2024

  • I. Bales and H. Zhang, "Kinematic Benefits of a Cable-Driven Exosuit for Head-Neck Mobility," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 11849-11856, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2024.3500878.
  • I. Bales, A. Reinsch, B. Sherrod, M. D. Mazur and H. Zhang, "Design and Bench Demonstration of a Robotic System for Cervical Spine Deformity Surgery," 2024 International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), Atlanta, GA, USA, 2024, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ISMR63436.2024.10585584.
  • D. Demaree, J. Brignone, M. Bromberg and H. Zhang, "Preliminary Study on Effects of Neck Exoskeleton Structural Design in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis," in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 32, pp. 1841-1850, 2024, doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2024.3397584.
  • Bales, I. and Zhang, H. A six degrees-of-freedom cable-driven robotic platform for head–neck movement. Sci Rep 14, 8750 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59349-0
  • Seddighi N, Chen Y-C, Merryweather AS, et al. The Impact of Design Factors on User Behavior in a Virtual Hospital Room to Explore Fall Prevention Strategies. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/19375867241238434
  • Cashaback, J.G.A., et al. NSF DARE—transforming modeling in neurorehabilitation: a patient-in-the-loop framework. J NeuroEngineering Rehabil 21, 23 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-024-01318-9

2023

  • Rubow, C, Archuleta, T, & Zhang, H. "Spring Locus Design for Gravity Balanced Mechanisms." Proceedings of the ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering ConferenceVolume 8: 47th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR). Boston, Massachusetts, USA. August 20–23, 2023. V008T08A001. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2023-109820
  • D. Demaree and H. Zhang, "A Structurally Enhanced Neck Exoskeleton to Assist with Head-Neck Motion," 2023 International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), Atlanta, GA, USA, 2023, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ISMR57123.2023.10130255. [Copy]

2022

  • G. Tello, K. Choi, J. Kim and H. Zhang, "Design of a Hands-Free Braille Display Using a Pneumatically Controlled Wristband," 2022 IEEE Sensors, 2022, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/SENSORS52175.2022.9967078.
  • H. Zhang, B. -C. Chang, P. Kulkarni, J. Andrews, N. A. Shneider and S. Agrawal, "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients Regain Head-Neck Control Using a Powered Neck Exoskeleton," 2022 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 2022, pp. 01-06, doi: 10.1109/BioRob52689.2022.9925452. [Copy]
  • Zhang, H. "Multi-Axes Series Elastic Actuation: A Computer Model." Proceedings of the ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering ConferenceVolume 7: 46th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR). St. Louis, Missouri, USA. August 14–17, 2022. V007T07A051. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2022-90117

2021

  • Zhang, H., Luna, T., Yang, L., Martin, J., and Agrawal, S. (March 15, 2021). "RATS: A Robotic Arm Training System Designed for Rats." ASME. J. Mechanisms Robotics. June 2021; 13(3): 031018. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049804
  • Chang, B., Zhang, H., Long, S., Obayemi, A., Troob, S., & Agrawal, S. (2021). A novel neck brace to characterize neck mobility impairments following neck dissection in head and neck cancer patients. Wearable Technologies, 2, E8. doi:10.1017/wtc.2021.8

2020

  • B. -C. Chang, H. Zhang, E. Trigili and S. K. Agrawal, "Bio-Inspired Gaze-Driven Robotic Neck Brace," 2020 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), 2020, pp. 545-550, doi: 10.1109/BioRob49111.2020.9224327. [Copy]
  • H. Zhang, V. Santamaria and S. Agrawal, "Applying Force Perturbations Using a Wearable Robotic Neck Brace," 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2020, pp. 4197-4202, doi: 10.1109/IROS45743.2020.9340638. [Copy]

2019

  • Zhang, H., Chang, B.-C., Andrews, J., Mitsumoto, H. and Agrawal, S. (2019), A robotic neck brace to characterize head-neck motion and muscle electromyography in subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 6: 1671-1680. https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.50864
  • H. Zhang, B. -C. Chang, Y. -J. Rue and S. K. Agrawal, "Using the Motion of the Head-Neck as a Joystick for Orientation Control," in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 236-243, Feb. 2019, doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2019.2894517.
  • H. Zhang, B. Chang and S. K. Agrawal, "Using a Robotic Neck Brace for Movement Training of the Head–Neck," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 846-853, April 2019, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2019.2893415.

2018

2017

  • H. Zhang and S. K. Agrawal, "An Active Neck Brace Controlled by a Joystick to Assist Head Motion," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 37-43, Jan. 2018, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2017.2728858.
  • H. Zhang and S. K. Agrawal, "Kinematic Design of a Dynamic Brace for Measurement of Head/Neck Motion," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1428-1435, July 2017, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2017.2671409.

2016

  • J. -H. Park, P. Stegall, H. Zhang and S. Agrawal, "Walking With aBackpack Using Load Distribution and Dynamic Load Compensation Reduces Metabolic Cost and Adaptations to Loads," in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 1419-1430, Sept. 2017, doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2016.2627057.
  • Zhang, H., Kadrolkar, A., and Sup, F. C., IV (November 16, 2015). "Design and Preliminary Evaluation of a Passive Spine Exoskeleton." ASME. J. Med. Devices. March 2016; 10(1): 011002. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031798