Cyclic Fusion of Measuring Information in Curved Elastomer Contact via Vision-Based Tactile Sensing

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Hauptverfasser: Li, Zilan, Zou, Zhibin, Xu, Weiliang, Zhou, Yuanzhi, Zhou, Guoyuan, Huang, Muxing, Huang, Xuan, Li, Xinming
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author Li, Zilan
Zou, Zhibin
Xu, Weiliang
Zhou, Yuanzhi
Zhou, Guoyuan
Huang, Muxing
Huang, Xuan
Li, Xinming
author_facet Li, Zilan
Zou, Zhibin
Xu, Weiliang
Zhou, Yuanzhi
Zhou, Guoyuan
Huang, Muxing
Huang, Xuan
Li, Xinming
contents Vision-based tactile sensors encode object data via optical signals, capturing microscale deformations using elastomer through densely arranged optical imaging sensors to detect subtle data variations. To enable continuous contact recognition, elastomers are crafted with curved surfaces to adjust to changes in the contact area. However, this design leads to uneven deformations, distorting tactile images and inaccurately reflecting the true elastomer deformations. In this work, we propose a cyclic fusion strategy for vision-based tactile sensing for precise contact data extraction and shape feature integration at the pixel level. Utilizing frequency domain fusion, the system merges topography as indicated by elastomer deformation, enhancing information content by 8%, and regional information bias is reduced by 20% when preserving structural consistency. Further, this system could effectively extract and summarize micro-scale contact features, decreasing erroneous predictions by 20% in defect detection via neural networks and reducing surface projection bias by 50% in surface depth reconstruction. Using this strategy, the measurement minimizes data interference, accurately depicting object morphology on tactile images and enhancing tactile sensation restoration.
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spellingShingle Cyclic Fusion of Measuring Information in Curved Elastomer Contact via Vision-Based Tactile Sensing
Li, Zilan
Zou, Zhibin
Xu, Weiliang
Zhou, Yuanzhi
Zhou, Guoyuan
Huang, Muxing
Huang, Xuan
Li, Xinming
Robotics
Vision-based tactile sensors encode object data via optical signals, capturing microscale deformations using elastomer through densely arranged optical imaging sensors to detect subtle data variations. To enable continuous contact recognition, elastomers are crafted with curved surfaces to adjust to changes in the contact area. However, this design leads to uneven deformations, distorting tactile images and inaccurately reflecting the true elastomer deformations. In this work, we propose a cyclic fusion strategy for vision-based tactile sensing for precise contact data extraction and shape feature integration at the pixel level. Utilizing frequency domain fusion, the system merges topography as indicated by elastomer deformation, enhancing information content by 8%, and regional information bias is reduced by 20% when preserving structural consistency. Further, this system could effectively extract and summarize micro-scale contact features, decreasing erroneous predictions by 20% in defect detection via neural networks and reducing surface projection bias by 50% in surface depth reconstruction. Using this strategy, the measurement minimizes data interference, accurately depicting object morphology on tactile images and enhancing tactile sensation restoration.
title Cyclic Fusion of Measuring Information in Curved Elastomer Contact via Vision-Based Tactile Sensing
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.04002