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Yoky Matsuoka
Adjunct Faculty (Adjunct)

Associated center: MRTC

Email address: yoky@cs.washington.edu

Mailing address:
Carnegie Mellon University
Robotics Institute
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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Research interests

See my Neurobotics Laboratory description for my research interests.

This section last updated - February 2006.

Research interest keywords

bioengineering, control, haptics, human-computer interaction, humanoid robotics, medical robotics, and quality-of-life technology

Current Labs & Groups [Past labs]

Robotics Education Lab - The Robotics Education Lab is a central resource to support courses and individual projects in robotics.

Past Projects

Anatomically Correct Testbed (ACT) Hand - We are building a dynamic model of the human hand that is anatomically correct.	Feedback Distortion for Rehabilitation - We are developing a virtual environment with a robotic device to extend the strength and mobility of people recovering from strokes.
Hand Exoskeleton - We are developing an exoskeletal hand for patients suffering from a loss of precise control in the upper limbs and hands.	Life-Size Safer Haptic Environment - We are constructed large-scale haptic devices for life-size environments.
Neuromuscular Hand Control - We are quantifying the development of motor synergies in the human hand.	Portable Wearable Movement Tracking System - We are developing a completely portable and wearable sensor system that accurately tracks and records human limb movements.
Sensory Transfer Systems for the Sensory Impaired - We are developing a sensory transfer system to assist and enhance the manipulation abilities of the sensory impaired.	Silicon/Neuron Interface - We are developing a robust, low-power microengineered interface between living neurons and silicon circuitry.

Recent publications [View all 34 publications]

• 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]

• Optical Merger of Direct Vision with Virtual Images for Scaled Teleoperation
  S. Clanton, D.C. Wang, V. Chib, Y. Matsuoka, and G.D. Stetten
  IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), Vol. 12, No. 2, March, 2006, pp. 277 - 285. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1328 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]
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