Todd G. Nelson

409 total citations
19 papers, 314 citations indexed

About

Todd G. Nelson is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Todd G. Nelson has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 314 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 10 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 5 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Todd G. Nelson's work include Advanced Materials and Mechanics (14 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (8 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (7 papers). Todd G. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Materials and Mechanics (14 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (8 papers) and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (7 papers). Todd G. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and China. Todd G. Nelson's co-authors include Larry L. Howell, Spencer P. Magleby, Robert J. Lang, Just L. Herder, Dino Samartzis, Anton E. Bowden, Zhicheng Deng and David T. Fullwood and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, Materials & Design and SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series.

In The Last Decade

Todd G. Nelson

18 papers receiving 308 citations

Peers

Todd G. Nelson
Kyler A. Tolman United States
Zhu Yi United States
Shixi Zang China
Sahand Sadeghi United States
Junfeng He China
Woo-Young Choi South Korea
Jingjun Yu China
Jovana Jovanova Netherlands
Timothy Klatt United States
Guoguang Jin China
Kyler A. Tolman United States
Todd G. Nelson
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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (2021). Deployable Convex Generalized Cylindrical Surfaces Using Torsional Joints. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 13(3). 4 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (2021). The Mixed-Body Model: A Method for Predicting Large Deflections in Stepped Cantilever Beams. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 14(4). 4 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (2020). Deployable Convex Generalized Cylindrical Surfaces Using Torsional Joints. 3 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (2019). Developable mechanisms on developable surfaces. Science Robotics. 4(27). 54 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (2019). Origami-inspired sacrificial joints for folding compliant mechanisms. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 140. 194–210. 20 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (2019). Normalized Coordinate Equations and an Energy Method for Predicting Natural Curved-Fold Configurations. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 86(7). 9 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G.. (2018). Art to Engineering: Curved Folding and Developable Surfaces in Mechanism and Deployable Structure Design. ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University). 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., Robert J. Lang, Spencer P. Magleby, & Larry L. Howell. (2018). Implementation of Rolling Contacts for SORCE Joints. 9. 1–8. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G. & Just L. Herder. (2018). Developable compliant-aided rolling-contact mechanisms. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 126. 225–242. 12 indexed citations
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Lang, Robert J., Todd G. Nelson, Spencer P. Magleby, & Larry L. Howell. (2017). Thick Rigidly Foldable Origami Mechanisms Based on Synchronized Offset Rolling Contact Elements. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 9(2). 47 indexed citations
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Lang, Robert J., Todd G. Nelson, Spencer P. Magleby, & Larry L. Howell. (2017). Kinematics and Discretization of Curved-Fold Mechanisms. 9 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (2016). Packing and deploying Soft Origami to and from cylindrical volumes with application to automotive airbags. Royal Society Open Science. 3(9). 160429–160429. 31 indexed citations
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Lang, Robert J., Todd G. Nelson, Spencer P. Magleby, & Larry L. Howell. (2016). Thick Rigidly Foldable Origami Mechanisms Based on Synchronized Offset Rolling Contact Elements. 21 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (2016). Material selection shape factors for compliant arrays in bending. Materials & Design. 110. 865–877. 7 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., Robert J. Lang, Spencer P. Magleby, & Larry L. Howell. (2015). Curved-folding-inspired deployable compliant rolling-contact element (D-CORE). Mechanism and Machine Theory. 96. 225–238. 39 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (2015). Facilitating Deployable Mechanisms and Structures Via Developable Lamina Emergent Arrays. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 8(3). 40 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., Robert J. Lang, Spencer P. Magleby, & Larry L. Howell. (2015). Large-Curvature Deployable Developable Structures via Lamina Emergent Arrays. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (2014). Changes in Vertebral Strain Energy Correlate With Increased Presence of Schmorl's Nodes in Multi-Level Lumbar Disk Degeneration. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 136(6). 61002–61002. 10 indexed citations
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Nelson, Todd G., et al.. (1994). Rotary Valve System for a Four-Cycle G-Kart Racing Engine. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 1 indexed citations

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