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SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING Mechanically-Intelligent Autonomous Robotics (MIAR) Laboratory

Publications

Journal:

J. Allen, R. Dorosh, C. Ninatanta, A. Allen, L. Shui, K. Yoshida, J. Luo, and M. Luo. Modeling and Experimental Verification of a Continuous Curvature-based Soft Growing Manipulator, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (2024), doi: 10.1109/LRA.2024.3369473

K. T. Yoshida, Z. A. Zook, H. Choi, M. Luo, M. K. O’Malley and A. M. Okamura, “Design and Evaluation of a 3-DoF Haptic Device for Directional Shear Cues on the Forearm,” in IEEE Transactions on Haptics, doi: 10.1109/TOH.2024.3365669.

T. M. ProbstR. J. LindgrenR. J. DoroshJ. C. AllenL. S. Pascual, and M. Luo (2023) Effects of Prior Robot Experience, Speed, and Proximity on Psychosocial Reactions to a Soft Growing Robot, IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, DOI: 10.1080/24725838.2023.2284193

S. Lin, W. Liu, X. Fu, M. Luo, H. Liu, and W. Zhong. “An all-protein aerogel with a nanofiber/foam structure for versatile air filtration.” Materials Today Chemistry34 (2023): 101760.

F. Stroppa, M. Selvaggio, N. Agharese, M. Luo, L. H. Blumenschein, E. W. Hawkes, and Allison M. Okamura. “Shared-Control Teleoperation Paradigms on a Soft-Growing Robot Manipulator.” Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems 109, no. 2 (2023): 1-17.

S. Lin, X. Fu, M. Luo, and W. Zhong. “A Protein Aerogel with Distinctive Filtration Capabilities for Formaldehyde and Particulate Pollutants[J]”. Separation and Purification Technology, 2023: 123179.

Z. Wan, Y. Sun, Y. Qin, E. H. Skorina, R. Gasoto, M. Luo, J. Fu, and C. D. Onal. “Design, Analysis, and Real-Time Simulation of a 3D Soft Robotic Snake.” Soft Robotics (2022).

Y. Sun, A. Abudula, H. Yang, S. S. Chiang, Z. Wan, S. Ozel, R. Hall, E. Skorina, M. Luo, and C. D. Onal. “Soft Mobile Robots: a Review of Soft Robotic Locomotion Modes.” Current Robotics Reports (2021), pp.1-27 (Invited paper).

Lin, X. Fu, M. Luo, C. Wang, and W. Zhong. “Interface-tailored Forces Fluffing Protein Fiber Membranes for High-performance Filtration.” Separation and Purification Technology (2021): 119570.

M. Luo, Z. Wan, Y. Sun, E. H. Skorina, W. Tao, F. Chen, L. Gopalka, H. Yang, and C. D. Onal. “Motion Planning and Iterative Learning Control of a Modular Soft Robotic Snake.” Frontiers in Robotics and AI 7 (2020): 191.

S. Kanjanapas, C.M. Nunez, S.R. Williams, A.M. Okamura, and M. Luo. “Design and Analysis of Pneumatic 2-DoF Soft Haptic Devices for Shear Display”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. (2019).

EH. Skorina, M. Luo, WY. Oo, W. Tao, F. Chen, S. Youssefian, N. Rahbar and C. D. Onal. “Reverse pneumatic artificial muscles (rPAMs): Modeling, integration, and control .” Plos One 13 (10), e0204637 (2018).

EH. Skorina, M. Luo, and C. D. Onal. “A Soft Robotic Wearable Wrist Device for Kinesthetic Haptic Feedback.” Frontiers in Robotics and AI 5 (2018): 83.

M. Luo, R. Yan (Co-first author), Z. Wan, Y. Qin, J. Santoso, E. H. Skorina, C. D. Onal. “OriSnake: Design, Fabrication and Experimental Analysis of a 3-D Origami Snake Robot”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.(2018).

M. Luo, E. H. Skorina, W. Tao, F. Chen, S. Ozel, Y. Sun and C. D. Onal. “Toward Modular Soft Robotics: Proprioceptive Curvature Sensing and Sliding-Mode Control of Soft Bidirectional Bending Modules“. Soft Robotics, (2017).

E. H. Skorina, M. Luo, W. Tao, F. Chen, J. Fu, C. D. Onal, “Adapting to Flexibility: Model Reference Adaptive Control of Soft Bending Actuators”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, (2017).

M. Luo, Y. Pan, E.H. Skorina, W. Tao, F. Chen, S. Ozel, C.D. Onal, “Slithering towards autonomy: a self-contained soft robotic snake platform with integrated curvature sensing“, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 10:055001, (2015).

M. Luo, M. Agheli, C.D. Onal, “Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Analysis of a Pressure-Operated Soft Robotic Snake“, Soft Robotics, 1(2):136-146 (2014).

 

Conference:

C. Ninatana, R. Cole, I. Wells, A. Ramos, J. Pilgrim, J. Benedict, R. Taylor, R. Dorosh, K. Yoshida, M. Karkee, and M. Luo. Design and Evaluation of a Lightweight Soft Electrical Apple Harvesting Gripper. IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) 2024.

Ryan, J. Allen, Z. He, C. Ninatanta, J. Coleman, J. Spieker, E. Tuck, J. Kurtz, Q. Zhang, M. Whiting, J. Luo, M. Karkee, and M. Luo. “Design, Modeling, and Control of a Low-Cost and Rapid Response Soft-Growing Manipulator for Orchard Operations,”  IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2023: DETROIT, MI.

S. Jeong, M. M. Coad, L. H. Blumenschein, M. Luo, U. Mehmood, J. Kim, A. M. Okamura, and J. Ryu, “A Tip Mount for Transporting Sensors and Tools using Soft Growing Robots,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2020, pp. 8781-8788.  Finalist for IROS 2020 Best Paper Award in Robot Mechanisms and Design

K. Yoshida, X. Ren, L. H. Lumenschein, A.M. Okamura, M. Luo .”AFREEs: Active Fiber Reinforced Elastomeric Enclosures”, IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), (2020). Finalist for Robosoft 2020 Best Paper Award

F. Stroppa, M. Luo, K. Yoshida, M.M. Coad, Y. Pan, L. H. Lumenschein, and A.M. Okamura. “Human Interface for Teleoperated Object Manipulation with a Soft Growing Robot”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), (2020).

K. Yoshida, C.M. Nunez, S.R. Williams, A.M. Okamura, and M. Luo. “3-DoF Wearable, Pneumatic Haptic Device to Deliver Normal, Shear, Vibration, and Torsion Feedback”, IEEE World Haptics Conference, (2019).

Y. Qin, Z. Wan, Y. Sun, EH. Skorina, M. Luo and C.D. Onal.” Design, Fabrication and Experimental Analysis of a 3-D Soft Robotic Snake”, IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2018.

J. Santoso, E.H. Skorina, M. Luo, R. Yan, C.D. Onal, “Design and Analysis of an Origami Continuum Manipulation Module with Torsional Strength“, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), (2017).

S. Ozel, E. H. Skorina, M. Luo, W. Tao, F. Chen, Y. Pan and C. D. Onal, “A Composite Soft Bending Actuation Module with Integrated Curvature Sensing”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), (2016).

E.H. Skorina, W. Tao, F. Chen, M. Luo and C.D. Onal, “Motion Control of a Soft-Actuated Modular Manipulator”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), (2016).

Y. Pan, M. Luo, E H. Skorina, C.D. Onal.” Controlling the Bending Response of a Multi-Layer Composite Module”. Adhesion Society Annual Meeting 2016.

W. Tao, E H. Skorina, F. Chen, J. McInnis, M. Luo, C.D. Onal. “Bioinspired Design and Fabrication Principles of Reliable Fluidic Soft Actuation Modules.” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) 2015.

M. Luo, Y. Pan, W. Tao, F. Chen, E.H. Skorina, C.D. Onal, “Refined Theoretical Modeling of a New-generation Pressure-operated Soft Snake“, Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE), (2015).

M. Luo, E.H. Skorina, W. Tao, F. Chen, C.D. Onal, “Optimized Design of a Rigid Kinematic Module for Antagonistic Soft Actuation“, IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA), (2015).

E.H. Skorina, M. Luo, S. Ozel, F. Chen, W. Tao, C.D. Onal, “Feedforward augmented Sliding Mode Motion Control of Antagonistic Soft Pneumatic Actuators“, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), (2015).

M. Luo, W. Tao, F. Chen, T.K. Khuu, S. Ozel, C.D. Onal, “Design Improvements and Dynamic Characterization on Fluidic Elastomer Actuators for a Soft Robotic Snake“, IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA), (2014).

M. Luo, M. Agheli, C.D. Onal. “Theoretical Modeling of a Pressure-Operated Soft Snake Robot.” ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014.

Book Chapter:

K. N. Kaipa, C. D. Onal, V. Jovanovic, A. Djuric, M. Luo, M. P. Nowers, and M. B. Popovic. ” Bionspired Robotics”, Biomechatronics, Elsevier (2019). Pages: 495:542.