Soumen Sen
Principal Scientist
Robotics and Automation
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
India
Biography
Previous Experience: 1. Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, 2. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 3. Interdepartmental Research Centre “E. Piaggio”, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. Ph.D. Thesis: “Toward an Articulated Manipulation System with Antagonistic Actuation for Physical Human Robot Interaction” Publications: 1. Roberto Filippini, Soumen Sen, Antonio Bicchi: “Toward Soft Robots You Can Depend On: A Study of Antagonistic Actuation”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Magazine, Special issue on “Adaptable Compliance, design, control, and applications of robotic stiffness actuators”, Vol.15, No.3, Septenber, 2008, pp.31-41. 2. R. Schiavi, G. Grioli, S. Sen, and A. Bicchi. “VSA-II: A Novel Prototype of Variable Stiffness Actuator for Safe and Performing Robots Interacting with Humans”. In Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. On Robotics and Automation, May 19-23, 2008, Pasadena, USA, pages 2171 - 2176. 3. Roberto Filippini, Soumen Sen, G. Tonietti and Antonio Bicchi: “A Comparative Dependability Analysis of Antagonistic Actuation Arrangements for Enhanced Robotic Safety”, in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, April 10-14, 2007, Rome, Italy.
Research Interest
Mechanical Engineering
