Patents by Inventor Francois Robert Hogan

Francois Robert Hogan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11878415
    Abstract: Systems and methods relating to tactile dexterity and control are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of manipulating an object based on tactile sensing includes sensing an object by receiving signals from a tactile sensor of an end effector of a robotic system in contact with the object, controlling a contact state by operating the end effector to enforce a desired contact condition between the end effector and the object, estimating a pose of the object based on the received signals, and planning at least one trajectory of the object based on the estimated pose of the object and a desired pose of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Alberto Rodriguez Garcia, Francois Robert Hogan
  • Publication number: 20230351197
    Abstract: Provided are a robotic device and a method for identifying a property of an object. The method may include obtaining sensor data from at least one sensor, identifying, using the sensor data, a property of interest of an object, training, using one or more neural networks, a model to predict the uncertainty about the next state of the object based on an action, and based on identifying the uncertainty about the next state of the object, controlling a movement of a robotic element to perform the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO,LTD.
    Inventors: Jean-Francois TREMBLAY, Francois Robert HOGAN, David Paul MEGER, Gregory Lewis DUDEK
  • Publication number: 20210146532
    Abstract: Systems and methods relating to tactile dexterity and control are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of manipulating an object based on tactile sensing includes sensing an object by receiving signals from a tactile sensor of an end effector of a robotic system in contact with the object, controlling a contact state by operating the end effector to enforce a desired contact condition between the end effector and the object, estimating a pose of the object based on the received signals, and planning at least one trajectory of the object based on the estimated pose of the object and a desired pose of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Alberto Rodriguez Garcia, Francois Robert Hogan