Publications
Patents
Patents & Disclosures
*Supervised students are bolded.
[IP06] Jia, Y. and Krovi, V., “Smart Companion Robot” New Technology Disclosure, CURF Technology ID: 2020-065, Filed: May 29, 2020.
[IP05] Krovi, V., Zhou, X., and Jun, S.-K., “Cable-Based Active Variable Stiffness Module with Decoupled Tension” New Technology Disclosure, STOR Docket, R-6893, Filed: April 29, 2014.
[IP04] Krovi, V., Corso, J., Singhal, P., Kumar, S., Narayanan, M.S., Jun, S.-K., and Zhou, X. “Automated Extraction of Surgical Tool Attributes from Monocular Video” New Technology Disclosure, STOR Docket. R-6879, Filed: March 10, 2014.
[IP03] Krovi, V., Singhal, P., Corso, J., Garimella, S., Misra, S., Narayanan, M.S., and Kumar, S., “Video Based Decision Support and Safety Systems for Robotic Surgery” United States Provisional Patent, Serial Number 61/809,376, STOR Docket No. R-6807, Filed: April 7, 2013.
[IP02] Krovi, V., Garimella, S., Eddib, A., Singhal, P., Jun, S.-K., Narayanan, M.S., and Agrawal, P., “Automated Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery Skill Assessment” United States Provisional Patent, Serial Number 61/663,301, STOR Docket No. R-6714, Filed: June 22, 2012.
[IP01] Kumar, V., Wellman, P., and Krovi, V., “Adaptive mobility system,” United States Patent 5,513,716. Appl. No.: 239,951, Filed: May 9, 1994, Granted: May 7, 1996.
Books
Edited Books
[B01] Gupta, S.K., Krovi, V., and Schlenoff, C.,Manufacturing in the Era of 4th Industrial Revolution, Volume 2: Recent Advances in Industrial Robotics, World Scientific, Singapore, 404 pages, March 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/11898-vol2.
Book Chapters
*Supervised students are bolded.
[BC19] Raman, A., Schmid, M., & Krovi, V, “Wrench Analysis of Kinematically Redundant Planar CDPRs,” In Cable-Driven Parallel Robots, Eds. Gouttefarde, M., Bruckmann, T., and Pott, A., pp. 90-104, June 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75789-2_8
[BC18] Gupta, S.K., Krovi, V., and Schlenoff, C., “Chapter 1: Introduction,” In Manufacturing in the Era of 4th Industrial Revolution, Volume 2: Recent Advances in Industrial Robotics, pp. 1-6, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811222849_0001
[BC17] Wang, W., Chen, Y., Li, R., Zhang, Z., Krovi, V., and Jia, Y, “Chapter 4: Human-Robot Collaboration for Advanced Manufacturing by Learning from Multi-Modal Human Demonstrations,” In Manufacturing in the Era of 4th Industrial Revolution, Volume 2: Recent Advances in Industrial Robotics, World Scientific, Singapore, pp. 87–116, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811222849_0004.
[BC16] Gill, J., Chen, Y., Niaki, F.A., Tomaszewski, M., Wang, M., Mears, L., Pisu, P., Jia, Y., Krovi, V., “Chapter 9: A Smart Companion Robot for Automotive Assembly,” In Manufacturing in the Era of 4th Industrial Revolution, Volume 2: Recent Advances in Industrial Robotics, World Scientific, Singapore, pp. 239–265, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811222849_0009.
[BC15] Alamdari, A., Jun, S.K., Ramsey, D.K and Krovi, V., "Chapter 8: A Review of Home-based Rehabilitation," in Encyclopedia of Medical Robotics, Volume 4: Rehabilitation Robotics (Ed. Agrawal, S.) World Scientific Publishing pp. 187-215, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813232327_0008
[BC14] Kumar, S., Sovizi, J., and Krovi, V., "Chapter 13: Training and Skill Assessment for Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery – Part 1: Historical Perspective and Challenges,” in Encyclopedia of Medical Robotics, Volume 1: Minimally Invasive Surgical Robotics (Ed. Patel, Rajni), World Scientific Publishing, pp. 375-390, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813232266_0013
[BC13] Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., "Chapter 2: A Review of Computational Musculoskeletal Analysis of Human Lower Extremities," in Human Modelling for Bio-inspired Robotics: Mechanical Engineering in Assistive Technologies, Kurita, Y. and Ueda, J. (Eds.), pp. 37-73, Academic Press, September 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803137-7.00003-3
[BC12] Zhou, X., Jun, S.K., and Krovi, V., "Planar Cable Robot with Variable Stiffness," in Experimental Robotics: The 14th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, A. M. Hsieh, O. Khatib, V. Kumar (Eds.), Springer Int. Pub, ISBN 978-3-319-23777-0, pp. 391-403, Jan 2016.
[BC11] Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., "Statically Balancing Articulated Wheeled Vehicle by Parallelogram and Spring-based Compensation," in Dynamic Balancing of Mechanisms and Synthesizing of Parallel Robots, D. Zhang and B. Wei. (Eds.), Springer, August 2015.
[BC10] Fu, Q., Zhou, X., and Krovi, V., "The Reconfigurable Omnidirectional Articulated Mobile Robot (ROAMeR),” in Experimental Robotics: The 12th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, Khatib, O., Kumar,V., and Sukhatme, G., (Eds.), Springer, ISBN 978-3642285714, April 2014.
[BC09] Gupta, S.K., Bejgerowski, W., Gerdes, J., Hopkins, J., Lee, L.-F., Narayanan, M.S., Mendel, F.C., and Krovi, V., "An Engineering Approach to Utilizing Bio-Inspiration in Robotics Applications," in Biologically Inspired Design, Goel A. K., McAdams D. A., and Stone R. B., (Eds.), Ch. 10 pp. 245-267, Springer London, Mar 2014.
[BC08] Agrawal, P., Kumar, S., Ryde, J., Corso, J., and Krovi, V., “Estimating Human Dynamics On-The-Fly Using Monocular Video For Pose Estimation,” Robotics: Science and Systems VIII, in Newman, P., Roy N., and Srinivasa, S., (Eds.), MIT Press, ISBN 9780262519687, July 2013.
[BC07] Zhou, X., Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., “Articulated Wheeled Vehicle: Back to the Future?,” Advances in Mechanisms, Robotics and Design Education and Research, in Kumar, V., Sreenivasan, S.V., Schmiedeler, J., and Su, H.(Eds.), Springer Mechanisms and Machine Science Series, Vol. 14, ISBN 978-3319003979, July 2013.
[BC06] Zhou, X., Tang, C. and Krovi, V., “Cooperating Mobile Cable Robots: Screw-theoretic Analysis,” Redundancy in Robot Manipulators and Multi-Robot Systems, Milutinovic, D., and Rosen, J., (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 57, pp. 109-123, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN 978-3-642-33970-7, Mar. 2013.
[BC05] Agrawal, P., Kumar, S., Ryde, J., Corso, J., and Krovi, V., "An Optimization Based Framework for Human Pose Estimation in Monocular Videos," in Advances in Visual Computing, Bebis, G., Boyle, R., et al., (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 7431, pp. 575-586, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN 978-3-642-33178-7, July 2012.
[BC04] Xu, R., Agarwal, P., Kumar, S., Krovi, V., and Corso, J., "Combining Skeletal Pose with Local Motion for Human Activity Recognition," Articulated Motion and Deformable Objects, in Perales, F., Fisher, R., and Moeslund, T., (Eds)., Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 7378, pp. 114-123, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
[BC03] Lee, L.-F. and Krovi, V., “Performance Evaluation of Potential Field based Distributed Motion Planning Methods for Robot Collectives,” in Motion Planning, Jing, X-J. (Ed.), In-Tech Publishing, Vienna, ISBN 978-9537619015, June 2008.
[BC02] Krovi, V., and Kumar, V., “Rapid Design and Prototyping of Customized Rehabilitation Aids,” Encyclopedia of Microcomputers, in Kent, A. and Williams, J. G., (Eds.) , Marcel Dekker, New York, September 1999.
[BC01] Kumar, V., Rahman, T., and Krovi, V., “Assistive Devices for People with Motor Disabilities,” Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, in Webster, J. G. , March 1999.
Journals
Invited Archival Articles
*Supervised students are bolded.
[IJ14] Krovi V, editor. “Editorial: Announcing the 2021 Best Paper Award and Honorable Mention,” ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp.050201, 2022. doi:10.1115/1.4054364
[IJ13] Krovi, V., "Editorial: Journal Initiatives 2021," ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 020201-020201-1, May 2021, doi:10.1115/1.4051063
[IJ12] Krovi V, editor. “Editorial: Announcing the 2020 Best Paper Award and Honorable Mention,” ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 040202, 2021. doi: 10.1115/1.4050997
[IJ11] Mueller, A., Murray, A., and Krovi, V., "Editorial: Selected Papers From IDETC 2017," Guest Editorial for Special Issue in ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 020201-020201-1, Feb 2018, doi:10.1115/1.4039203
[IJ10] Dankowicz, H., Kumar, V., and Krovi, V., " Editorial: Special Issue of Applied Mechanics Reviews in Collaboration With the Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics," Guest Editorial for Special Issue in Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 70, No. 1, pp. 010201-010201-2, Feb 2018, doi: 10.1115/1.4039444
[IJ9] Krovi V., “Smart Cities: Connected Vehicles in an Urban Environment", Guest Editorial for Dynamic Systems and Control Supplement, Mechanical Engineering Magazine, Vol. 139, No. 12, p. S2, Dec 2017. URL:http://memagazineselect.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/Issue.aspx?issueID=936883
[IJ8] Krovi V., Schmiedeler, J., and Su, H., “Editorial: Selected Papers from IDETC 2016", Guest Editorial for Special Issue in ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 020301, March 2017, doi:10.1115/1.4036028.
[IJ7] Krovi V., Murray, A. and Schmiedeler, J., “Editorial: Selected Papers from IDETC 2015", Guest Editorial for Special Issue in ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 050301, May 2016, doi:10.1115/1.4032510.
[IJ6] Krovi V., “Robotic Surgery: In Safe Hands", Editorial for Dynamic Systems and Control supplement, Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 9, September 2015. [PDF], [URL]
[IJ5] Narayanan, M.S., Chauhan, M., Saha, S., Kumar, S., and Krovi, V., "Overview of Robotics Activities in India (2013) [Industrial Activities]," IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 20, No.4, pp. 15-17, Dec. 2013 doi: 10.1109/MRA.2013.2283182
[IJ4] Krovi, V., Goldfarb, M., and Laumond, J.-P., “Editorial: Focused Section on Anthropomorphism in Mechatronic Systems,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 14, No. 6, December 2009. doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2009.2033594
[IJ3] Agrawal, S. K., Krovi, V. and O’Malley, M., “Editorial: Special Section on ASME IMECE ARDC 2006 Machines for Human Assistance and Augmentation,” International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp.231-231, February 2008. URL: doi:10.1177/0278364907085556
[IJ2] Agrawal, S. K., and Krovi, V., “Guest Editorial: Introduction to the Focused Section on Biomimetics and Novel Aspects in Robotics,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 117- 118, April 2006. URL: doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2006.871146
[IJ1] Agrawal, S. K., Krovi, V., and O‘Malley, M., “Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Novel Robotics and Control,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Vol. 128, No. 1, pp. 1-2, March 2006. URL: doi: 10.1115/1.2171717.
Archival Articles
*Supervised students are bolded.
[J54] Betz, J., Zheng, H., Liniger, A., Rosolia, U., Karle, P., Behl, M., Krovi, V., and Mangharam, R., "Autonomous Vehicles on the Edge: A Survey on Autonomous Vehicle Racing," IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1109/OJITS.2022.3181510 .
[J53] Thakar, S., Srinivasan, S., Al-Hussaini, S., Bhatt, P., Rajendran, P., Yoon, Y.J., Dhanaraj, N., Malhan, R.K., Schmid, M., Krovi, V. and Gupta, S.K. (2022. “A Survey of Wheeled Mobile Manipulation: A Decision Making Perspective,” ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, pp.1-38, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054611
[J52] Srinivasan, S., Schmid, M. J., &; Krovi, V., “Adaptive and reference shaping control for steer-by-wire vehicles in high-speed maneuvers,” IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 54, No. 20, 166–171, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2021.11.170
[J51] Christensen, H., Amato, N., Yanco, H., Mataric, M., Choset, H., Drobnis, A., Goldberg, K., Grizzle, J., Hager, G., Hollerbach, J., Hutchinson, S., Krovi, V., Lee, D., Smart, W., Trinkle, J., and Sukhatme, G., "A Roadmap for US Robotics – From Internet to Robotics 2020 Edition", Foundations and Trends® in Robotics: Vol. 8: No. 4, pp 307-424, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/2300000066
[J50] S. Baskaran, F. A. Niaki, M. Tomaszewski, J. S. Gill, Y. Chen, Y. Jia, L. Mears, and V. Krovi, "Digital Human and Robot Simulation in Automotive Assembly Using Siemens Process Simulate: A Feasibility Study," Procedia Manufacturing, vol. 34, no. pp. 986-94, 2019/01/01/ 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.promfg.2019.06.097
[J49] Alamdari, A., Haghighi, R., & Krovi, V., “Gravity-Balancing of Elastic Articulated-Cable Leg-Orthosis Emulator," Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 131, no. pp. 351-70, 2019/01/01/ 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2018.09.019
[J48] Alamdari, A., Haghighi, R., & Krovi, V., “Stiffness Modulation in an Elastic Articulated-Cable Leg-Orthosis Emulator: Theory and Experiment,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 34, no. 5 pp. 1266-79, 2018 doi:10.1109/TRO.2018.2830356.
[J47] Chen, Y., Wang, W., Biron, Z., Wang, Z., Schulte, J., Krovi, V., & Jia, Y., “A Robotic Lift Assister: A Smart Companion Robot for Heavy Payload Transport and Manipulation in Automotive Assembly,” IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, vol. 25, no. 2 pp. 107-119, 2018. doi:10.1109/MRA.2018.2815704
[J46] Sovizi, J., Rai, R., and Krovi, V., “Wrench Uncertainty Quantification and Reconfiguration Analysis in Loosely Interconnected Cooperative Systems,” ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 2 pp. 021002-021002-12, 2017 doi:10.1115/1.4037122.
[J45] Zhang, B., Liu, Y., Rai, R., and Krovi, V., “Invariant Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis for Building Energy Models,” Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 392-405, July 2017. doi:10.1080/19401493.2016.1265590.
[J44] Anson, M., Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., “Orientation Workspace and Stiffness Optimization of Cable-Driven Parallel Manipulators with Base Mobility,” ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 031011, Mar. 2017, doi:10.1115/1.4035988.
[J43] Srinivasan, S., Krovi, V., Singhal, P., and S. Misra, "A Quantitative System for Technical Assessment and Training of Skills (STATS) for Surgical Performance,” Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. S49-S50, Nov. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.127.
[J42] Sovizi, J., Kumar, S., and Krovi, V., “Approximating Markov Chain Approach to Optimal Feedback Control of a Flexible Needle,” ASME Journal of Dynamics Systems Measurement and Control, vol. 138, pp. 111006-111006-7, Nov. 2016. doi:10.1115/1.4033834
[J41] Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., "Static Balancing of Highly Reconfigurable Articulated Wheeled Vehicles for Power Consumption Reduction of Actuators", International Journal of Mechanisms and Robotic Systems, Vol. 3, No.1, pp.15 – 31, 2016, doi:10.1504/IJMRS.2016.077035.
[J40] Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., "Design of Articulated Leg–Wheel Subsystem by Kinetostatic Optimization," Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 100, pp. 222-234, June 2016. doi:10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2016.02.010.
[J39] Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., “Design and Analysis of a Cable-Driven Articulated Rehabilitation System for Gait Training,” ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 051018-051018-12, May 2016, doi:10.1115/1.4032274.
[J38] Jun, S.K., Zhou, X., Ramsey, D.K., and Krovi, V., “Smart Knee Brace Design with Parallel Coupled Compliant Plate (PCCP) Mechanism and Pennate Elastic Band (PEB) Spring,” ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 041024-041024-12, November 2015 doi: 10.1115/1.4030653
[J37] Kumar, S., Singhal, P., and Krovi, V., "Computer Vision based Decision Support in Surgical Robotics," IEEE Design & Test Magazine, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 89-97, October 2015. doi: 10.1109/MDAT.2015.2465135
[J36] Kumar S., Ahmidi N., Hager G., Singhal P., Corso J., Krovi V., “Surgical Performance Assessment", Mechanical Engineering (Dynamic Systems and Control supplement), Vol. 137, No. 9, S7-10, September 2015. [PDF]
[J35] Zhou, X., Jun, S.K. and Krovi, V., “A Cable-based Active Variable Stiffness Module with Decoupled Tension,” ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 7, No. 1, 011005-011005-05, February 2015. doi:10.1115/1.4029308.
[J34] Sovizi, J., Das, S., and Krovi, V., “Random Matrix Approach: Toward Probabilistic Formulation of the Manipulator Jacobian,” ASME Journal of Dynamics Systems Measurement and Control, Vol. 137, No. 3 pp. 031012-031012-10, Oct. 2014. doi:10.1115/1.4027871.
[J33] Agrawal, P., Kumar, S., Ryde, J., Corso, J. J., and Krovi, V., “Estimating Dynamics On-the-Fly using Monocular Video For Vision Based Robotics,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp.1412-23, Aug. 2014. doi:10.1109/TMECH.2013.2284235
[J32] Zhou, X., Jun, S.K. and Krovi, V., “Tension Distribution Shaping via Reconfigurable Attachment in Planar Mobile Cable Robots,” Robotica, Vol. 32 No. Special Issue 02, pp. 245-256, March 2014. doi:10.1017/S0263574713001008
[J31] Eddib, A., Danakas, A., Hughes, S., Erk, M., Michalik, C., Narayanan, M.S., Krovi, V. and Singhal, P., “Influence of Morbid Obesity on Surgical Outcomes in Robotic-Assisted Gynecologic Surgery,” Journal of Gynecologic Surgery, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 81-86, April 2014. doi:10.1089/gyn.2012.0142.
[J30] Eddib, A., Hughes, S., Aalto, M., Eswar, A., Erk, M., Michalik, C., Krovi, V. and Singhal, P., “Impact of Age on Surgical Outcomes after Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomies,” Surgical Science, Vol. 5, No. 90-96, March 2014. doi:10.4236/ss.2014.53018.
[J29] Chitgar, S., Ghomi, A., Danakas, G., Erk, M., Narayanan, M.S., Krovi, V., Sharma, S., and Singhal, P., “Safety and Efficacy of Robot-Assisted Gynecologic Surgery for High Risk and Advanced Stage Endometrial Cancer,” Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology , Vol. 20 , No. 6 , S82, Nov. 2013. doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.264.
[J28] Chitgar, S., Jain, N., Ghomi, A., Danakas, G., Erk, M., Narayanan, M.S., Krovi, V., Sharma, S., and Singhal, P., “Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence after Robot-assisted Gynecologic Surgery,” Gynecologic Oncology, Vol. 131, No. 1, pp. 275, Oct. 2013. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.07.074.
[J27] Eddib, A., Jain, N., Aalto, M., Hughes, S., Eswar, A., Erk, M., Michalik, C., Marchetti, D., Krovi, V. and Singhal, P., "An Analysis of the Impact of Previous Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Experience on the Learning Curve for Robotic Hysterectomy," Journal of Robotic Surgery, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 295-299, Sept. 2013. doi:10.1007/s11701-012-0388-6
[J26] Jun, S.K., Narayanan, M.S., Eddib, A., Garimella, S., Singhal, P., and Krovi, V., "Evaluation of Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills using Motion Studies", Journal of Robotic Surgery, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 241-249, July 2013. doi:2013.10.1007/s11701-013-0419-y
[J25] Narayanan, M.S., Kannan, S., Mendel, F.C. and Krovi, V., “Parallel Architecture Manipulators for Use in Masticatory Studies,” Recent Advances of Parallel Robots for Industrial Applications, International Journal of Intelligent Mechatronics and Robotics, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp.100-122, February 2012. doi:10.4018/ijimr.2011100106.
[J24] Tang, C.-P., Miller, P., Krovi, V., Ryu, J-C. and Agrawal, S., “Differential Flatness-based Planning and Control of a Wheeled Mobile Manipulator – Theory and Experiment,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 768-773, August 2011. doi:10.1109/TMECH.2010.2066282
[J23] Shah, H.L., Tripathi, S., Lee, L.-F., and Krovi, V., “Role of Automated Symbolic Generation of Equations of Motion to Enhance Robotics Education", ASEE Computers in Education Journal, July-September 2010, Vol. I, No. 3, pp. 2-20 (WINNER OF 2010 HARDENS-SIMONS BEST JOURNAL PAPER AWARD).
[J22] Lee, L.-F., Narayanan, M.S., Kannan, S., Mendel, F. C. and Krovi, V., “Rehabilitation Program Refinement Using Virtual Musculoskeletal Simulations,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 634 – 38, June 2009. doi:10.1109/TRO.2009.2019780
[J21] White, G.D., Bhatt, R. M., Tang, C.-P., and Krovi, V., “Experimental Evaluation of Dynamic Redundancy Resolution in a Nonholonomic Wheeled Mobile Manipulator,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 349 – 357, June 2009. doi:10.1109/TMECH.2008.2008802
[J20] Bhatt, R.M., Tang, C.-P., Lee, L.-F., and Krovi, V., “A Case for Scaffolded Virtual Prototyping Tutorial Case-Studies in Engineering Education,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 25, No.1, pp.84-92, January 2009. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intjee/ijee/2009/00000025/00000001/art00011.
[J19] Bhatt, R.M., Tang, C.-P., and Krovi, V., “Formation Optimization for a Fleet of Wheeled Mobile Robots – A Geometric Approach,” Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 102-120, January 2009. doi:10.1016/j.robot.2006.12.012.
[J18] Krovi, V. and Nie, X., “Design of Reconfigurable Coupled-Serial Chain Based Manipulation Assistive Aids,” Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Volume 24, No. 3, pp. 345-358, June 2008. doi:10.1016/j.rcim.2007.01.003 .
[J17] del Signore, M.J., Bhatt, R.M., and Krovi, V., “Musculoskeletal Analysis of Felid Jaw Mechanisms using Screw-Theory,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 147-159, February 2008. doi:10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2007.02.005
[J16] Khan, W.A., Tang, C.-P., and Krovi, V., “Modular and Distributed Forward Dynamic Simulation of Constrained Mechanical Systems - A Comparative Study”, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 558-579, May 2007. doi:10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2006.05.002
[J15] White, G.D., Bhatt, R.M., and Krovi, V., “Dynamic Redundancy Resolution in a Nonholonomic Wheeled Mobile Manipulator,” Robotica, Special Issue on Mobile Manipulators: Basic Techniques, New trends & Applications, Vol. 25, No. 2 pp. 147-156, March 2007. doi:10.1017/S0263574706003328
[J14] Tang, C.-P., and Krovi, V., “Manipulability based Configuration Evaluation of Cooperative Payload Transport by Mobile Manipulator Collectives,” Robotica, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 29-42, January 2007. doi:10.1017/S0263574706002979.
[J13] Bhatt, R.M., and Krovi, V., “DynaFlexPro for Maple – A Review,” IEEE Control Systems, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 127-138, December 2006. doi: 10.1109/MCS.2006.252839.
[J12] Abou-Samah, M., Tang, C.-P., Bhatt, R.M., and Krovi, V., “A Kinematically Compatible Framework for Cooperative Payload Transport System by Multiple Mobile Manipulators,” Autonomous Robots, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 227-242, November 2006. doi:10.1007/s10514-005-9717-9.
[J11] Jadhav, C., Nair, P. and Krovi, V., “Individualized Interactive Home-based Haptic Telerehabilitation,” IEEE Multimedia Systems, Special Issue on Haptic User Interfaces in Multimedia Systems, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 2-9, July 2006. doi: 10.1109/MMUL.2006.60
[J10] Tang, C.-P., Bhatt, R.M., Abou-Samah, M., and Krovi, V., “A Screw-Theoretic Analysis Framework For Payload Manipulation By Mobile Manipulator Collectives,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 169- 178, April 2006.
[J09] Jun, S.-K., White, G.D. and Krovi, V., “Kinetostatic Design Considerations for an Articulated Leg-Wheel Locomotion Subsystem,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Vol. 128, No. 1, pp. 112-121, March 2006.
[J08] Khan, W. A., Krovi, V., Saha, S.K., and Angeles, J., “Modular and Recursive Kinematics and Dynamics for Parallel Manipulators,” Multibody Systems Dynamics, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 419–455, December 2005.
[J07] Khan, W. A., Krovi, V., Saha, S.K., and Angeles, J., “Recursive Kinematics and Inverse Dynamics for a Planar 3R Parallel Manipulator,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 529–536, December 2005.
[J06] Nie, X., and Krovi, V., “Fourier Methods for Kinematic Synthesis of Coupled Serial Chain Mechanisms,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 127, No. 2, pp. 232–241, March 2005.
[J05] Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Kumar, V., “Kinematic and Kinetostatic Synthesis of Planar Coupled Serial Chain Mechanisms,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 124, No. 2, pp.143-155, June 2002.
[J04] Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Kumar, V., “Kinematic Synthesis of Spatial R-R Dyads for Path Following With Applications to Coupled Serial Chain Mechanisms,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol.123, No. 3, pp. 359-366, September 2001.
[J03] Krovi, V., Kumar, V., Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Vezien, J-M., “Design and Virtual Prototyping of Rehabilitation Aids,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 121, No. 3, pp. 456-458, September 1999.
[J02] Krovi, V., and Kumar, V., “Modeling and Control of a Hybrid Locomotion System,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 121, No. 3, pp. 448-455, September 1999.
[J01] Wellman, P., Krovi, V., Kumar, V., and Harwin, W., “Design of a Wheelchair with Legs for People with Motor Disabilities,” IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 343 - 53, December 1995.
Conferences
Refereed Conference Publications
*Supervised students are bolded.
[C122] Raman, A., Walker, I., Schmid, M., & Krovi, V. N., “Fault Tolerant Control of a Planar Kinematically Redundant Cable Driven Parallel Robot,” 2022 Modeling Estimation and Control Conference (MECC 2022), Jersey City, NJ, Oct 2-5, 2022, Accepted for Publication
[C121] Salvi, A., Coleman, J., Buzhardt, J., Krovi, V. and Tallapragada, T., “Stabilization of vertical motion of a vehicle on bumpy terrain using deep reinforcement learning”, 2022 Modeling Estimation and Control Conference (MECC 2022), Jersey City, NJ, Oct 2-5, 2022, Accepted for Publication
[C120] Joglekar. A., Misurati. N., Sathe. S., Srinivasan, S., Schmid, M., Krovi, V., “Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Adaption of Pure-Pursuit Path Tracking Control for Skid Steered Vehicle”, 2022 Modeling Estimation and Control Conference (MECC 2022), Jersey City, NJ, Oct 2-5, 2022. Accepted for Publication
[C120] Joglekar, A., Krovi, V., Smereka, J., and Brudnak, M., "Hybrid Reinforcement Learning Based Controller for Autonomous Navigation," 2022 IEEE 95th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC2022-Spring, Helsinki, Finland, June 19-22 2022, http://events.vtsociety.org/vtc2022-spring/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2022/06/vtc2022spring_final-program-6-14-2022.pdf
[C119] Raman, A., Walker, I., Schmid, M., & Krovi, V. N., “Fault Tolerant Control of a Planar Kinematically Redundant Cable Driven Parallel Robot,” in “Workshop on New frontiers of parallel robotics (2nd Edition),” 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2022), Philadelphia, PA, May 27th 2022, URL: https://icra2022pkm.sciencesconf.org/
[C118] Salvi, A., Buzhardt, J., Tallapragada, P., Krovi, V., Smereka, J., and Brudnak, M., "Virtual Evaluation of Deep Learning Techniques for Vision-Based Trajectory Tracking," SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-0369, WCX2022, Detroit, MI, April 5-7 2022, https://doi.org/10.4271/2022-01-0369
[C117] Salvi, A., Buzhardt, J., Tallapragada, P., and Krovi, V., "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Simultaneous Path Planning and Stabilization of Offroad Vehicles,” Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium, Warren MI, http://gvsets.ndia-mich.org/publication.php?documentID=819
[C116] Joglekar, A., Deshpande, B., Basuthakur, M., and Krovi, V., “Fusing offline and online trajectory optimization techniques for goal-to-goal navigation of a scaled autonomous vehicle,” SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-0097, WCX2021, Detroit, MI, Apr. 13-15, 2021. doi: 10.4271/2021-01-0097
[C115] Kagalwala, H., Srivastava, S., Venkatesan, M. B., Srinivasan, S. and Krovi, V., “Implementation Methodologies for Simulation as a Service to develop ADAS applications,” SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-116, WCX2021, Detroit, MI, Apr. 13-15, 2021. doi: 10.4271/2021-01-0116
[C114] Verma, A, Bagkar, S., Allam, N. V. S, Raman, A., Schmid, M, and and Krovi, V., “Implementation and Validation of Behavior Cloning using Scaled Vehicles,” SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-0248, WCX2021, Apr. 13-15, 2021. DOI: doi: 10.4271/2021-01-0248
[C113] Chen, Y., Wang, W., Krovi, V., and Jia, Y., "Enabling Robot to Assist Human in Collaborative Assembly using Convolutional Neural Networks," 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2020, pp. 11167-11172, doi: 10.1109/IROS45743.2020.9340735.
[C112] Raman, A., Schmid, M., & Krovi, V, “Stiffness Modulation for a Planar Mobile Cable-Driven Parallel Manipulators via Structural Reconfiguration,” Proceedings of the ASME 2020 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conferences, ASME 2020 IDETC/CIE, Virtual, Online, August 17-19, 2020. doi: 10.1115/DETC2020-22430
[C111] Bulsara, A., Raman, A., Kamarajugadda, S., Schmid, M., and Krovi, V.N., “Obstacle Avoidance Using Model Predictive Control: An Implementation and Validation Study Using Scaled Vehicles,” SAE Technical Paper, vol. 2020-01-0109, WCX2020, Apr. 21-23, 2020. doi:10.4271/2020-01-0109
[C110] Basu Thakur, M., Schmid, M., and Krovi, V., "Benchmarking the Localization Accuracy of 2D SLAM Algorithms on Mobile Robotic Platforms," SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1021, WCX2020, Apr. 21-23, 2020. doi:10.4271/2020-01-1021
[C109] Srinivasan, S., Schmid, M. J., & Krovi, V. N., “Analysis of Reference Shaping Control for Improved Yaw Stability in a Steer-by-Wire Vehicle,” Proceedings of the ASME 2019 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Park City, Utah, USA. October 8–11, 2019. doi:10.1115/DSCC2019-9153.
[C108] Baskaran, S., Niaki, F., Tomaszewski, M., Gill, J.S., Chen, Y., Jia, Y., Mears, L., Krovi, V., “Digital Human and Robot Simulation in Automotive Assembly using Siemens Tecnomatix Process Stimulate: A Feasibility Study,” Proceedings of SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC 47), 2019. Best Student Research Presentation Award
[C107] Gill, J.S., Pisu, P., Krovi, V.N., and Schmid, M.J., “Behavior Identification and Prediction for Probabilistic Risk Framework,” Proceedings of the ASME 2019 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Park City, Utah, USA. October 8–11, 2019. doi:10.1115/DSCC2019-9097
[C106] Chen, Y., Wang, W., Zhang, Z., Krovi, V.N., and Jia, Y., “Modeling and Learning of Object Placing Tasks from Human Demonstrations in Smart Manufacturing,” SAE Technical Paper, vol. 2019-01-0700, WCX2019, Apr. 2019. doi:10.4271/2019-01-0700
[C105] Gill, J.S., Tomaszewski, M., Jia, Y., Pisu, P., Krovi, V., “Evaluation of Navigation in Mobile Robots for Long-Term Autonomy in Automotive Manufacturing Environments,” SAE Technical Paper 2019-01-0505, WCX2019, Apr. 2019.doi: 10.4271/2019-01-0505.
[C104] Li, R., Wang, W., Chen, Y., Srinivasan, S., and Krovi, V., “An End-To-End Fully Automatic Bay Parking Approach for Autonomous Vehicles,” 2018 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC2018-9126, Atlanta, GA, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2018. [Best Robotics TC Paper] doi: 10.1115/DSCC2018-9126
[C103] Raman, A., Schmid, M., & Krovi, V, “Empowering Graduate Engineering Students with Proficiency in Autonomy,” Proceedings of the ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conferences, ASME 2018 IDETC/CIE, Quebec City, Canada, August 26-29, 2018. doi: 10.1115/DETC2018-86316
[C102] Furini, F., Rai, R., Smith, B., Colombo, G., and Krovi, V., "Development of a Manufacturing Ontology for Functionally Graded Materials," Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conferences, ASME IDETC/CIE 2016, Charlotte, NC, August 21-24, 2016.
[C101] Anson, M.J., Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., "Cable-Driven Parallel Manipulators with Base Mobility," The Fourth Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics, Montréal, Québec, Canada, May 29 - June 2, 2016.
[C100] Sovizi, J., Kumar, S., and Krovi, V., “Optimal Feedback Control of a Flexible Needle under Anatomical Motion Uncertainty,” 2015 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Columbus, OH, October 28-30, 2015.
[C99] Alamdari, A., Krovi, V., "Modeling and Control of a Novel Home-Based Cable-Driven Parallel Platform Robot: PACER," 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Sep.28-Oct.2, 2015, Hamburg, Germany.
[C98] Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., “Robotic Physical Exercise System (ROPES): A Cable-Driven Robotic Rehabilitation System for Lower-Extremity Motor Therapy,” Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2015, Boston, MA, August 2-5, 2015.
[C97] Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., “Parallel Articulated-Cable Exercise Robot (PACER): Novel Home-Based Cable-Driven Parallel Platform Robot for Upper Limb Neuro-Rehabilitation,” Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2015, Boston, MA, August 2-5, 2015.
[C96] Kumar, S., Sovizi, J., Narayanan, M.S., and Krovi, V., “Surgical Tool Pose Estimation from Monocular Endoscopic Videos,” 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Seattle, WA, May 26- 30, 2015.
[C95] Alamdari, A., Krovi, V., "Active Reconfiguration for Performance Enhancement in Articulated Wheeled Vehicles," 2014 ASME Dynamic Systems Controls Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 22-24, 2014.
[C94] Alamdari, A., Sovizi, J., Jun, S.-K, and Krovi, V., “Kinetostatic Optimization for an Adjustable FourBar Based Articulated Leg Wheel Subsystem,” Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2014), Chicago, IL, September 14-18, 2014.
[C93] Zhou, X., Jun, S.-K., and Krovi, V., “A Cable Based Active Variable Stiffness Module With Decoupled Tension,” Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2014, Buffalo, NY, August 17-20, 2014.
[C92] Kumar, S., and Krovi, V., “Dynamics Based Time-Optimal Path Navigation For a Skid-Steer Robot,” Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2014, Buffalo, NY, August 17-20, 2014.
[C91] Jun, S.-K., Zhou, X., Ramsey, D., and Krovi, V., “Quantitative Methodology for Knee Exoskeleton Design,” Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2014, Buffalo, NY, August 17-20, 2014.
[C90] Jun, S.-K., Zhou, X., Ramsey, D., and Krovi, V., “Compliant Knee Exoskeleton Design: Parallel Coupled Compliant Plate (PCCP) Mechanism and Pennate Elastic Band (PEB) Spring,” Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2014, Buffalo, NY, August 17-20, 2014.
[C89] Sovizi, J., Alamdari, A., Narayanan, M.S., and Krovi, V., “Random Matrix Based Input Shaping Control Of Uncertain Parallel Manipulators,” Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2014, Buffalo, NY, August 17-20, 2014.
[C88] Sovizi, J., Rai, R., and Krovi, V., “3D Face Recognition Under Isometric Expression Deformations,” Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2014, Buffalo, NY, August 17-20, 2014.
[C87] Alamdari, A., Sovizi, J., and Krovi, V., “Enhanced Full-State Estimation and Dynamic-Model-Based Prediction For Road-Vehicles,” Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2014, Buffalo, NY, August 17-20, 2014.
[C86] Jun, S.-K., Zhou, X., and Krovi, V., “Planar Cable Robot with Variable Stiffness,” 14th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER2014), Marrakech/Essaouira, Morocco, Jun 15–18, 2014.
[C85] Zhou, X., Jun, S.-K., and Krovi, V., “Stiffness Modulation Exploiting Configuration Redundancy in Mobile Cable Robots,” 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Hong Kong, China, May 29- June 6, 2014.
[C84] Sovizi, J., and Krovi, V., “Random-Matrix Based Uncertainty Model for Enhancing Complex Robotic Systems Design,” 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Hong Kong, China, May 29- June 6, 2014.
[C83] Kumar, S., Narayanan, M.S., Singhal, P., Corso, J., and Krovi, V., “Surgical Tool Attributes for Intraoperative Semantic Feedback,” 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Hong Kong, China, May 29- June 6, 2014.
[C82] Sovizi, J., Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., “A Random Matrix Approach to Analyzing Manipulator Jacobians,” 2013 ASME Dynamic Systems Controls Conference, Palo Alto, CA, October 21-23, 2013. (WINNER OF BEST STUDENT ROBOTICS PAPER AWARD).
[C81] Narayanan, M.S., and Krovi, V., “Design of Input Shaping Control for Parallel Manipulators,” 2013 ASME Dynamic Systems Controls Conference, Palo Alto, CA, October 21-23, 2013. URL: https://doi.org/10.1115/DSCC2013-4052
[C80] Kumar, S., Narayanan, M.S., Garimella, S. MD, Singhal, P. MD, Corso, J., and Krovi, V., “Novel Computer Aided Surgical Workflow Using Video–Based Detection And Assessment Methods,” ASME/FDA 2013 1st Annual Frontiers in Medical Devices, Washington, DC, USA, September 11-13, 2013.
[C79] Kumar, S., Narayanan, M.S., Singhal, P., Corso, J., and Krovi, V., “Product of Tracking Experts for Surgical Tool Visual Tracking,” 2013 IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Wisconsin, MA, August 17-21 2013.
[C78] Sovizi, J., and Krovi, V., “Uncertainty Characterization in Serial and Parallel Manipulators Using Random Matrix Theory,” 2013 IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Madison, WI, August 17-21 2013.
[C77] Jun, S.-K., Zhou, X., Ramsey, D., and Krovi, V., “Automation for Individualization of Kinect-based Quantitative Progressive Exercise Regimen,” 2013 IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Madison, WI, August 17-21 2013.
[C76] Jun, S.-K., Zhou, X., Ramsey, D., and Krovi, V., “Kinetostatic Design-Refinement of Articulated Knee Braces,” Proceedings of the ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2013, Portland, OR, August 4-7, 2013.
[C75] Alamdari, A., Zhou, X., and Krovi, V., “Kinematic Modeling, Analysis and Control of Highly Reconfigurable Articulated Wheeled Vehicles, Proceedings of the ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/CIE 2013, Portland, OR, August 4-7, 2013.
[C74] Alamdari, A., Herin, R., and Krovi, V., “Quantitative Kinematic Performance Comparison of Reconfigurable Leg-Wheeled Vehicles,” Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR 2013), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, July 14 – 17 2013.
[C73] Herin, R., Alamdari, A., and Krovi, V., “Enhancing Personal Electric Vehicles Using Reconfigurable Design,“ Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR 2013), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, July 14 – 17 2013.
[C72] Kumar, S., Narayanan, M.S, Misra, S., Garimella, S., Singhal, P. MD, Corso, J., and Krovi, V., "Video-based Framework for Safer and Smarter Computer Aided Surgery,” 2013 Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, London, UK, 22-25 Jun, 2013.
[C71] Jun, S.-K., Zhou, X., Ramsey, D., and Krovi, V., “A Comparative Study of Human Motion Capture and Analysis Tools,” 2nd International Digital Human Modeling Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, June 11-13 2013.
[C70] Kumar, S., Narayanan, M.S., Misra, S., Garimella, S., Singhal, P., Corso, J., and Krovi, V., "Vision based Decision-Support and Safety Systems for Robotic Surgery", 2013 Medical Cyber Physical Systems Workshop, Philadelphia, PA, April 8, 2013.
[C69] Narayanan, M.S., Zhou, X., Garimella, S., Waz, W., Mendel, F., and Krovi, V., "Data Driven Development of Haptic Models for Needle Biopsy Phantoms,” 2012 ASME Dynamic System and Controls Conference, DSCC 2012-8658, Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 17- 19, 2012.
[C68] Xu, R., Agarwal, P., Kumar, S., Krovi, V., and Corso, J., "Combining Skeletal Pose with Local Motion for Human Activity Recognition", VII Conference on Articulated Motion and Deformable Objects, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain, July 11-13, 2012.
[C67] Agarwal, P., Kumar, S., Ryde, J., Corso, J., and Krovi, V., "Estimating Human Dynamics On-the-fly Using Monocular Video for Pose Estimation", Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, July 9-13, 2012.
[C66] Agarwal, P., Kumar, S., Ryde, J,. Corso, J. and Krovi, V., "An Optimization Based Framework for Human Pose Estimation in Monocular Videos", International Symposium on Visual Computing, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece, July 16-18, 2012.
[C65] Jun, S.-K., Narayanan, M.S., Eddib, A., Garimella, S., Singhal, P., and Krovi, V., "Minimally Invasive Surgical Skill Assessment by Video-Motion Analysis,” 5th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2012, Royal Geographical Society, London, July 1-2 2012. (RUNNERUP - BEST POSTER AWARD)
[C64] Jun, S.-K., Narayanan, M.S., Eddib, A., Garimella, S., Singhal, P., and Krovi, V., "Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgical Skill Assessment based on Automated Video-Analysis Motion Studies,” 2012 IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob' 12), Roma, Italy, Jun 24-28, 2012.
[C63] Zhou, X., Tang, C.-P., and Krovi, V., “Analysis Framework for Cooperating Mobile Cable Robots,” 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '12), Minneapolis, MN, May 14-18 2012.
[C62] Jun, S.-K., Narayanan, M.S., Eddib, A., Garimella, S., Singhal, P., and Krovi, V., "Evaluation of Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills using Motion Studies,” 2012 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS' 12) Workshop, Maryland, USA, Mar 20- 22, 2012.
[C61] Agarwal, P., Kumar, S., Corso, J., and Krovi, V., “Estimating Dynamics on-the-fly using Monocular Video”, ASME 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2011-6123, Arlington, VA, October 29-November 31, 2011.
[C60] Narayanan, M.S., Singla, P., Garimella, S., Waz, W., and Krovi, V., “Radial Basis Function Network (RBFN) Approximation of Finite Element Models for Real-Time Simulation", 2011 ASME Dynamic System and Controls Conference, DSCC 2011-6154, Arlington, VA, October 31- November 3, 2011.
[C59] Lee, L.-F., Zhou, X., Krovi, V., “Quantitative Performance Analysis of Haptic Devices with Parallelogram Subsystems”, Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference, ASME IDETC/ CIE 2011, DETC 2011-47725, Washington, DC, August 28-31, 2011. doi: 0.1115/DETC2011-47725
[C58] Narayanan, M.S., Zhou, X., Garimella, S., Waz, W., Mendel, F., and Krovi, V., “SIMBiopsies: An Augmented Reality Training SIMulator for Needle Biopsies", 2011 The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, London, UK, June 19-20, 2011.
[C57] Fu, Q., Zhou, X. and V. Krovi, “The Reconfigurable Omni-directional Articulated Mobile Robot (ROAMeR),” Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, New Delhi, India, Dec. 18-21, 2010.
[C56] Ceusters W, Corso J, Fu Y, Petropoulos M, and Krovi V., “Introducing Ontological Realism for Semi-Supervised Detection and Annotation of Operationally Significant Activity in Surveillance Videos,” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Semantic Technologies for Intelligence, Defense, and Security, Fairfax, VA, October 27-28, 2010.
[C55] Tripathi, S., Shah, H., Lee L.-F., Krovi, V., “Role of Automated Symbolic Generation of Plant Models in Control Education. Proceedings of the 2010 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC2010-4070, Cambridge, Massachusetts, ), September 13-15, 2010.
[C54] Shah, H., Narayanan, M.S.., and Krovi, V., “CAD-Enhanced Workspace Optimization for Parallel Manipulators: A Case Study, “ Proceedings of 2010 IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE 2010), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 21-24, 2010. (WINNER OF THE BEST POSTER AWARD)
[C53] Agarwal, P., Narayanan, M.S.., Lee, L.-F, Mendel, F.C., and Krovi, V., “Simulation-Based Design of Exoskeletons using Musculoskeletal Analysis,” Proceedings of the 2010 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2010-28572, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, August 15-18, 2010. (WINNER OF THE BEST PAPER AWARD).
[C52] Narayanan, M.S., Chakravarty, S., Shah, H. L., and Krovi, V., “Kinematic- Static- And Workspace Analysis of a 6- P-U-S Parallel Manipulator”, Proceedings of the 2010 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2010-28978, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, August 15-18, 2010.
[C51] Shah, H. L., Tripathi, S., Lee, L.-F., and Krovi, V., “Role of Automated Symbolic Generation of Equations of Motion in Mechanism and Robotics Education” Proceedings of the 2010 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2010-28994, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, August 15-18, 2010.
[C50] Lee, L.-F., Narayanan, M.S., Mendel, F., Karam, P. and Krovi, V., Kinematics Analysis of In-Parallel 5 DOF Haptic Device,” Proceedings of 2010 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2010), Montréal, Quebec, Canada, July 6-9, 2010. doi: 10.1115/IMECE2007-41908
[C49] Yu, K., Lee, L.-F., and Krovi, V., “Enhanced Trajectory Tracking Performance with a Lower-Bound Stiffness Controller for Cable-Robot Systems,” Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2010), Anchorage, Alaska, May 3 - 8, 2010.
[C48] Miller, P.T., Lee, L.-F, and Krovi, V., “Output Synchronization for Teleoperation of a Wheeled Mobile Robot,” Proceedings of 2009 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC2009-2637, Hollywood, CA, October 12-14, 2009.
[C47] Yu, K., Lee, L.-F., and Krovi, V., “Simultaneous Trajectory tracking and stiffness control of cable actuated parallel manipulator,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2009-87457, San Diego, CA, August 30 - September 2, 2009.
[C46] Tang, C.P, Bhatt, R.M. and Krovi, V., “Cooperative Payload Transport by Robot Collectives,” Invited Session Paper, Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Bangalore, India, August 22-25 2009.
[C45] Tang, C.P, Miller, P.T., Krovi, V., Ryu, J.-C., and Agrawal, S., “Kinematic Control Of A Nonholonomic Wheeled Mobile Manipulator – A Differential Flatness Approach,” Proceedings of 2008 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC2008-218, Ann Arbor, MI, October 20-22, 2008.
[C44] Su, H., and Krovi, V., “Decentralized Dynamic Control Of A Nonholonomic Mobile Manipulator Collective: A Simulation Study,” Proceedings of 2008 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC2008-131, Ann Arbor, MI, October 20-22, 2008.
[C43] Fu, Q., and Krovi, V., “Articulated Wheeled Robots: Exploiting Reconfigurability and Redundancy,” Proceedings of 2008 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC2008-130, Ann Arbor, MI, October 20-22, 2008.
[C42] Lee, L.-F., and Krovi, V., “Musculoskeletal Simulation-based Parametric Study of Optimal Gait Frequency in Biped Locomotion,” Proceedings of the IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2008), Phoenix, AZ, October 19-22, 2008. (WINNER OF THE BEST POSTER AWARD)
[C41] Narayanan, M.S., Kannan S., Lee, L.-F., and Krovi, V., “Virtual Musculoskeletal Scenario-testing Case Studies,” Proceedings of the Virtual Rehabilitation 2008, Vancouver, Canada, August 25-27, 2008.
[C40] Naik, A.P., Lee, L.-F., and Krovi, V., “Study of Vehicle Dynamics Modeling Fidelity on Haptic Collaboration in Steer-by-Wire Systems,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2007-41908, Seattle, WA, November 11 -15, 2007.
[C39] White, G.D., and Krovi, V., “Motion and Force Control in a Nonholonomic Mobile Manipulator,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006-14703, Chicago, IL, November 5 -10, 2006.
[C38] Lee, L.-F., and Krovi, V., “Virtual Musculoskeletal Analysis-based Refinement of Rehabilitation Programs,” Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE International Workshop on Virtual Rehabilitation, New York, NY, August 29 -30, 2006.
[C37] Lee, L.-F., and Krovi, V., "A Standardized Testing-Ground for Artificial Potential-Field based Motion Planning for Robot Collectives," Proceedings of the 2006 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop, Gaithersburg, MD, August 21 -23, 2006.
[C36] del Signore, M.J., Bhatt, R. M., and Krovi, V., “A Screw-Theoretic Analysis Framework For Musculoskeletal Systems,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2006-99248, Philadelphia, PA, September 10 -13, 2006.
[C35] Bhatt, R.M., Tang, C.-P., Abou-Samah, M., and Krovi, V., “A Screw-Theoretic Analysis Framework For Payload Manipulation By Mobile Manipulator Collectives,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2005-81525, Orlando, Florida, November 5-11, 2005.
[C34] Bhabrawala, T., and Krovi, V., “Shape Recovery from Medical Data Using Extended Superquadrics,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2005-84738, Long Beach, California USA, September 24-28, 2005,
[C33] del Signore. M., Mendel, F. and Krovi, V., “Virtual Prototyping and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing for Musculoskeletal System Analysis,” Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, July 29-August 1, 2005.
[C32] Patwardhan, S.S., Bloebaum C.L, and Krovi, V., “Using Anthropometric Modeling for Optimal Ergonomic Considerations in Automobile Interior Design,” Proceedings of the 2005 SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Symposium, Paper No. 2005-01-2718, Iowa City, Iowa, June 14-16, 2005.
[C31] Lee, L.-F., Bhatt, R.M., and Krovi, V., “Comparison of Alternate Methods for Distributed Motion Planning of Robot Collectives Within a Potential-Field Framework,” Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Barcelona, Spain, April 18-22, 2005.
[C30] Jun, S.-K., and Krovi, V., “Design Considerations For An Articulated Leg-Wheel Locomotion Subsystem,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2004-59428, Anaheim, California, November 13-19, 2004.
[C29] Tang, C.-P., and Krovi, V., “Manipulability-Based Configuration Evaluation of Cooperative Payload Transport by Mobile Robot Collectives,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2004-57476, Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 28 –Oct. 2, 2004.
[C28] Krovi, V., Rae, W., and Nowak, C., “Flight Data Recorder for the American Football,” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport, Davis, California, September 13-16, 2004.
[C27] Jadhav, C., and Krovi, V., "A Low-Cost Framework for Individualized Interactive Telerehabilitation," 26th Annual International Conference in IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Vol. 2, pp.3297 – 3300, San Francisco, California, September 1-5, 2004.
[C26] Bhatt, R.M., Tang, C.-P., and Krovi, V., “Geometric Motion Planning and Formation Optimization for a Fleet of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots,” Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 26 - May 1, 2004.
[C25] Tang, C.-P., Bhatt, R.M., and Krovi, V., “Decentralized Kinematic Framework for Payload Transportation by a System of Mobile Manipulators,” Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, New Orleans, LA, Apr 26 - May 1, 2004.
[C24] Jadhav, C., and Krovi, V., “In-Vivo Estimation of Unknown Upper-Limb Kinematic Parameters,” Proceedings of the 11th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, (NaCoMM-2003), New Delhi, India, December 18-19, 2003.
[C23] Khan, W. A., Krovi, V., Saha, S.K., and Angeles, J., “Recursive Kinematics and Inverse Dynamics for Parallel Manipulators,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2003-42868, Washington D.C., Nov. 15 - 21, 2003.
[C22] Nair, P.K., Jadhav, C., and Krovi, V., “Development and Testing of a Low-Cost Diagnostic Tool for Upper Limb Dysfunction,” Proceedings of 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 27-31, 2003.
[C21] Bhatt, R.M., Tang, C.-P., Lee, L-F, and Krovi, V., “Web-based Self-paced Virtual Prototyping Tutorials,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2003/CIE-48201, Chicago, Illinois, September 2 - 6, 2003.
[C20] Jun, S.-K., and Krovi, V., “The SmartCar Project: Development and Implementation of a Modular Scaled Testbed,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2003/CIE-48258, Chicago, Illinois, September 2 - 6, 2003.
[C19] Abou-Samah, M., and Krovi, V., “Decentralized Kinematic Control of a Cooperating System of Mobile Manipulators,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2002-32691, New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 17 - 22, 2002.
[C18] Khan, W. A., and Krovi, V., “Comparison of Two Alternate Methods for Distributed Forward Dynamic Simulation of a Four-Bar Linkage,” Proceedings of the Workshop on Fundamental Issues and Future Research Directions for Parallel Mechanisms and Manipulators, Eds. C. M. Gosselin and I. Ebert-Uphoff, Quebec City, Canada, October 3–4, 2002.
[C17] Abou-Samah, M., and Krovi, V., “Optimal Configuration Selection for a Cooperating System of Mobile Manipulators,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2002/MECH-34358, Montreal, Canada, September 29 - October 2, 2002.
[C16] Nie, X., and Krovi, V., “Passive Reconfigurable Manipulation Assistive Aids,” Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Vol. 2, pp. 1036-42, Maui, Hawaii, October 29-November 3, 2001.
[C15] Nie, X., and Krovi, V., “Design of Passive Reconfigurable Manipulation Assistive Aids,” Proceedings of the 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2001/DAC-21087, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 9-12, 2001.
[C14] Pang, Y.-W., and Krovi, V., “Kinematic Synthesis of Coupled Serial Chain Mechanisms for Planar Path Following Tasks using Fourier Methods,” Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2000/MECH-14188, Baltimore, Maryland, September 10-13, 2000.
[C13] Pang, Y.-W., and Krovi, V., “Fourier Methods For Synthesis Of Coupled Serial Chain Mechanisms,” In 7th International Symposium on Advances in Robot Kinematics, Piran-Portoroz, Slovenia, June 26 - 30, 2000.
[C12] Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Kumar, V., “Kinematic Synthesis of Spatial R-R dyads for Path Following Revisited using the Rotation Matrix Approach,” Proceedings of the 1999 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC99/DAC-8670, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 12-15, 1999.
[C11] Song, P., Krovi, V., Kumar, V., and Mahoney, R.,, “Design and Virtual Prototyping of Human-Worn Manipulation Devices,” Proceedings of the 1999 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC99/CIE-9029, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 12-15, 1999.
[C10] Song, P., Krovi, V., Kumar, V., R. Bajcsy and Mahoney, R.,, “Design of Human-Worn Assistive Devices for People with Disabilities,” Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, pp. 122-128, Stanford, California, July 1-2, 1999.
[C09] Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Kumar, V., “Synthesis of Spatial Two-Link Coupled Serial Chains,” Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC98/MECH-5890, Atlanta, Georgia, September 13-16, 1998.
[C08] Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Kumar, V., “Kinetostatic Synthesis of Coupled Serial Chains,” Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC98/MECH-5977, Atlanta, Georgia, September 13-16, 1998.
[C07] Krovi, V., Haulin, I., Vezien, J-M., Kakadiaris, I., Pito, R., Enciso, R., Kumar, V., Ananthasuresh, G.K., and Bajcsy, R., “Design and Virtual Prototyping of a Rehabilitation Devices,” Video Proceedings of the 1998 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Leuven, Belgium, May 16-21, 1998.
[C06] Krovi, V., Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Kumar, V., “Synthesis of Coupled Multi-Link Serial Chain Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the 5th National Applied Mechanisms & Robotics Conference, AMR97-031, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 12-15, 1997.
[C05] Krovi, V., Feehery, P., Heinrichs, T., Ternus, J., and Kumar, V., “Design and Virtual Prototyping of a Head Controlled Feeder,” Proceedings of the 5th National Applied Mechanisms & Robotics Conference, AMR97-027, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 12-15, 1997. (RECIPIENT OF THE PROCTER & GAMBLE BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD.)
[C04] Krovi, V., Kumar, V., Ananthasuresh, G. K., and Vezien, J-M., “Design and Virtual Prototyping of Rehabilitation Aids,” Proceedings of the 1997 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC97/DFM-4361, Sacramento, California, September 14-17, 1997.
[C03] Krovi, V., and Kumar, V., “Optimal Traction Control in a Wheelchair with Legs and Wheels,” Proceedings of the 4th National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, AMR95-030, Cincinnati, Ohio, December 10-14, 1995. (RECIPIENT OF THE PROCTER & GAMBLE BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD.)
[C02] Krovi, V., Wellman, P., and Kumar, V., “Design of a Walking Wheelchair for the Motor Disabled,” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, pp. 125-31, Wilmington, Delaware, June 10-12, 1994.
[C01] Wellman, P., Krovi, V., and Kumar, V., “An Adaptive Mobility System for the Disabled,” Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 2006-11, San Diego, California, May 8-13, 1994.
Abstracts
Clinical Abstracts
*Supervised students are bolded.
[A05] Chitgar, S., Jain, N., Ghomi, A., Danakas, G., Erk, M., Narayanan, M.S, Krovi, V., Sharma, S., Singhal, P., “Safety and Efficacy of Robot- Assisted Gynecologic Surgery for High Risk & Advanced Stage Endometrial Cancer,” Poster presentation at The 42nd AAGL Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, November 10-14 2013, Gaylord National Resort, Washington, DC.
[A04] Chitgar, S., Jain, N., Ghomi, A., Danakas, G., Erk, M., Narayanan, M.S, Krovi, V., Sharma, S., Singhal, P., “Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence After Robot-Assisted Gynecologic Surgery,” Poster presentation at 2013 Western Association of Gynecologic Oncologists (WAGO) meeting, June 26-29, 2013 at the W Seattle in Seattle, Washington.
[A03] A. Eddib, N. Jain, M. Aalto, A. Danakas, M. Erk, C. Michalik, D. Marchetti, V. Krovi, P. Singhal, “Influence of Morbid Obesity on Surgical Outcomes in Robotic Assisted Hysterectomies,” Poster presentation at Society of Gynecological Oncologists, National meeting, March 24-27 2012, Austin, TX.
[A02] Narayanan, M.S., Zhou, X., Garimella, S., Waz, W., Mendel, F., and Krovi, V., “Quantitative Skill Evaluation for Kidney Biopsies”, Poster (and Oral) presentation at 2011 American Society of Nephrology Annual Conference, November 8-13 2011, Philadelphia, PA.
[A01] Narayanan, M.S., Zhou, X., Garimella, S., Waz, W., Mendel, F., and Krovi, V., “SimBiopsies: A Haptic Immersive Virtual Environment Simulator For Percutaneous Renal Biopsies” Poster presentation at American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Conference, Society for Pediatric Research, PAS 2011, April 30 - May 3, 2011, Denver, CO.
Presentations
Invited & Keynote Presentations
[P43] “Connected and Automated Vehicles - Opportunities & Challanges (Talk, Tour and Network),” IEEE WIE, IEEE RAS, IEEE Piedmont, ARMLab CU-ICAR, Aug. 25, 2022.
[P42] “Open Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Research,” HXGN LIVE Global, Autonomy & Positioning Reality Summit, June 21 2022. https://insidegnss.com/prof-venkat-n-krovi-on-connected-autonomy-among-the-experts-speaking-at-hxgn-live-global-2022/
[P41] “Clemson Connected Autonomy Systems for Vehicle Automation,” Dr. Carl Zorowski Distinguished Lecture, Organized by Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept., North Carolina State University, April 15 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCz1sDyiAfg
[P40] “Open Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Research,” Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School, Nov. 19, 2021.
[P39] “Connected Autonomy: Robotic Systems Roadmap,” Keynote address, Roadway to Robotics Conference, Organized by IEEE Kerala Chapter & Tata Consultancy Services, May 15 2021.
[P38] “Connected Autonomy: Manufacturing efforts” Panelist/Presenter in the SC Manufacturing Conference & Expo, October 29th-30th 2020. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDoItestmPo
[P37] “A21736: Accelerating Autonomous Vehicle Research with Simulation-As-A-Service and NVIDIA Virtual GPUs” GTC Digital, Oct. 2020. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/on-demand/session/gtcfall20-a21736/
[P36] “A22159: F1TENTH: 1/10th the scale. 10X the Fun! Autonomous Racing Community, Course and Competitions”, GTC Digital, Oct. 2020. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/on-demand/session/gtcfall20-a22159/
[P35] "Improving System Utilization Through GPU Virtualization: OpenCAV applications," Krovi, V., Feng, X., NVIDIA 2020 Global Technology Conference (GTC2020) Digital, April 2020. https://resources.nvidia.com/events/GTC2020s21827?lx=RowcGr
[P34] “Quantitative Assessment of Human-Autonomy Synergies with Robotics And Computer Vision,” (Deferred due to Covid-19) NIOSH Robotics Interest Forum, NIOSH, Morgantown, WV, Mar 19, 2020
[P33] "NRI: FND: 3D Concrete Printing with Macro-Micro Robots," 2020 NSF National Robotics Initiative Principal Investigators' Meeting, National Science Foundation (NRI Program), Arlington VA, Arlington, VA, February 27, 2020.
[P32] Automotive Final Assembly: A New Playground for Human-Robot Collaboration ACC 2019 Workshop: Robot Assisted Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities ACC2019, Philadelphia, PA, United States July 9, 2019. URL: https://john-wen.com/ACC19
[P31] Evaluation of Mobile Robot SLAM and Navigation for Long-Term Autonomy in Manufacturing Environments ACC 2019 Workshop: Robot Assisted Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities ACC2019 , Philadelphia, PA, United States July 9, 2019. URL: https://john-wen.com/ACC19
[P30] “Aging in Place: Trends in Assistive Robotics and Automated Personal Mobility,” Annual meeting of the Transportation Association of South Carolina (TASC), Madren Conference Center, Clemson, SC, March 21, 2019
[P29] A Personal Evolution for Deployment of Mechatronics Robotics Courses, Webinar, Mechatronics Education Community (www.mechatronicseducation.org), 2019, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsWXdr5avUk
[P28] “Robotic Technologies Transforming the Health Care Landscape: Fact or Fiction?” Lecture Presentation, Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Greenville Health Systems/PRISMA Health, Greenville, SC, November 16, 2018.
[P27] “ARM Quickstart: Smart Companion Robot for Automotive Assembly,” Presented at ARM Manufacturing USA Institute Member Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, November 5-7, 2018.
[P26] Clemson Leadership for Developing ARM South-East Regional Robotics Center,” at the ARM SEC-RCC Joint Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, November 5, 2018.
[P25] “Clemson University: Connected and Automated Vehicles Research,” In Moving American Forward: Next Generation of Truck Freight Transport Summit, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, October 24-25, 2018.
[P24] “Learning from Demonstration for Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly Tasks,” In Workshop on Robotic Assembly – Recent Advancements and Opportunities for Challenging R&D, 14th IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Campus Garching, Germany, August 20-24, 2018.
[P23] “Humans and Robots: Made for each other?,” CU Lifesciences Outreach: Science on Tap, Coffee Underground, Greenville, SC, May 29th 2018. URL: https://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/culsoc/science-on-tap/
[P21] “Keynote: Humans and Robots: Made for each other?,” Greenville County Council of Teachers of Mathematics Awards Banquet, Greenville, SC, Apr. 17th 2018.
[P20] “A Distributed Robotic Systems Roadmap for Vehicle Automation Systems,” Lecture presentation, Robotics Seminar Series, Purdue University, April 13, 2018. URL: https://robotics.purdue.edu/events.html
[P19] “Revisiting the Articulated Leg-Wheel Vehicle Paradigm for Uneven Terrain Locomotion,” 19IMD-0083, Session: IDM300, Modelling, Simulation, and Testing, WXC209, Detroit, MI, March 2019.
[P18] “Semi-Plenary: Quantitative System for Technical Assessment and Training of Skills (STATS) for Surgical Performance,” International Symposium on Medical Robotics, Atlanta, GA, March 1st 2018, URL: https://ncigt.org/files/ncigt/files/ismr-2018-program.pdf?m=1521123713
[P17] “Humans and Robots: Made for each other?,” Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School Visit to CUICAR, Greenville, SC, Feb. 26th 2018.
[P16] “Balancing Safety with Convenience Features,” Automobili-D, North American International Auto Show, Detroit, MI January 18th 2018. URL: https://naias.com/events/415-500-pm-est-balancing-safety-convenience-features-atrium-stage/
[P15] “Humans and Robots: Made for Each Other?,” Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging - SE4A, Greenville, SC, December 11th 2017. URL http://www.se4a.org/
[P14] “Quick Start: Smart Companion Robot, ARM Institute Membership Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2, 2017.
[P13] “Quantitative System for Technical Assessment and Training of Skills (STATS),” Lecture presentation, Industrial & Systems Engineering Dept., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, October 27, 2017. URL: http://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/598/33272613
[P12] “Overview of the ARM QuickStart: Smart Companion Robot project,” New York Automation and Robotics Conference, October 23, 2017. http://www.cats.rpi.edu/conference#schedule
[P11] “Surgical Robotics and Skill Assessment,” Lecture presentation, Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, September 2017.
[P10] “Humans and Robots: Made for each other?” Academic Symposium: Dept. of Psychiatry, University at Buffalo, March 15 2015.
[P09] “3D Printing & Robotics: Inextricably Intertwined,” SUNY MAM Network: New Horizons in Digital and Additive Manufacturing Conference, University at Buffalo, March 16-17 2015.
[P08] “Low Cost Home Based Cyber Physical System Frameworks for Individualized Motor Rehabilitation,” 3rd Piper Health/ASU Rehabilitation Robotics Workshop, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, February 2015, URL: http://events.engineering.asu.edu/rehabrobotics/.
[P07] “Quantitative System for Technical Assessment and Training of Skills (STATS) for Surgical Performance,” Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM) Seminar Series, Georgia Tech, October 8th 2014, URL: http://robotics.gatech.edu/hg/item/318371 .
[P06] “UB Experience With Intuitive Surgical Da Vinci Research Kit,” Da Vinci Research Kit Principal Investigator Meeting, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Mar 21st 2014.
[P05] “Quantitative System for Technical Assessment and Training of Skills (STATS) for Surgical Performance,” Lecture presentation, City–wide Grand Rounds, Department of Pathology & Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, February 2014.
[P04] “Surgical Robotics and Skill Assessment,” Lecture presentation, City–wide Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women & Childrens Hospital of Buffalo, October 2012.
[P03] “Surgical Robotics and Skill Assessment,” Lecture presentation, City–wide Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, March 2012.
[P02] “Surgical Robotics and Skill Assessment,” Lecture presentation, City–wide Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women & Childrens Hospital of Buffalo, October 2011.
[P01] “Simbiopses: A Haptic Immersive Virtual Environment Simulator For Percutaneous Renal Biopsies" Lecture presentation, City–wide Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Women & Childrens Hospital of Buffalo, April 2011.