Lael U. Odhner

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Lael U. Odhner is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Lael U. Odhner has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 16 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Lael U. Odhner's work include Robot Manipulation and Learning (13 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (12 papers) and Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (10 papers). Lael U. Odhner is often cited by papers focused on Robot Manipulation and Learning (13 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (12 papers) and Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (10 papers). Lael U. Odhner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Lael U. Odhner's co-authors include Aaron M. Dollar, R. Raymond, Robert Kohout, Yaroslav Tenzer, M. Buehler, Leif P. Jentoft, Robert D. Howe, H. Harry Asada, Jun Ueda and Diego Sustaita and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Access, The International Journal of Robotics Research and IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

In The Last Decade

Lael U. Odhner

31 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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A compliant, underactuated hand for robust manipulation

2014 454 citations Lael U. Odhner, Leif P. Jentoft et al. The International Journal of Robotics Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lael U. Odhner United States	13	964	935	385	131	74	32	1.3k
Guoliang Zhong China	18	633 0.7×	544 0.6×	307 0.8×	50 0.4×	104 1.4×	48	1.0k
Lina Hao China	22	833 0.9×	670 0.7×	323 0.8×	36 0.3×	101 1.4×	145	1.4k
Manolo Garabini Italy	26	1.4k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	441 1.1×	121 0.9×	146 2.0×	97	1.9k
Oliver Eiberger Germany	15	1.6k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	470 1.2×	112 0.9×	152 2.1×	22	2.1k
R. Raymond United States	14	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	470 1.2×	189 1.4×	73 1.0×	16	1.4k
John Wood United States	18	658 0.7×	689 0.7×	272 0.7×	145 1.1×	150 2.0×	57	1.3k
Naoyuki Takesue Japan	17	427 0.4×	375 0.4×	392 1.0×	171 1.3×	56 0.8×	122	989
Aiguo Ming Japan	21	1.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	349 0.9×	265 2.0×	242 3.3×	182	1.7k
Jinoh Lee Italy	24	852 0.9×	1.7k 1.9×	631 1.6×	45 0.3×	148 2.0×	90	2.3k
David Howard Australia	16	788 0.8×	337 0.4×	424 1.1×	153 1.2×	143 1.9×	90	1.4k

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All Works

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Rojas, Nicolás, et al.. (2017). Adaptive Legged Robots Through Exactly Constrained and Non-Redundant Design. IEEE Access. 5. 11131–11141. 8 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U. & Aaron M. Dollar. (2015). Stable, open-loop precision manipulation with underactuated hands. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 34(11). 1347–1360. 65 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U., R. Raymond, & Aaron M. Dollar. (2014). Exploring Dexterous Manipulation Workspaces with the iHY Hand. Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. 32(4). 318–322. 7 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U., et al.. (2014). The design of exactly constrained walking robots. 2983–2989. 4 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U., Leif P. Jentoft, Yaroslav Tenzer, et al.. (2014). A compliant, underactuated hand for robust manipulation. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 33(5). 736–752. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

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Odhner, Lael U., et al.. (2014). Design of hands for aerial manipulation: Actuator number and routing for grasping and perching. 34–40. 40 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U., et al.. (2013). Open-Loop Precision Grasping With Underactuated Hands Inspired by a Human Manipulation Strategy. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 10(3). 625–633. 79 indexed citations

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Raymond, R., Lael U. Odhner, & Aaron M. Dollar. (2012). Dexterous manipulation with underactuated fingers: Flip-and-pinch task. 3551–3552. 10 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U., R. Raymond, & Aaron M. Dollar. (2012). Precision grasping and manipulation of small objects from flat surfaces using underactuated fingers. 2830–2835. 50 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U., Chad Walker, & Aaron M. Dollar. (2012). Simplifying robot hands using recursively scaled power grasps. 20. 2909–2914. 4 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U. & Aaron M. Dollar. (2012). The Smooth Curvature Model: An Efficient Representation of Euler–Bernoulli Flexures as Robot Joints. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 28(4). 761–772. 64 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U. & H. Harry Asada. (2010). Kalman filter for inhomogeneous population Markov chains with application to stochastic recruitment control of muscle actuators. 4774–4781. 2 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U. & H. Harry Asada. (2010). Stochastic Recruitment Control of Large Ensemble Systems With Limited Feedback. Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control. 132(4). 11 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U. & H. Harry Asada. (2008). Equilibrium point control of artificial muscles using recruitment of many motor units. 370. 121–126. 2 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U. & H. Harry Asada. (2008). Stochastic recruitment: Controlling state distribution among swarms of hybrid agents. 28. 4226–4231. 1 indexed citations

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Ueda, Jun, et al.. (2007). Broadcast Feedback of Large-Scale, Distributed Stochastic Control Systems Inspired by Biological Muscle Control. Proceedings of the ... American Control Conference. 6168. 1317–1322. 5 indexed citations

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Ueda, Jun, Lael U. Odhner, & H. Harry Asada. (2007). Broadcast Feedback of Stochastic Cellular Actuators Inspired by Biological Muscle Control. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 26(11-12). 1251–1265. 51 indexed citations

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Ueda, Jun, Lael U. Odhner, Sang‐Gook Kim, & H. Harry Asada. (2006). Distributed Stochastic Control of MEMS-PZT Cellular Actuators with Broadcast Feedback. 272–277. 17 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U., Jun Ueda, & H. Harry Asada. (2006). A Cellular Control Architecture for Compliant Artificial Muscles. PubMed. 2006. 2730–2733. 1 indexed citations

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Odhner, Lael U. & H. Harry Asada. (2006). Sensorless temperature estimation and control of shape memory alloy actuators using thermoelectric devices. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 11(2). 139–144. 12 indexed citations

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