Scientific Publications

2025

Diff-MSM: Differentiable MusculoSkeletal Model for Simultaneous Identification of Human Muscle and Bone Parameters

Zhou Y, Sanderink P, Lemming SJ, Fang C

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2025, pp. 20616-20623

[BibTeX]
@INPROCEEDINGS{11247268,
  author={Zhou, Yingfan and Sanderink, Philip and Lemming, Sigurd Jager and Fang, Cheng},
  booktitle={2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)}, 
  title={Diff-MSM: Differentiable MusculoSkeletal Model for Simultaneous Identification of Human Muscle and Bone Parameters}, 
  year={2025},
  volume={},
  number={},
  pages={20616-20623},
  keywords={Torque;Parameter estimation;Biological system modeling;Muscles;Bones;Torque measurement;Motion measurement;Standards;Monitoring;Sports},
  doi={10.1109/IROS60139.2025.11247268}}

Stiffness Regulation Co-Pilot in Bilateral Teleimpedance Control: A Preliminary User Study

Hernandez PG, Jakobsen JM, Pacchierotti C, Chinello F, Fang C

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2025, pp. 5622-5628

[BibTeX]
@INPROCEEDINGS{11127810,
  author={Hernandez, Pedro Gomez and Jakobsen, Jonas Mariager and Pacchierotti, Claudio and Chinello, Francesco and Fang, Cheng},
  booktitle={2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)}, 
  title={Stiffness Regulation Co-Pilot in Bilateral Teleimpedance Control: A Preliminary User Study}, 
  year={2025},
  volume={},
  number={},
  pages={5622-5628},
  keywords={Couplings;Limbs;Accuracy;Robot kinematics;Ergonomics;Muscles;Cognitive load;Regulation},
  doi={10.1109/ICRA55743.2025.11127810}}

Evaluation of an Interaction Design for Haptic Directional Guidance

Hernandez PG

IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), 2025, pp. 887-891

[BibTeX]
@INPROCEEDINGS{10972838,
  author={Hernandez, Pedro Gomez},
  booktitle={2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)}, 
  title={Evaluation of an interaction design for haptic directional guidance}, 
  year={2025},
  volume={},
  number={},
  pages={887-891},
  keywords={Three-dimensional displays;Frequency modulation;Error analysis;Interactive systems;Force;Force feedback;Virtual reality;User interfaces;Market research;Frequency control;Haptics;Design;Cutaneous Feedback},
  doi={10.1109/VRW66409.2025.00181}}

2024

Estimation of Human Compliance Parameters during Robot Kinesthetic Teaching by Compensation of the Dynamics of the Force-Torque Sensor

Diget EL, Iturrate I, Sloth C

IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2024, pp. 3393-3399

[BibTeX]
@INPROCEEDINGS{10711807,
  author={Diget, Emil Lykke and Iturrate, Iñigo and Sloth, Christoffer},
  booktitle={2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)}, 
  title={Estimation of Human Compliance Parameters during Robot Kinesthetic Teaching by Compensation of the Dynamics of the Force-Torque Sensor}, 
  year={2024},
  volume={},
  number={},
  pages={3393-3399},
  keywords={Force measurement;Parameter estimation;Dynamics;Education;Force;Human-robot interaction;Transfer functions;Robot sensing systems;Manipulators;Pins},
  doi={10.1109/CASE59546.2024.10711807}}

2023

Human Modeling in Physical Human-Robot Interaction: A Brief Survey

Fang C, Peternel L, Seth A, Sartori M, Mombaur K, Yoshida E

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023, Vol. 8, No. 9, pp. 5799-5806

[BibTeX]
@ARTICLE{10185034,
  author={Fang, Cheng and Peternel, Luka and Seth, Ajay and Sartori, Massimo and Mombaur, Katja and Yoshida, Eiichi},
  journal={IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters}, 
  title={Human Modeling in Physical Human-Robot Interaction: A Brief Survey}, 
  year={2023},
  volume={8},
  number={9},
  pages={5799-5806},
  keywords={Robots;Robot sensing systems;Muscles;Robot kinematics;Biological system modeling;Joints;Perturbation methods;Physical human-robot interaction;modeling and simulating humans;human-centered robotics},
  doi={10.1109/LRA.2023.3296349}}

An Online Impedance Adaptation Controller for Decoding Skill Intelligence

Xiong X, Fang C

Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics, 2023, Vol. 3, No. 2, 100100

[BibTeX]
@article{2c4c2a80bbdf4ebc84b2a252d8fe071d,
  title = "An Online Impedance Adaptation Controller for Decoding Skill Intelligence",
  author = "Xiaofeng Xiong and Cheng Fang",
  year = "2023",
  month = jun,
  doi = "10.1016/j.birob.2023.100100",
  language = "English",
  volume = "3",
  journal = "Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics",
  issn = "2667-3797",
  publisher = "Elsevier",
  number = "2",
}

Preliminary Study on a Handle with Haptic Devices for Collaborative Robotics in a Remote Maintenance Environment

Achilli GM, Chinello F, Fang C, Hernandez PG, Logozzo S, Valigi MC

International Workshop IFToMM for Sustainable Development Goals, 2023, pp. 484-491, Springer Nature Switzerland

[BibTeX]
@inproceedings{3f8bd244e3694dec834f48dccaffebe2,
  title = "Preliminary Study on a Handle with Haptic Devices for Collaborative Robotics in a Remote Maintenance Environment",
  author = "Achilli, {Gabriele Maria} and Francesco Chinello and Cheng Fang and Hernandez, {Pedro Gomez} and Silvia Logozzo and Valigi, {Maria Cristina}",
  year = "2023",
  doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-32439-0_55",
  language = "English",
  isbn = "978-3-031-32438-3",
  series = "Mechanisms and Machine Science",
  publisher = "Springer",
  pages = "484--491",
  editor = "Victor Petuya and Giuseppe Quaglia and Tigran Parikyan and Giuseppe Carbone",
  booktitle = "Proceedings of I4SDG Workshop 2023",
  address = "Netherlands",
}

PREDICTOR: A Physical Emulator Enabling Safety and Ergonomics Evaluation and Training of Physical Human-Robot Collaboration

Sunesson CE, Schøn DT, Hassø CN, Chinello F, Fang C

Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2023, Vol. 17, 1080038

[BibTeX]
@article{689c7d3f62454acc8eaec8d834c1292a,
  title = "PREDICTOR: A Physical emulatoR enabling safEty anD ergonomICs evaluation and Training of physical human-rObot collaboRation",
  author = "Sunesson, {Carl Emil} and Schøn, {Daniel Tofte} and Hassø, {Christopher Nybo Ploug} and Francesco Chinello and Cheng Fang",
  year = "2023",
  doi = "10.3389/fnbot.2023.1080038",
  language = "English",
  volume = "17",
  journal = "Frontiers in Neurorobotics",
  issn = "1662-5218",
  publisher = "Frontiers Research Foundation",
}

Workshops

IROS 2025 Workshop – Hangzhou, China

Second Human Modeling Workshop: AI-Powered Human Modeling for Healthcare Robotics

Workshop Website

ICRA 2024 Workshop – Yokohama, Japan

First Human Modeling Workshop: Innovations and Applications of Human Modeling in Physical Human-Robot Interaction

Workshop Website

Master Theses

2026

Improving the safety and functionality of a robotic teleoperation system

Author: Ioannis Tarasidis | Supervisor: Cheng Fang | University of Southern Denmark

2025

Using a Mobile Manipulator as the Master Device for a Robotic Teleoperation System

Authors: Jonas Jakobsen, Jeppe Hansen | Supervisor: Cheng Fang | University of Southern Denmark

Simulation of safe physical human-robot interaction with a personalized human musculoskeletal model

Authors: Philip Sanderink, Sigurd Jager Lemming | Supervisor: Cheng Fang | University of Southern Denmark

2024

Enhancing Teleoperated Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance Robotic System for Improved Efficiency and Operator Ergonomics

Authors: Emil Siggi Asgeirsson, Ibrahim Haj Yousef | Supervisor: Cheng Fang | University of Southern Denmark

2023

Training of Physical Human-Robot Interaction Using Interactive Robot-VR Systems

Author: Carl Emil Sunesson | Supervisor: Cheng Fang | University of Southern Denmark