Award: Bryanna Lima’s research presentation entitled “Providing Proprioceptive Feedback Via A Simultaneous Skin Stretch and Vibrotactile Haptic Display” won Second Place Explore Presentation Award at the 2021 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Congratulations, Bryanna! (April 2021)
Award: Alex’s presentation entitled “A Pneumatic Compression Vest for Transthoracic Manipulation of Ventilation-Perfusion in Critical Care Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Covid-19” tied for Second Place in DMD Three-in-Five Competition at the 2021 Design of Medical Devices (DMD) Conference. (February 2021)
Publication: Lucas’s paper entitled “Factor Graph-Based Trajectory Optimization for a Pneumatically-Actuated Jumping Robot” was accepted for publication at the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). (February 2021)
Publication: Alicia’s paper entitled “The Effect of Mechanical Coupling on the Perception of Haptic Feedback” was accepted for publication at the 2021 Design of Medical Devices (DMD) Conference. (February 2021)
Publication: Alex, Lucas, and Jeff‘s paper entitled “A Pneumatic Compression Vest for Transthoracic Manipulation of Ventilation-Perfusion in Critical Care Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Covid-19” was accepted for publication at the 2021 Design of Medical Devices (DMD) Conference. (February 2021)
Publication: Jeff, Brian, and Lucas’s paper entitled “Design of a Mechatronic Lever Arm for Gait Adaptation in a Pneumatically Actuated Lower Extremity Exoskeleton” was accepted for publication at the 2021 Design of Medical Devices (DMD) Conference. (February 2021)
Publication: Joshua and Derrick’s paper entitled “Characterization of Grasp Performance Using a Sensorized Glove System” was accepted for publication at the 2021 Design of Medical Devices (DMD) Conference. (February 2021)
ARM Lab News in 2020
Award: Congratulations to Bryanna Lima for being selected as a President’s Undergraduate Research Salary Award (PURA) recipient for Spring 2021!
Publication: Lucas’s paper entitled “Optical Sensor-Embedded Pneumatic Artificial Muscle for Position and Force Estimation” was accepted for publication in the Soft Robotics Journal. (February 2020)
Publication: Lasitha‘s paper entitled “Identification of Compliant Contact Parameters and Admittance Force Modulation on a Non-stationary Compliant Surface” was accepted for publication at the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).(January 2020)
Publication: Alex’s paper entitled “Soft Pneumatic System for Interface Pressure Regulation and Automated Hands-Free Donning in Robotic Prostheses” was accepted for publication at the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). (January 2020)
Publication: Elizabeth’s paper entitled “Soft Variable Stiffness Joints for Controllable Grasp Synergies in Underactuated Robotic Hands” was accepted for publication at the 2020 3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft). (January 2020)
Publication: Bryan and Jennifer’s paper entitled “Soft Foot Sensor Design and Terrain Classification for Dynamic Legged Locomotion” was accepted for publication at the 2020 3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft). (January 2020)
Publication: Benny’s paper entitled “Modular Platform for the Exploration of Form-Function Relationships in Soft Swimming Robots” was accepted for publication at the 2020 3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft). (January 2020)
