera, Thulani Tsabedze, Daniel Edgar, Mark Yim (2019). Spiral Zipper Manipulator for Aerial Grasping and Manipulation. 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
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Chao Liu, Mark Yim (2019). Reconfiguration Motion Planning for Variable Topology Truss. 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
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Chao Liu, Michael Whitzer, Mark Yim (2019). A Distributed Reconfiguration Planning Algorithm for Modular Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
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