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Thrishantha Nanayakkara

Dyson (United Kingdom) · GB
Area of research
Biomedical Engineering · Control and Systems Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Soft Robotics and Applications, Robot Manipulation and Learning, Robotic Locomotion and Control, and Tactile and Sensory Interactions.
h-index
34
citations
4,401
works
216
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Tapered whisker reservoir computing for real-time terrain identification-based navigation
Scientific Reports 2023cited by 20position: lastdoi
Roadmap on soft robotics: multifunctionality, adaptability and growth without borders
Multifunctional Materials 2022cited by 103position: middledoi
<i>TMTDyn</i> : A Matlab package for modeling and control of hybrid rigid–continuum robots based on discretized lumped systems and reduced-order models
The International Journal of Robotics Research 2020cited by 86position: middledoi
Stiffness Imaging With a Continuum Appendage: Real-Time Shape and Tip Force Estimation From Base Load Readings
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2020cited by 32position: lastdoi
Elasticity Versus Hyperelasticity Considerations in Quasistatic Modeling of a Soft Finger-Like Robotic Appendage for Real-Time Position and Force Estimation
Soft Robotics 2019cited by 47position: middledoi
The Role of Morphology of the Thumb in Anthropomorphic Grasping: A Review
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering 2017cited by 71position: middledoi
Mechanics of Continuum Manipulators, a Comparative Study of Five Methods with Experiments
Lecture notes in computer science 2017cited by 65position: lastdoi
Palpation force modulation strategies to identify hard regions in soft tissue organs
PLoS ONE 2017cited by 64position: lastdoi
A Geometry Deformation Model for Braided Continuum Manipulators
Frontiers in Robotics and AI 2017cited by 55position: lastdoi
The Role of the Thumb: Study of Finger Motion in Grasping and Reachability Space in Human and Robotic Hands
IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems 2016cited by 50position: lastdoi
Magnetic and Mechanical Modeling of a Soft Three-Axis Force Sensor
IEEE Sensors Journal 2016cited by 47position: middledoi
Stiffness Control of Soft Robotic Manipulator for Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Using Scale Jamming
Lecture notes in computer science 2015cited by 55position: lastdoi
Using visual cues to enhance haptic feedback for palpation on virtual model of soft tissue
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 2015cited by 39position: middledoi
Soft Robotics Technologies to Address Shortcomings in Today's Minimally Invasive Surgery: The STIFF-FLOP Approach
Soft Robotics 2014cited by 522position: middledoi
Implementation of Tactile Sensing for Palpation in Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Review
IEEE Sensors Journal 2014cited by 165position: lastdoi
Robotic Granular Jamming: Does the Membrane Matter?
Soft Robotics 2014cited by 117position: lastdoi
Bio-inspired tactile sensor sleeve for surgical soft manipulators
2014cited by 73position: middledoi
Multi-fingered haptic palpation using pneumatic feedback actuators
Sensors and Actuators A Physical 2014cited by 58position: middledoi
Human–robot skills transfer interfaces for a flexible surgical robot
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 2014cited by 57position: middledoi
Behavioral Characteristics of Manual Palpation to Localize Hard Nodules in Soft Tissues
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2014cited by 46position: lastdoi
Novel uniaxial force sensor based on visual information for minimally invasive surgery
2014cited by 44position: middledoi
Granular Jamming With Hydraulic Control
2013cited by 42position: lastdoi
Prototyping the flexible solenoid-coil artificial muscle, for exoskeletal robots
2013cited by 34position: lastdoi
Design of a variable stiffness flexible manipulator with composite granular jamming and membrane coupling
2012cited by 170position: lastdoi
A computationally fast algorithm for local contact shape and pose classification using a tactile array sensor
2012cited by 55position: middledoi
Locomotion with continuum limbs
2012cited by 54position: middledoi
A Variable Stiffness Joint by Granular Jamming
2012cited by 46position: lastdoi

Grants

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Frequent collaborators

Kaspar Althoefer · Queen Mary University of London20 papers (2012–2020)Prokar Dasgupta · University of Silesia in Katowice11 papers (2012–2017)Allen Jiang · Google (United States)8 papers (2012–2015)S. M. Hadi Sadati · Queen Mary University of London7 papers (2015–2023)Yohan Noh · Brunel University of London6 papers (2014–2019)Ali Shiva · King's College London5 papers (2017–2020)Helge Würdemann · University College London4 papers (2014–2019)Lakmal Seneviratne · Khalifa University of Science and Technology4 papers (2012–2015)S. Elnaz Naghibi · University of London4 papers (2015–2020)Helmut Häuser · University of Bristol4 papers (2019–2023)Jelizaveta Konstantinova · Welwyn Archaeological Society4 papers (2014–2017)Hongbin Liu · Institut de Recherche et d’Innovation3 papers (2012–2015)Giuseppe Cotugno · Welwyn Archaeological Society3 papers (2016–2017)Min Li · Xi'an Jiaotong University3 papers (2014–2015)D. Caleb Rucker · University of Tennessee at Knoxville2 papers (2020–2020)Christos Bergeles · King's College - North Carolina2 papers (2020–2020) · 2 papers (2014–2014)Angela Faragasso · The University of Tokyo2 papers (2014–2014)Darwin G. Caldwell · Italian Institute of Technology2 papers (2012–2014)Sina Sareh · Royal College of Art2 papers (2014–2014)