Abstract: Timeline: The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2021. The review process will be held on January–May 2021. Final manuscripts are due June 1, 2021, for publication online (starting in June) and print publication in ...

Abstract: Assisted motor therapies play a critical role in enhancing functional musculoskeletal recovery and neurological rehabilitation. Our longterm goal is to assist and automate the performance of repetitive motortherapy of the ...

Abstract: We present a computationally efficient approach for the intraoperative update of the feedback control policy for the steerable needle in the presence of the motion uncertainty. The solution to dynamic programming (DP) ...

Abstract: In this paper, we formulate the manipulator Jacobian matrix in a probabilistic framework based on the random matrix theory (RMT). Due to the limited available information on the system fluctuations, the parametric approaches ...

Abstract: Cable-driven parallel manipulators (CDPM) potentially offer many advantages over serial manipulators, including greater structural rigidity, greater accuracy, and higher payload-to-weight ratios. However, CDPMs possess ...

Abstract: Variable stiffness modules add significant robustness to mechanical systems during forceful interactions with uncertain environments. Most existing variable stiffness modules tend to be bulky—by virtue of their use of ...

Abstract: Special Issue: Selected Papers From IDETC 2017

Abstract: Loosely interconnected cooperative systems such as cable robots are particularly susceptible to uncertainty. Such uncertainty is exacerbated by addition of the base mobility to realize reconfigurability within the system. ...

Abstract: Recent research on exoskeletons and braces has examined the ways of improving flexibility, wearability or overall weightreduction. Part of the challenge arises from the significant loading requirements, while the other ...