Han Xu, Mingqi Chen, Gaofeng Li, Lei Wei, Shichi Peng, Haoliang Xu, ZunRan Wang, Huibin Cao, Qiang Li
{"title":"An Immersive Virtual Reality Bimanual Telerobotic System With Haptic Feedback","authors":"Han Xu, Mingqi Chen, Gaofeng Li, Lei Wei, Shichi Peng, Haoliang Xu, ZunRan Wang, Huibin Cao, Qiang Li","doi":"10.1049/csy2.70033","DOIUrl":"10.1049/csy2.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In robotic bimanual teleoperation, multimodal sensory feedback plays a crucial role, providing operators with a more immersive operating experience, reducing cognitive burden and improving operating efficiency. In this study, we develop an immersive bilateral isomorphic bimanual telerobotic system, which comprises dual arms and dual dexterous hands, with visual and haptic force feedback. To assess the performance of this system, we carried out a series of experiments and investigated the user's teleoperation experience. The results demonstrate that haptic force feedback enhances physical perception capabilities and complex task operating abilities. In addition, it compensates for visual perception deficiencies and reduces the operator's work burden. Consequently, our proposed system achieves more intuitive, realistic and immersive teleoperation, improves operating efficiency and expands the complexity of tasks that robots can perform through teleoperation.</p>","PeriodicalId":34110,"journal":{"name":"IET Cybersystems and Robotics","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/csy2.70033","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145619193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Virtual Reality Integrated Human–Computer Interaction System Based on Ultraleap 3Di Hand Gestures Recognition","authors":"Chujie He, Xiangyu Zhou, Jiarui Zhang, Jing Luo, Yahong Chen, Xiaoli Liu, Shifeng Ma, Junjie Sun","doi":"10.1049/csy2.70035","DOIUrl":"10.1049/csy2.70035","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Gesture recognition is a key task in the field of human–computer interaction (HCI). To solve the problems of low accuracy and poor real-time performance in the recognition process, this paper designs a HCI system based on gesture recognition. This paper utilises the Ultraleap 3Di to collect the dynamic gesture dataset for the defined interaction gestures, and the high-precision device guarantees data collection. This paper constructs a framework incorporating the advantages of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and long short-term memory networks (LSTM) using noncontact gesture interaction as the medium of human–computer collaboration. The framework utilises CNN to perform feature extraction on the input frame information. Then, the extracted feature sequences are fed into LSTM to process the timing information, which is very effective in classifying and recognising the defined dynamic gestures. Finally, a HCI system based on gesture recognition is designed. Based on the Unity3D platform, the UR5 robotic arm was modelled and the cyclic coordinate descent (CCD) algorithm was applied to solve the inverse kinematics, successfully realising the semantic control of gestures on the UR5 robotic arm. The experiment verifies that the CNN–LSTM network can ensure the real-time performance of the whole system and the effectiveness and reliability of the gesture interaction system based on Ultraleap 3Di.</p>","PeriodicalId":34110,"journal":{"name":"IET Cybersystems and Robotics","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/csy2.70035","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145572622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-Supervised Anomaly Detection for Substation Equipment With Realistic Diffusion-Based Synthesis and Adaptive Feature Refinement","authors":"Bo Xu, Jia Liu","doi":"10.1049/csy2.70032","DOIUrl":"10.1049/csy2.70032","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Industrial anomaly detection is crucial for preventing equipment failures, yet challenges persist due to limited labelled data and complex fault patterns. This paper introduces the condition-adaptive refinement (CARe) framework, a self-supervised approach to anomaly detection that synthesises realistic training data through condition-guided diffusion and adaptive feature refinement. The framework features three innovations: a condition-controllable diffusion (CCD) model generates pseudo-anomalous samples using spatial constraints, enhancing synthetic data. An adaptive feature refinement (AFR) module improves detection accuracy by reconstructing multi-scale features. The method identifies anomalies by analysing reconstruction residuals without labelled data. Experiments validate the method's effectiveness, demonstrating substantial improvements in detection accuracy and generalisability. CARe offers a robust solution for industrial anomaly detection under data scarcity.</p>","PeriodicalId":34110,"journal":{"name":"IET Cybersystems and Robotics","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/csy2.70032","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145572492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GPS-Denied LiDAR-Based SLAM—A Survey","authors":"Haolong Jiang, Yikun Cheng, Weichen Dai, Wenbin Wan, Qinyao Liu, Fanxin Wang","doi":"10.1049/csy2.70031","DOIUrl":"10.1049/csy2.70031","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In recent years, significant advancements have been made in enabling intelligent unmanned agents to achieve autonomous navigation and positioning within large-scale indoor or underground environments. Central to these achievements is simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology. Concurrently, the rapid evolution of LiDAR technologies has revolutionised SLAM, enhancing localisation and mapping capabilities in extreme environments characterised by high dynamics, sparse features or GPS-denied environment. Although much research has concentrated on camera-based SLAM or GPS-fused SLAM, this paper provides a comprehensive review of the development of LiDAR-based multi-sensor fusion SLAM with a particular emphasis on GPS-denied environments and filter-based sensor fusion techniques. The paper is structured as follows: The first section introduces the relevant hardware and datasets. The second section delves into the localisation methodologies employed. The third section discusses the mapping processes involved. The fourth section addresses open problems and suggests future research directions. Overall, this review aims to offer a thorough analysis of the development trends in SLAM with a focus on LiDAR-based methods, covering both hardware and software aspects, providing readers with a clear reference on workflow for engineering deliverable technologies that can be adapted to various application scenarios.</p>","PeriodicalId":34110,"journal":{"name":"IET Cybersystems and Robotics","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/csy2.70031","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145572483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adaptive Obstacle Avoidance Using Vision-Based Dynamic Prediction and Strategic Motion Planning","authors":"Jianhang Shang, Guoliang Liu, Tenglong Zhang, Haoyang He, Guohui Tian, Wei Li, Zhenhua Liu","doi":"10.1049/csy2.70034","DOIUrl":"10.1049/csy2.70034","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In human–robot collaboration, ensuring both safety and efficiency in obstacle avoidance remains a critical challenge. This paper proposes a sampling-based danger-aware artificial potential field (SDAPF) method for obstacle avoidance during human–robot collaboration and interaction. Existing methods often struggle with dynamic obstacles and varying environmental complexities, which can hinder their performance. To address these challenges, SDAPF integrates three key components: position sampling for local minimum avoidance, a novel hazard index that quantifies risk based on the distance and relative velocity between the robot and dynamic obstacles and a dynamic obstacle motion prediction module leveraging depth image data. These features enable intelligent path selection, adaptive step size adjustments based on obstacle dynamics and proactive decision-making for collision-free navigation. The hazard index allows the robot to dynamically assess the urgency of avoiding an obstacle, whereas the motion prediction module anticipates future positions of moving obstacles, enabling the robot to plan paths in advance. The effectiveness of SDAPF is demonstrated through both simulations and real-world experiments, highlighting its potential to significantly enhance safety and operational efficiency in complex human–robot interaction scenarios.</p>","PeriodicalId":34110,"journal":{"name":"IET Cybersystems and Robotics","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/csy2.70034","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145572454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}