Professor David Branson's Outputs (2)

Enhancing Positional Accuracy of Mechanically Modified Industrial Robots Using Laser Trackers (2025)
Journal Article
Khanesar, M. A., Karaca, A., Yan, M., Isa, M., Piano, S., & Branson, D. (2025). Enhancing Positional Accuracy of Mechanically Modified Industrial Robots Using Laser Trackers. Robotics, 14(4), Article 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14040042

Highly accurate positioning of industrial robots is crucial to performing industrial operations with high quality. This paper presents a mechanical modification to an industrial robot aiming at enhancing the system actuation resolution, thereby enhan... Read More about Enhancing Positional Accuracy of Mechanically Modified Industrial Robots Using Laser Trackers.

A Bio-Inspired Flexible Arm for Subsea Inspection: A Water Hydraulically Actuated Continuum Manipulator (2025)
Journal Article
Guglielmino, E., Branson, D., & Silvestri, P. (2025). A Bio-Inspired Flexible Arm for Subsea Inspection: A Water Hydraulically Actuated Continuum Manipulator. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(4), Article 676. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13040676

This paper outlines the outcomes of a multidisciplinary initiative aimed at creating flexible arms that leverage key aspects of soft-bodied sea animal anatomy We designed and prototyped a flexible arm inspired by nature, while focusing on integrating... Read More about A Bio-Inspired Flexible Arm for Subsea Inspection: A Water Hydraulically Actuated Continuum Manipulator.