Journal Articles:

1. Rinat Ibrayev and Yan-Bin Jia. Semi-differential invariants for tactile recognition of algebraic curves [ Abstract] (708K, 29 pages). International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 951-969, 2005.

2. Yan-Bin Jia. Localization of curved parts through continual touch [ Abstract] (343K, 9 pages). IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 726-733, 2005.

3. Yan-Bin Jia. Computation on parametric curves with an application in grasping [ Abstract] (797K, 45 pages). International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 23, no. 7-8, pp. 825-855, 2004.

4. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Pose and motion from contact [ Abstract] (1059K, 44 pages). International Journal of Robotics Research , vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 466-490, 1999.

5. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Geometric sensing of known planar shapes [ Abstract] (931K, 45 pages). International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 365-392, 1996.

1. Yan-Bin Jia and Jiang Tian. Surface patch reconstruction from "one-dimensional" tactile data [ Abstract] (288K, 7 pages). Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.
   
   

Book Chapters:

1. Yan-Bin Jia and Rinat Ibrayev. Semi-differential invariants for recognition of algebraic curves [ Abstract, Slides] (463K, 17 pages). In Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics VI, M. Erdmann et al. (eds.), pp. 267-282, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2005. Also presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Zeist, the Netherlands, July 2004.

2. Yan-Bin Jia. Computation on parametric curves with applications in localization and grasping [ Abstract, Slides] (332K, 17 pages). In Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics V, J.-D. Boissonnat et al. (eds.), pp. 329-345, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2004. Also presented at the Fifth International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Nice, France, December 2002.

3. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Local observability of rolling [ Abstract, Slides] (433K, 27 pages). In Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective, P. K. Agarwal et al. (eds.), pp. 251-263, A. K. Peters, Boston, 1998. Also presented at the Third International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Houston, TX, March 1998.

4. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. The complexity of sensing by point sampling [ Abstract] (442K). In Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, K. Goldberg et al. (eds.), pp. 283-300, A. K. Peters, Boston, 1995. Also presented at the First International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, San Francisco, CA, February 1994.

Refereed Conference & Workshop Papers:

1. Jiang Tian and Yan-Bin Jia. Modeling deformable shell-like objects grasped by a robot hand [abstract](179K). Submitted to IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Kobe, Japan, May 12-17, 2009.

2. Yan-Bin Jia, Matthew T. Mason, and Michael A. Erdmann. A state transition diagram for simultaneous collisions with application in billiard shooting [abstract](263K). To appear at the Eighth International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Guanajuato, Mexico, December 7-9, 2008.

3. Yan-Bin Jia and Jiang Tian. Deformations of general parametric shells: computation and robot experiment [abstract](529K). In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Systems, pp. 1796-1803, Nice, France, Sep 22-26, 2008.

4. Rinat Ibrayev and Yan-Bin Jia. Surface recognition by registering data curves from touch[ Abstract] (271K). In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 55-60, Beijing, PRC, Oct 9-15, 2006.

5. Yan-Bin Jia, Liangchuan Mi, and Jiang Tian. Surface patch reconstruction via curve sampling[ Abstract] (271K). In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 1371-1377, Orlando, FL, May 16-18, 2006.

6. Liangchuan Mi and Yan-Bin Jia. High precision contour tracking with a joystick sensor [ Abstract] (274K). In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 804-809, Sendai, Japan, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2004.

7. Yan-Bin Jia and Rinat Ibrayev. Semi-differential invariants for recognition of algebraic curves [ Abstract] (418K). Presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Utrecht/Zeist, The Netherlands, Jul 11-13, 2004.

8. Rinat Ibrayev and Yan-Bin Jia. Tactile recognition of algebraic shapes using differential invariants [ Abstract] (234K). In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 1548-1553, New Orleans, LA, Apr 26-May 1, 2004.

9. Yan-Bin Jia. Contact sensing for parts localization: sensor design and experiments [ Abstract, Slides] (330K). In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 516-522, Las Vegas, NV, Oct 27-31, 2003.

10. Yan-Bin Jia. Computation on parametric curves with applications in localization and grasping [ Abstract] (241K). Presented at the Fifth International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Nice, France, Dec 15-17, 2002.

11. Yan-Bin Jia. Curvature-based computation of antipodal grasps [ Abstract, Slides] (159K). In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 1571-1577, Washington, D.C., May 11-15, 2002.

12. Yan-Bin Jia. Localization on curved objects using tactile information [ Abstract, Slides] (184K). In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conferences on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 701-706, Maui, HI, Oct 29 - Nov 3, 2001.

13. Yan-Bin Jia. Grasping curved objects through rolling [ Abstract , Slides] (140K). In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 377-382, San Francisco, CA, April 2000.

14. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Observing pose and motion through contact [ Abstract, Slides] (153K). In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , pp. 723-729, Leuven, Belgium, May 1998 (selected as a finalist for the Anton Philips Best Student Paper Award).

15. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Local observability of rolling [ Abstract, Slides] (433K, 27 pages). Presented at the Third International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, Houston, TX, March 1998. Also in Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective, P. K. Agarwal et al. (eds.), pp. 251-263, A. K. Peters, Boston, 1998.

16. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Pose from pushing [ Abstract] (220K). In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 165-171, Minneapolis, MN, April 1996 (selected as a semi-finalist -- top 8 out of 548 papers -- for the Best Conference Paper Award).

17. Yan-Bin Jia. On computing optimal planar grasps [ Abstract] (177K). In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 3:427-434, Pittsburgh, PA, August 1995.

18. Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann. Sensing polygon poses by inscription [ Abstract] (152K). In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 1642-1649, San Diego, CA, May 1994.

Ph.D. Thesis:

Yan-Bin Jia. Geometric and Dynamic Sensing: Observation of Pose and Motion through Contact[ Abstract] (2760 K, 155 pages). CMU-RI-TR-97-50, the Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, December 1997.