Publications

2024

1. AIS

   Scale-aware monocular reconstruction via robot kinematics and visual data in neural radiance fields

   Ruofeng Wei, Jiaxin Guo, Yiang Lu, Fangxun Zhong, Yunhui Liu, Dong Sun, and 1 more author

   Artificial Intelligence Surgery, 2024
2. T-ASE

   Absolute Monocular Depth Estimation on Robotic Visual and Kinematics Data via Self-Supervised Learning

   Ruofeng Wei, Bin Li, Fangxun Zhong, Hangjie Mo, Qi Dou, Yun-Hui Liu, and 1 more author

   IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2024
3. T-MRB

   On the Monocular 3D Pose Estimation for Arbitrary Shaped Needle in Dynamic Scenes: An Efficient Visual Learning and Geometry Modeling Approach

   Bin Li, Bo Lu, Hongbin Lin, Yaxiang Wang, Fangxun Zhong^†, Qi Dou, and 1 more author

   IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, 2024
4. RA-L

   GMM-based Heuristic Decision Framework for Safe Automated Laparoscope Control

   Bin Li, Yiang Lu, Wei Chen, Bo Lu, Fangxun Zhong^†, Qi Dou, and 1 more author

   IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024
5. Adv. Intel. Sys.

   Data-Driven Modeling and High-Precision Tracking Control of a Soft Continuum Manipulator: Enabling Robotic Sorting of Multiwire Cables

   Yuan Gao, Zhi Chen, Fangxun Zhong^†, Xiang Li, and Yun-Hui Liu^†

   Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2024

2023

1. IJRR

   Modal-graph 3D shape servoing of deformable objects with raw point clouds

   Bohan Yang, Congying Sui, Fangxun Zhong, and Yun-Hui Liu

   The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2023
2. T-RO

   

   Robot–camera calibration in tightly constrained environment using interactive perception

   Fangxun Zhong, Bin Li, Wei Chen, and Yun-Hui Liu

   IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2023

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3. IJRR

   

   Integrated planning and control of robotic surgical instruments for task autonomy

   Fangxun Zhong, and Yun-Hui Liu

   The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2023

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4. T-RO

   Model-free 3-d shape control of deformable objects using novel features based on modal analysis

   Bohan Yang, Bo Lu, Wei Chen, Fangxun Zhong, and Yun-Hui Liu

   IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2023
5. US Patent

   Endoscope manipulator and method for controlling the same

   Yunhui Liu, Chi-fai Michael Tong, Fangxun Zhong, WANG Zerui, and Hiu-man Yip

   Apr 2023

   US Patent 11,633,087

2022

1. IROS

   Distilled visual and robot kinematics embeddings for metric depth estimation in monocular scene reconstruction

   Ruofeng Wei, Bin Li, Hangjie Mo, Fangxun Zhong, Yonghao Long, Qi Dou, and 2 more authors

   In 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Apr 2022
2. ECCV

   A visual navigation perspective for category-level object pose estimation

   Jiaxin Guo, Fangxun Zhong, Rong Xiong, Yunhui Liu, Yue Wang, and Yiyi Liao

   In European Conference on Computer Vision, Apr 2022
3. MICCAI

   Autolaparo: A new dataset of integrated multi-tasks for image-guided surgical automation in laparoscopic hysterectomy

   Ziyi Wang, Bo Lu, Yonghao Long, Fangxun Zhong, Tak-Hong Cheung, Qi Dou, and 1 more author

   In International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, Apr 2022
4. RA-L

   Learning laparoscope actions via video features for proactive robotic field-of-view control

   Bin Li, Bo Lu, Ziyi Wang, Fangxun Zhong, Qi Dou, and Yun-Hui Liu

   IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Apr 2022
5. T-BME

   A robotic system with embedded open microfluidic chip for automatic embryo vitrification

   Shu Miao, Ze Jiang, Jin Luo, Fangxun Zhong, Haoxiang Wei, Xulin Sun, and 3 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Apr 2022

2021

1. T-MRB

   Tele-operated oropharyngeal swab (TOOS) robot enabled by TSS soft hand for safe and effective sampling

   Wei Chen, Jianshu Zhou, Shing Shin Cheng, Yiang Lu, Fangxun Zhong, Yuan Gao, and 4 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, Apr 2021
2. Adaptive control for robotic manipulation of deformable linear objects with offline and online learning of unknown models

   Mingrui Yu, Hanzhong Zhong, Fangxun Zhong, and Xiang Li

   arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.00194, Apr 2021

2020

1. RA-L

   

   Hand-eye calibration of surgical instrument for robotic surgery using interactive manipulation

   Fangxun Zhong, Zerui Wang, Wei Chen, Kejing He, Yaqing Wang, and Yun-Hui Liu

   IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Apr 2020

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2019

1. T-BME

   

   Foot-controlled robot-enabled endoscope manipulator (freedom) for sinus surgery: Design, control, and evaluation

   Fangxun Zhong, Peng Li, Jiadong Shi, Zerui Wang, Jiahao Wu, Jason YK Chan, and 4 more authors

   IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Apr 2019

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2. RA-L

   

   Dual-arm robotic needle insertion with active tissue deformation for autonomous suturing

   Fangxun Zhong, Yaqing Wang, Zerui Wang, and Yun-Hui Liu

   IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Apr 2019

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2018

1. CJE

   Image-Based 3D Pose Reconstruction of Surgical Needle for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Suturing

   Fangxun ZHONG, and Yunhui LIU

   Chinese Journal of Electronics, Apr 2018

2017

1. RA-L

   Image-based trajectory tracking control of 4-DOF laparoscopic instruments using a rotation distinguishing marker

   Zerui Wang, Sing Chun Lee, Fangxun Zhong, David Navarro-Alarcon, Yun-hui Liu, Anton Deguet, and 2 more authors

   IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Apr 2017

2016

1. IROS

   Adaptive 3d pose computation of suturing needle using constraints from static monocular image feedback

   Fangxun Zhong, David Navarro-Alarcon, Zerui Wang, Yun-hui Liu, Tianxue Zhang, Hiu Man Yip, and 1 more author

   In 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Apr 2016
2. T-RO

   Automatic 3-d manipulation of soft objects by robotic arms with an adaptive deformation model

   David Navarro-Alarcon, Hiu Man Yip, Zerui Wang, Yun-Hui Liu, Fangxun Zhong, Tianxue Zhang, and 1 more author

   IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Apr 2016