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Nicholas Mastronarde

2 accepted papers

2017

Design of a novel variable stiffness gripper using permanent magnets

ICRA 2017poster

This paper presents the design of a novel variable stiffness gripper with two parallel fingers (jaws). Compliance of the system is generated by using permanent magnets as the nonlinear springs. Based on the presented design, the position and stiffness level of the fingers can be adjusted simultaneou…

Cited by 36SourceScholar
2017

UB-ANC planner: Energy efficient coverage path planning with multiple drones

ICRA 2017poster

Advancements in the design of drones have led to their use in varied environments and applications such as battle field surveillance. In such scenarios, swarms of drones can coordinate to survey a given area. We consider the problem of covering an arbitrary area containing obstacles using multiple d…

Cited by 136SourceScholar