Graphics enhanced version of this site

Publications, Neurobotics Laboratory

Note: This list may not be comprehensive. It contains only those publications in the RI publications database. Entries are listed in reverse chronological order.

• Self-Assembled Monolayers of Polythiophene "Molecular Wires": A New Electrode Technology for Neuro-Robotic Interfaces
  A.S. Widge
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-07-03, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, January, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [13401 KB] copyrighted

• A Kinematic Thumb Model for the ACT Hand
  L.Y. Chang and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the IEEE Intl. Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '06), May, 2006, pp. 1000 - 1005. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [379 KB] copyrighted

• Enhanced Visual Error in a Coordinated Pinching Task
  B.R. Brewer, R. Klatzky, and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the IEEE Intl. Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '06), May, 2006.

• Flexible, High Density, Artificial Skin with riaxial Force Discernment
  S.C. Koterba and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the IEEE Intl. Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '06), May, 2006.

• On the design of robotic hands for brain-machine interface
  Y. Matsuoka, P. Afshar, and M. Oh
  Neurosurgical Focus, Vol. 20, No. 5, May, 2006, pp. 1-9. [Abstract]

• Visual Feedback Manipulation for Hand Rehabilitation in a Robotic Environment
  B.R. Brewer
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-24, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [6630 KB] copyrighted

• Demonstration of a Large Dissipative Haptic Environment
  M. Vande Weghe, B. Dellon, S. Kelly, R. Juchniewicz, and Y. Matsuoka
  IEEE Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual and Teleoperator Systems, 2006.
  Download: pdf [223 KB] copyrighted

• Determination of the Arm Orientation for Brain-Machine Interface Prosthetic
  S. Clanton, J. Laws, and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the 14th IEEE Intl. Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, August, 2005, pp. 422 - 426. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [335 KB] copyrighted

• Perceptual Limits for a Robotic Rehabilitation Environment Using Visual Feedback Distortion
  B.R. Brewer, M. Fagan, R. Klatzky, and Y. Matsuoka
  IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 13, 2005, pp. 1 - 11. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [659 KB] copyrighted

• An efficient real-time human posture tracking algorithm using low-cost inertial and magnetic sensors
  A.T. Gallagher, Y. Matsuoka, and W. Ang
  Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '04), Vol. 3, October, 2004, pp. 2967 - 2972.
  Download: pdf [778 KB] copyrighted

• Conductive Polymer 'Molecular Wires' Increase Electrical Conductance Across Artificial Cell Membranes
  A.S. Widge, M. Jeffries-El, and Y. Matsuoka
  In The 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, September, 2004, pp. 5058 - 5063. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [383 KB] copyrighted

• Neuromuscular Strategies for Dynamic Finger Movements: A Robotic Approach
  Y. Matsuoka and P. Afshar
  In The 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Vol. 2, September, 2004, pp. 4649 - 4652. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [682 KB] copyrighted

• Shaping Synergistic Pinching Patterns with Feedback Distortion in a Virtual Rehabilitation Environment
  Y. Matsuoka, B.R. Brewer, and R. Klatzky
  In The 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, September, 2004, pp. 4866 - 4869. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [449 KB] copyrighted

• Comparison of Control Strategies for an EMG Controlled Orthotic Exoskeleton for the Hand
  M. DiCicco, L. Lucas, and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '04), May, 2004. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [551 KB] copyrighted

• Conductive Polymer 'Molecular Wires' For Neuro-Robotic Interfaces
  A.S. Widge, M. Jeffries-El, C. Lagenaur, V. Weedn, and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '04), May, 2004. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [536 KB] copyrighted

• Effects of Visual Feedback Distortion for the Elderly and the Motor-Impaired in a robotic Rehabilitation Environment
  B.R. Brewer, R. Klatzky, and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '04), May, 2004. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [445 KB] copyrighted

• Muscle Actuator Design for the ACT Hand
  N. Gialias and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '04), May, 2004. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1868 KB] copyrighted

• Neural-Based Control of A Robotic Hand: Evidence for Distinct Muscle Strategies
  P. Afshar and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '04), May, 2004. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [882 KB] copyrighted

• The ACT Hand: Design of the Skeletal Structure
  M. Vande Weghe, M. Rogers, M. Weissert, and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '04), May, 2004. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [775 KB] copyrighted

• A Novel Machine Interface for Scaled Telesurgery
  S. Clanton, D.C. Wang, Y. Matsuoka, D.M. Shelton, and G.D. Stetten
  SPIE Medical Imaging, Vol. 5367, February, 2004, pp. 697 - 704. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [796 KB] copyrighted

• An EMG-Controlled Hand Exoskeleton for Natural Pinching
  L. Lucas, M. DiCicco, and Y. Matsuoka
  Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 16, No. 5, 2004, pp. 482 - 488.

• An Anatomical Hand for Instruction and Simulation
  S. Bidic, J. Imbriglia, and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September, 2003.

• An Extensor Mechanism for an Anatomical Robotic Hand
  D.D. Wilkinson, M. Vande Weghe, and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '03), Vol. 1, May, 2003, pp. 238 - 243. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [359 KB] copyrighted

• Feedback Distortion to Increase Strength and Mobility
  B.R. Brewer, R. Klatzky, and Y. Matsuoka
  Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2003), April, 2003, pp. 258 - 261.
  Download: pdf [250 KB] copyrighted

• Feedback Distortion for Rehabilitation: Gauging Perceived Physical Effort
  M. Fagan, Y. Matsuoka, and R. Klatzky
  Proceedings of the 11th IEEE Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual and Teleoperator Systems, March, 2003, pp. 159 - 165. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [426 KB] copyrighted

• Feedback Distortion to Overcome Learned Nonuse: A System Overview
  B.R. Brewer, R. Klatzky, and Y. Matsuoka
  IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2003, pp. 1613 - 1616.
  Download: pdf [546 KB] copyrighted

• The Tolerance for Visual Feedback Distortions in a Virtual Environment
  Y. Matsuoka, S. Allin, and R. Klatzky
  Physiology & Behavior, Vol. 77, No. 4-5, December, 2002, pp. 651 - 655. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [178 KB] copyrighted

• Measuring Just Noticeable Differences For Haptic Force Feedback: A Tool for Rehabilitation
  S. Allin, Y. Matsuoka, and R. Klatzky
  Proceedings of the 10th IEEE Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual and Teleoperator Systems (HAPTICS 2002), March, 2002, pp. 299 - 302. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1187 KB] copyrighted

• Monitoring the Relationship between the Humerus and Clavicle Angles as Indicators for Neuromuscular Disorders
  A.T. Gallagher and Y. Matsuoka
  International Shoulder Group Conference, 2002. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [232 KB] copyrighted

• Design of Life-Size Haptic Environments
  Y. Matsuoka and W.T. Townsend
  Experimental Robotics VII, Rus and Singh, ed., 2001. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [133 KB] copyrighted