Alici, Gursel

Overview

Gursel Alici received the Ph.D. degree in robotics from the Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K., in 1994. He is currently a Senior Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia, where he is the Head of the School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering since 2011. His research interests are soft robotics, system dynamics and control, robotic drug delivery systems, novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications, robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems, soft and smart actuators and sensors, and medical robotics. He has generated more than 300 refereed publications, and delivered numerous invited seminars and keynote talks on his areas of research.

Prof. Alici was a Technical Editor of the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics during 2008–2012. He is a Technical Editor of the IEEE Access. He was a Member of the Mechatronics National Panel formed by the Institution of Engineers, Australia. He has served on the international program committee of numerous IEEE/ASME International Conferences on Robotics and Mechatronics. He was the General Chair of the 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics held in Wollongong, Australia. He is the leader of Soft Robotics for Prosthetic Devices theme of the ARC Center of Excellence for Electromaterials Science. He received the Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning Award in 2010, the Vice-Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Research Excellence Award in 2013, and Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Supervision in 2018 from the University of Wollongong. He has held a visiting professorship position at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) (2007, 2010), City University of Hong Kong (2014), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) (2015).

Research Areas

Research Overview

Prof Alici has established synergistic and productive multi-disciplinary collaborations nationally and internationally. He has published extensively in soft robotics, system dynamics and control, robotic drug delivery systems, novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications, robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems, soft and smart actuators and sensors, assistive devices, and medical robotics.

He has generated 198 refereed international journal papers and 151 fully refereed conference papers with ‘h-index of 40’ from 5400+ citations from Scopus (Scopus Author ID: 7003543070) by the end of 2018, and 3 patents. According to Scopus, his citations show a strong trend in the last 5 years from 2014 to 2018, being 504, 547, 671, 741 and 885, respectively.

Available as Research Supervisor

Available for Collaborative Projects

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	A Novel Magnetic Anchoring System for Wireless Capsule Endoscopes Operating within the Gastrointestinal Tract Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 1106 - 1116 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2019	A Novel Monolithic Soft Robotic Thumb for an Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Hand Published In IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Volume 4 Pages 602 - 609 Altmetric
2019	A survey on what Australians with upper limb difference want in a prosthesis: justification for using soft robotics and additive manufacturing for customized prosthetic hands Published In Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 1748-3107 Altmetric
2019	Development and performance evaluation of large-scale auxetic protective systems for localised impulsive loads Published In International Journal of Protective Structures Volume 10 Pages 390 - 417 ISSN 2041-4196 Altmetric
2019	Engineering-Based Design Methodology for Embedding Ethics in Autonomous Robots Published In Proceedings of the IEEE Volume 107 Pages 582 - 599 Altmetric
2019	Model-free control of an electro-active polymer actuator Published In Materials Research Express Volume 6 Pages 055309-1 - 055309-12 Altmetric
2019	Ultra-stretchable MWCNT–Ecoflex piezoresistive sensors for human motion detection applications Published In Composites Science and Technology Volume 173 Pages 118 - 124 ISSN 0266-3538 Altmetric
2018	3D printing Vegemite and Marmite: redefining "breadboards" Published In Journal of Food Engineering Volume 220 Pages 83 - 88 ISSN 0260-8774 Altmetric
2018	A Review of Non-Invasive Sensory Feedback Methods for Transradial Prosthetic Hands Published In IEEE Access Volume 6 Pages 6878 - 6899 Altmetric
2018	A Soft Stretchable Sensor: Towards Peripheral Nerve Signal Sensing Published In MRS Advances Volume 3 Pages 1597 - 1602 Altmetric
2018	A structural optimisation method for a soft pneumatic actuator Published In Robotics Volume 7 Pages 7020024-1 - 7020024-16 Altmetric
2018	Analysis of Magnetic Interaction in Remotely Controlled Magnetic Devices and Its Application to a Capsule Robot for Drug Delivery Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 298 - 310 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2018	Bioinspired 3D Printable Soft Vacuum Actuators for Locomotion Robots, Grippers and Artificial Muscles Published In Soft Robotics Volume 5 Pages 685 - 694 Altmetric
2018	Design, Fabrication, and Test of a Coupled Parametric-Transverse Nonlinearly Broadband Energy Harvester Published In IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion Volume 33 Pages 457 - 464 ISSN 0885-8969 Altmetric
2018	Development of a nonlinear adaptive absorber based on magnetorheological elastomer Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 194 - 204 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2018	Enhanced Localization of Robotic Capsule Endoscopes Using Positron Emission Markers and Rigid-Body Transformation Published In IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems Volume Online First Pages 1 - 15 Altmetric
2018	Experimental Nonlinear Model Identification of a Highly Nonlinear Resonator Published In Journal of Vibration and Acoustics: Transactions of the ASME Volume 140 Pages 034502-1 - 034502-6 ISSN 1048-9002 Altmetric
2018	Experimental nonlinear vibrations of an MRE sandwich plate Published In Smart Structures and Systems Volume 22 Pages 71 - 79 ISSN 1738-1584 Altmetric
2018	Locomotion analysis and optimization of actinomorphic robots with soft arms actuated by shape memory alloy wires Published In International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems Volume 15 Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1729-8806 Altmetric
2018	Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Bending Behavior of Soft Pneumatic Actuators Made of Discrete Actuation Chambers Published In Soft Robotics Volume 5 Pages 24 - 35 Altmetric
2018	Recent progress of particle migration in viscoelastic fluids Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 18 Pages 551 - 567 ISSN 1473-0197 Altmetric
2018	Reusable Flexible Concentric Electrodes Coated With a Conductive Graphene Ink for Electrotactile Stimulation Published In Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Volume 6 Pages 179-1 - 179-9 ISSN 2296-4185 Altmetric
2018	Softer is Harder: What Differentiates Soft Robotics from Hard Robotics? Published In MRS Advances Volume 3 Pages 1557 - 1568 Altmetric
2017	A nonlinearly broadband tuneable energy harvester Published In Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control: Transactions of the ASME Volume 139 Pages 011008-1 - 011008-11 ISSN 0022-0434 Altmetric
2017	A parametrically broadband nonlinear energy harvester Published In Journal of Energy Resources Technology Volume 139 Pages 032001-1 - 032001-8 ISSN 0195-0738 Altmetric
2017	A review on performance enhancement techniques for ambient vibration energy harvesters Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Volume 71 Pages 435 - 449 ISSN 1879-0690 Altmetric
2017	Design of an enhanced wideband energy harvester using a parametrically excited array Published In Journal of Sound and Vibration Volume 410 Pages 416 - 428 ISSN 0022-460X Altmetric
2017	Development of an isolator working with magnetorheological elastomers and fluids Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 83 Pages 371 - 384 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
2017	Double-Mode Microparticle Manipulation by Tunable Secondary Flow in Microchannel With Arc-Shaped Groove Arrays Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems Volume 11 Pages 1406 - 1412 ISSN 1932-4545 Altmetric
2017	Electrochemical biosensing strategies for DNA methylation analysis Published In Biosensors and Bioelectronics Volume 94 Pages 63 - 73 ISSN 0956-5663 Altmetric
2017	Flow rate-insensitive microparticle separation and filtration using a microchannel with arc-shaped groove arrays Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 21 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
2017	Gold-loaded nanoporous superparamagnetic nanocubes for catalytic signal amplification in detecting miRNA Published In Chemical Communications Volume 53 Pages 8231 - 8234 ISSN 1364-548X Altmetric
2017	High Throughput Cell-Free Extraction of Plasma by an Integrated Microfluidic Device Combining Inertial Focusing and Membrane Published In Journal of Heat Transfer: Transactions of the ASME Volume 139 Pages 052404-1 - 052404-7 ISSN 0022-1481 Altmetric
2017	High-throughput sheathless and three-dimensional microparticle focusing using a microchannel with arc-shaped groove arrays Published In Scientific Reports Volume 7 Pages 41153-1 - 41153-11 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2017	Hybrid force and position control of a conducting tri-layer electro-active polymer actuator Published In Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control Volume 39 Pages 288 - 296 ISSN 0142-3312 Altmetric
2017	Large area and ultra-thin compliant strain sensors for prosthetic devices Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 266 Pages 56 - 64 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2017	Modelling of the human shoulder girdle as a 6-4 parallel mechanism with a moving scapulothoracic joint Published In Mechanism and Machine Theory Volume 118 Pages 219 - 230 ISSN 0094-114X Altmetric
2017	Nanotechnology and its medical applications: revisiting public policies from a regulatory perspective in Australia Published In Nanotechnology Reviews Volume 6 Pages 255 - 269 Altmetric
2017	Review on Design and Control Aspects of Robotic Shoulder Rehabilitation Orthoses Published In IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews Volume 47 Pages 1134 - 1145 ISSN 1094-6977 Altmetric
2017	System and process development for coaxial extrusion in fused deposition modelling Published In Rapid Prototyping Journal Volume 23 Pages 543 - 550 ISSN 1355-2546 Altmetric
2017	The Suitability of 3-D Printed Eutectic Gallium-Indium Alloy as a Heating Element for Thermally Active Hydrogels Published In MRS Advances Volume 2 Pages 335 - 340 Altmetric
2017	Three-Dimensional Kinematic Modeling of Helix-Forming Lamina-Emergent Soft Smart Actuators Based on Electroactive Polymers Published In IEEE Transactions On Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems Volume 47 Pages 2562 - 2573 Altmetric
2016	3D printed flexure hinges for soft monolithic prosthetic fingers Published In Soft Robotics Volume 3 Pages 120 - 133 Altmetric
2016	A Soft mechatronic microstage mechanism based on electroactive polymer actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 21 Pages 1467 - 1478 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2016	A magnetically actuated anchoring system for a wireless endoscopic capsule Published In Biomedical Microdevices Volume 18 Pages 102-1 - 102-9 ISSN 1387-2176 Altmetric
2016	A magnetically actuated drug delivery system for robotic endoscopic capsules Published In Journal of Medical Devices, Transactions of the ASME Volume 10 Pages 11004-1 - 11004-11 Altmetric
2016	A starfish robot based on soft and smart modular structure (SMS) actuated by SMA wires Published In Bioinspiration and Biomimetics Volume 11 Pages 056012-1 - 056012-9 ISSN 1748-3182 Altmetric
2016	An experimental investigation into nonlinear dynamics of a magneto-rheological elastomer sandwich beam Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 015018-1 - 015018-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2016	An innovative MRE absorber with double natural frequencies for wide frequency bandwidth vibration absorption Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 055035-1 - 055035-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2016	An inverted micro-mixer based on a magnetically-actuated cilium made of Fe doped PDMS Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 095049-1 - 095049-7 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2016	Bottom-up microfabrication process for individually controlled conjugated polymer actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 230 Pages 818 - 824 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2016	Continuous plasma extraction under viscoelastic fluid in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion-contraction cavity arrays Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 16 Pages 3919 - 3928 ISSN 1473-0197 Altmetric
2016	Controlled delivery of drugs adsorbed onto porous Fe3O4 structures by application of AC/DC magnetic fields Published In Microporous and Mesoporous Materials Volume 226 Pages 243 - 250 ISSN 1387-1811 Altmetric
2016	Design and development of a parametrically excited nonlinear energy harvester Published In Energy Conversion and Management Volume 126 Pages 247 - 255 ISSN 0196-8904 Altmetric
2016	Development of a novel magnetophoresis-assisted hydrophoresis microdevice for rapid particle ordering Published In Biomedical Microdevices Volume 18 Pages 54-1 - 54-9 ISSN 1387-2176 Altmetric
2016	Development of a novel multi-layer MRE isolator for suppression of building vibrations under seismic events Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 70-71 Pages 811 - 820 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
2016	Experimental nonlinear dynamics of a geometrically imperfect magneto-rheological elastomer sandwich beam Published In Composite Structures Volume 138 Pages 381 - 390 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2016	Fabrication and characterisation of highly stretchable elastomeric strain sensors for prosthetic hand applications Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 247 Pages 514 - 521 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2016	Fundamentals and applications of inertial microfluidics: A review Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 16 Pages 10 - 34 ISSN 1473-0197 Altmetric
2016	Internal energy transfer in dynamical behavior of slightly curved shear deformable microplates Published In Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics Volume 11 Pages 041002-1 - 041002-11 Altmetric
2016	Investigation of particle lateral migration in sample-sheath flow of viscoelastic fluid and Newtonian fluid Published In Electrophoresis Volume 37 Pages 2147 - 2155 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
2016	Nonlinear dynamics of a parametrically excited beam with a central magneto-rheological elastomer patch: an experimental investigation Published In International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volume 106 Pages 157 - 167 ISSN 0020-7403 Altmetric
2016	Size optimization of a magnetic system for drug delivery with capsule robots Published In IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Volume 52 Pages 5100411-1 - 5100411-11 ISSN 0018-9464 Altmetric
2016	Size-dependent performance of microgyroscopes Published In International Journal of Engineering Science Volume 100 Pages 99 - 111 ISSN 0020-7225 Altmetric
2016	Soft and smart modular structures actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires as tentacles of soft robots Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2016	Tunable particle focusing in a straight channel with symmetric semicircle obstacle arrays using electrophoresis-modified inertial effects Published In Micromachines Volume 7 Pages 195-1 - 195-11 Altmetric
2015	A compact variable stiffness and damping shock absorber for vehicle suspension Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 20 Pages 2621 - 2629 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2015	A hybrid dielectrophoretic and hydrophoretic microchip for particle sorting using integrated pre-focusing and sorting steps Published In Electrophoresis Volume 36 Pages 284 - 291 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
2015	An adaptive tuned vibration absorber based on multilayered MR elastomers Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 045045-1 - 045045-13 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2015	An integrated dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoretic microchip for continuous particle filtration and separation Published In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering Volume 25 Pages 084010-1 - 084010-9 ISSN 0960-1317 Altmetric
2015	Dean-flow-coupled elasto-inertial three-dimensional particle focusing under viscoelastic flow in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion–contraction cavity arrays Published In Biomicrofluidics Volume 9 Pages 044108-1 - 044108-13 ISSN 1932-1058 Altmetric
2015	Development of a linear damper working with magnetorheological shear thickening fluids Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 26 Pages 1811 - 1817 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2015	Development of a novel variable stiffness and damping magnetorheological fluid damper Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 085021-1 - 085021-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2015	Development of an MRE adaptive tuned vibration absorber with self-sensing capability Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 095012-1 - 095012-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2015	Fabrication and characterization of a magnetic micro-actuator based on deformable Fe-doped PDMS artificial cilium using 3D printing Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 035015-1 - 035015-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2015	Horizontal vibration reduction of a seat suspension using negative changing stiffness magnetorheological elastomer isolators Published In International Journal of Vehicle Design: journal of vehicle engineering, automotive technology and components Volume 68 Pages 104 - 118 ISSN 0143-3369 Altmetric
2015	Performance evaluation and comparison of magnetorheological elastomer absorbers working in shear and squeeze modes Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 26 Pages 1757 - 1763 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2015	Size-dependent electro-elasto-mechanics of MEMS with initially curved deformable electrodes Published In International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volume 103 Pages 247 - 264 ISSN 0020-7403 Altmetric
2015	Subcritical parametric dynamics of microbeams Published In International Journal of Engineering Science Volume 95 Pages 36 - 48 ISSN 0020-7225 Altmetric
2015	Towards soft robotic devices for site-specific drug delivery Published In Expert Review of Medical Devices Volume 12 Pages 703 - 715 ISSN 1743-4440 Altmetric
2014	A compliant translational mechanism based on dielectric elastomer actuators Published In Journal of Mechanical Design Volume 136 Pages 061009-1 - 061009-9 ISSN 1050-0472 Altmetric
2014	A novel magnetorheological elastomer isolator with negative changing stiffness for vibration reduction Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 105023-1 - 105023-11 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2014	A review of drug delivery systems for capsule endoscopy Published In Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Volume 71 Pages 77 - 85 ISSN 0169-409X Altmetric
2014	A review of microfabrication techniques and dielectrophoretic microdevices for particle manipulation and separation Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Volume 47 Pages 1 - 29 ISSN 0022-3727 Altmetric
2014	An adaptive neuro fuzzy hybrid control strategy for a semiactive suspension with magneto rheological damper Published In Advances in Mechanical Engineering Volume 6 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1687-8132 Altmetric
2014	An advanced mathematical model and its experimental verification for trilayer conjugated polymer actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 19 Pages 1279 - 1288 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2014	An effective localization method for robotic endoscopic capsules using multiple positron emission markers Published In IEEE Transactions on Robotics Volume 30 Pages 1174 - 1186 ISSN 1552-3098 Altmetric
2014	Concept and simulation study of a novel localization method for robotic endoscopic capsules using multiple positron emission markers Published In Medical Physics Volume 41 Pages 072501-1 - 072501-14 ISSN 0094-2405 Altmetric
2014	Control of conducting polymer actuators without physical feedback: Simulated feedback control approach with particle swarm optimization Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 035014-1 - 035014-12 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2014	Electro-mechanical modelling and identification of electroactive polymer actuators as smart robotic manipulators Published In Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 241 - 251 ISSN 0957-4158 Altmetric
2014	Experimental investigation into biomechanical and biotribological properties of a real intestine and their significance for design of a spiral-type robotic capsule Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine Volume 228 Pages 280 - 286 ISSN 0954-4119 Altmetric
2014	Force control of a tri-layer conducting polymer actuator using optimized fuzzy logic control Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 125024-1 - 125024-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2014	High throughput extraction of plasma using a secondary flow-aided inertial microfluidic device Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 4 Pages 33149 - 33159 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2014	How the type of input function affects the dynamic response of conducting polymer actuators Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 105008-1 - 105008-11 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2014	Inertial particle separation by differential equilibrium positions in a symmetrical serpentine micro-channel Published In Scientific Reports Volume 4 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2014	Intelligent control of electroactive polymer actuators based on fuzzy and neurofuzzy methodologies Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 19 Pages 1951 - 1962 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2014	Ionic electroactive polymer artificial muscles in space applications Published In Scientific Reports Volume 4 Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2014	Isolating plasma from blood using a dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoretic device Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 14 Pages 2993 - 3003 ISSN 1473-0197 Altmetric
2014	Kinematic analyses of novel translational parallel manipulators Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Volume 228 Pages 330 - 341 ISSN 0954-4062 Altmetric
2014	Making a hydrophoretic focuser tunable using a diaphragm Published In Biomicrofluidics Volume 8 Pages 064115-1 - 064115-12 ISSN 1932-1058 Altmetric
2014	Modeling and inverse feedforward control for conducting polymer actuators with hysteresis Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 025015-1 - 025015-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2014	Modelling and identifying the parameters of a magneto-rheological damper with a force-lag phenomenon Published In Applied Mathematical Modelling: simulation and computation for engineering and environmental systems Volume 38 Pages 3763 - 3773 ISSN 0307-904X Altmetric
2014	On-chip high-throughput manipulation of particles in a dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoretic focuser Published In Scientific Reports Volume 4 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2014	Particle inertial focusing and its mechanism in a serpentine microchannel Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 17 Pages 305 - 316 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
2014	Real-time control of inertial focusing in microfluidics using dielectrophoresis (DEP) Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 4 Pages 62076 - 62085 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2014	The development of an adaptive tuned magnetorheological elastomer absorber working in squeeze mode Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 075009-1 - 075009-8 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2013	Adaptive sliding mode control of tri-layer conjugated polymer actuators Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 22 Pages 025004-1 - 025004-8 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2013	An effective methodology to solve inverse kinematics of electroactive polymer actuators modelled as active and soft robotic structures Published In Mechanism and Machine Theory Volume 67 Pages 94 - 110 ISSN 0094-114X Altmetric
2013	Continuous manipulation and separation of particles using combined obstacle-and curvature-induced direct current dielectrophoresis Published In Electrophoresis Volume 34 Pages 952 - 960 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
2013	Improved concentration and separation of particles in a 3D dielectrophoretic chip integrating focusing, aligning and trapping Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 14 Pages 527 - 539 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
2013	Inertial focusing in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion-contraction cavity arrays using two secondary flows Published In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering Volume 23 Pages 1 - 13 ISSN 0960-1317 Altmetric
2013	Modeling and experimental characterization of propulsion of a spiral-type microrobot for medical use in gastrointestinal tract Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Volume 60 Pages 1751 - 1759 ISSN 0018-9294 Altmetric
2013	Modeling and experimental investigation of rotational resistance of a spiral-type robotic capsule inside a real intestine Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 18 Pages 1555 - 1562 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2013	Patterning and electrical interfacing of individually controllable conducting polymer microactuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 183 Pages 283 - 289 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2013	Polypyrrole stretchable actuators Published In Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics Volume 51 Pages 57 - 63 ISSN 0887-6266 Altmetric
2013	Study of PDMS based magnetorheological elastomers Published In Journal of Physics Volume 412 Pages 012038-1 - 012038-8 Altmetric
2013	Study of magnetorheology and sensing capabilities of MR elastomers Published In Journal of Physics Volume 412 Pages 012037-1 - 012037-10 Altmetric
2012	A novel three degrees of freedom partially decoupled robot with linear actuators Published In Robotica Volume 30 Pages 467 - 475 ISSN 0263-5747 Altmetric
2012	A review of localization systems for robotic endoscopic capsules Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Volume 59 Pages 2387 - 2399 ISSN 0018-9294 Altmetric
2012	A simple and cost-effective method for fabrication of integrated electronic-microfluidic devices using a laser-patterned PDMS layer Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 12 Pages 751 - 760 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
2012	Continuous particle focusing in a waved microchannel using negative dc dielectrophoresis Published In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering Volume 22 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 0960-1317 Altmetric
2012	Modelling trilayer conjugated polymer actuators for their sensorless position control Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 185 Pages 82 - 91 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2012	Pushing the limits for microactuators based on electroactive polymers Published In IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems Volume 21 Pages 574 - 585 ISSN 1057-7157 Altmetric
2012	Study of shear-stiffened elastomers Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 21 Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2012	Three-dimensional nanofabrication of polystyrene by focused ion beam Published In Journal of Microscopy Volume 248 Pages 129 - 139 ISSN 0022-2720 Altmetric
2011	Effect of electrolyte storage layer on performance of PPy-PVDF-PPy microactuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 155 Pages 810 - 816 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2011	Electroactive polymer actuators as artificial muscles: Are they ready for bioinspired applications? Published In Bioinspiration and Biomimetics Volume 6 Pages 045006-1 - 045006-10 ISSN 1748-3182 Altmetric
2011	Enhancement of actuation ability of ionic-type conducting polymer actuators using metal ion implantation Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 157 Pages 72 - 84 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2011	Evaluation of length-scale effects for mechanical behaviour of micro- and nanocantilevers: I. Experimental determination of length-scale factors Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Volume 44 Pages 1 - 12 ISSN 0022-3727 Altmetric
2011	Evaluation of length-scale effects for mechanical behaviour of micro- and nanocantilevers: II. Experimental verification of deflection models using atomic force microscopy Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Volume 44 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 0022-3727 Altmetric
2011	Experimental investigation of the vibration characteristics of a magnetorheological elastomer sandwich beam under non-homogeneous small magnetic fields Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 20 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2011	Focused Ion Beam Fabricated Polystyrene-Platinum Thermal Microactuator Published In Advanced Materials Research Volume 254 Pages 86 - 89 ISSN 1022-6680 Altmetric
2011	Guest Editorial: Introduction to the focused section on electroactive polymer mechatronics Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 16 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2011	Micron-scale polymer-metal cantilever actuators fabricated by focused ion beam Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 172 Pages 462 - 470 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2011	Microstructure and magnetorheology of graphite-based MR elastomers Published In Rheologica Acta: an international journal of rheology Volume 50 Pages 825 - 836 ISSN 0035-4511 Altmetric
2011	Modelling and performance enhancement of a linear actuation mechanism using conducting polymers Published In Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Volume 85 Pages 63 - 78 Altmetric
2011	Synthesis and performance evaluation of thin film PPy-PVDF multilayer electroactive polymer actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 165 Pages 321 - 328 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2011	The kinematics of modular spatial hpyer-redundant manipulators formed from RPS-type limbs Published In Robotics and Autonomous Systems Volume 59 Pages 12 - 21 ISSN 0921-8890 Altmetric
2010	A multistable linear actuation mechanism based on artificial muscles Published In Journal of Mechanical Design Volume 132 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 1050-0472 Altmetric
2010	A new family of constrained redundant parallel manipulators Published In Multibody System Dynamics Volume 23 Pages 57 - 75 ISSN 1384-5640 Altmetric
2010	Artificial muscles with adjustable stiffness Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 19 Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2010	Creep and recovery behaviors of magnetorheological elastomers Published In Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering in China Volume 5 Pages 341 - 346 ISSN 1673-3479 Altmetric
2010	Electromechanical coupling in polypyrrole sensors and actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 161 Pages 127 - 133 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2010	Evaluation of thrust force generated for a robotic fish propelled with polypyrrole actuators Published In Polymer International Volume 59 Pages 357 - 364 ISSN 0959-8103 Altmetric
2010	Inversion-based feedforward control of polypyrrole trilayer bender actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 15 Pages 149 - 156 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2010	Wireless aquatic navigator for detection and analysis (WANDA) Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 150 Pages 425 - 435 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2009	An effective modelling approach to estimate nonlinear bending behaviour of cantilever type conducting polymer actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 141 Pages 284 - 292 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2009	Conducting polymer microactuators operating in air Published In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering Volume 19 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 0960-1317 Altmetric
2009	Development and dynamic modelling of a flexure-based Scott-Russell mechanism for nano-manipulation Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 23 Pages 957 - 978 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
2009	Finding NEMO (novel electromaterial muscle oscillator): a polyprrole powered robotic fish with real-time wireless speed and directional control Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 18 Page p. 10 pages ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2009	Normal stiffness calibration of microfabricated tri-layer conducting polymer actuators Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 18 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2009	Towards fully optimized conducting polymer bending sensors: the effect of geometry Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 18 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2008	A Poisson-based Methodology For Deformable Object Simulation Published In International Journal of Modelling and Simulation Volume 28 Pages 156 - 164 ISSN 0228-6203
2008	A Scalable Model for Trilayer Conjugated Polymer Actuators and Its Experimental Validation Published In Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications Volume 28 Pages 421 - 428 ISSN 0928-4931 Altmetric
2008	Feedback Control of Tri-layer Polymer Actuators to Improve Their Positioning Ability and Speed of Response Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 144 Pages 176 - 184 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2008	Redox Level-Dependent Impedance Model for Conjugated Polymer Actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 132 Pages 182 - 190 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2008	Response Characterization of Electroactive Polymers as Mechanical Sensors Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 13 Pages 187 - 196 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2008	Robust adaptive control of conjugated polymer actuators Published In IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Volume 16 Pages 600 - 612 ISSN 1063-6536 Altmetric
2008	Validation of a resonant frequency model for polypyrrole trilayer actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 13 Pages 401 - 409 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2007	Establishment of a biomimetic device based on tri-layer polymer actuators-propulsion fins Published In Bioinspiration and Biomimetics Volume 2 Pages S18 - S30 ISSN 1748-3182 Altmetric
2007	Performance quantification of conducting polymer actuators for real applications: a microgripping system Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 12 Pages 73 - 84 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2007	Soft Mechanical Sensors through Reverse Actuation in Polypyrrole Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 17 Pages 3216 - 3222 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
2007	Trajectory generation for open-contoured structures in robotic fibre placement Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Volume 23 Pages 380 - 394 ISSN 0736-5845 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	Robotics—Soft Robotics Published In Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering Publisher United States: Elsevier Pages 652 - 659 ISBN 9780128048290 Altmetric
2019	Smart approaches in facilitating engineering students to learn health technology Published In Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Publisher Germany: Springer Pages 175 - 182 ISBN 9783319923635 Altmetric
2017	Inertial microfluidics: mechanisms and applications Published In Advanced Mechatronics and MEMS Devices II Publisher Switzerland: Springer International Publishing Pages 563 - 593 Altmetric
2014	Wireless Endoscopy Published In Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Publisher United States: John Wiley & Sons Pages 1 - 25 ISBN 9780471346081 Altmetric
2009	Conjugated polymer actuators: Fundamentals Published In Biomedical Applications of Electroactive Polymer Actuators Publisher United Kingdom: Wiley Pages 193 - 227 Altmetric
2008	Feasibility study of robust neural network motion tracking control of piezoelectric actuation systems for micro/nano manipulation Published In Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Recent Progress in Robotics: Viable Robotic Service to Human (vol.370) Publisher New York: Springer Pages 5 - 19 Altmetric

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2018	3D printed helical soft pneumatic actuators Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 950 - 955 Altmetric
2018	A hybrid multi-joint robotic shoulder exoskeleton for stroke rehabilitation Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 857 - 862 Altmetric
2018	Applying Mechanical Pressure and Skin Stretch Simultaneously for Sensory Feedback in Prosthetic Hands Published In 2018 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob) Pages 230 - 235 Altmetric
2018	Design of a multi-stage stiffness enhancing unit for a soft robotic finger and its robust motion control Published In Proceedings: IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Pages 5074 - 5079 Altmetric
2018	Position control of a soft prosthetic finger with limited feedback information Published In Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 700 - 705 Altmetric
2018	Using Vibration Motors to Create Tactile Apparent Movement for Transradial Prosthetic Sensory Feedback Published In IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob) Pages 213 - 218 Altmetric
2017	3D Printing of a Thin-Wall Soft and Monolithic Gripper Using Fused Filament Fabrication Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 442 - 447 Altmetric
2017	A 3D printed monolithic soft gripper with adjustable stiffness Published In IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Pages 6235 - 6240 Altmetric
2017	Modeling and experimental characterization of magnetic membranes as soft smart actuators for medical robotics Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 797 - 802 Altmetric
2016	Analysis of the magnetic torque on a tilted permanent magnet for drug delivery in capsule robots Published In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1386 - 1391 Altmetric
2016	High throughput cell-free extraction of plasma by an integrated microfluidic device combining inertial microfluidics and membrane Published In ASME 2016 5th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer: Volume 1 Pages V001T01A012-1 - V001T01A012-6 Altmetric
2016	Mechanical stiffness augmentation of a 3D printed soft prosthetic finger Published In Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2016 IEEE International Conference on Pages 7 - 12 Altmetric
2016	Performance quantification of strain sensors for flexible manipulators Published In Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2016 IEEE International Conference on Pages 584 - 589 Altmetric
2016	Three-dimensional particle focusing under viscoelastic flow based on dean-flow-coupled elasto-inertial effects Published In Seventh International Symposium on Precision Mechanical Measurements Pages 99030K-1 - 99030K-10 Altmetric
2015	An accurate model for size optimization of an embedded permanent magnet for drug delivery with capsule robots Published In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA) Pages 1 - 7 Altmetric
2015	Effect of flexure hinge type on a 3D printed fully compliant prosthetic finger Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 790 - 795 Altmetric
2015	Optimization of multiple arc-shaped magnets for drug delivery in a capsule robot Published In 2015 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 189 - 195 Altmetric
2015	Soft, flexible micromanipulators comprising polypyrrole trilayer microactuators Published In Proceedings of SPIE: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2015 Pages 94301R-1 - 94301R-7 Altmetric
2014	An active-compliant micro-stage based on EAP artificial muscles Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 611 - 616 Altmetric
2014	Design optimization of a magnetomechanical system for drug delivery in wireless capsule endoscopy Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1097 - 1102 Altmetric
2014	Modeling a soft robotic mechanism articulated with dielectric elastomer actuators Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 599 - 604 Altmetric
2014	Particle sizing using dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoresis Published In The Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Pages 189-1 - 189-4
2014	Robust control of a trilayer conducting polymer actuator Published In Proceedings of SPIE: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) Pages 90561U-1 - 90561U-10 Altmetric
2013	A magnetically actuated endoscopic capsule robot based on a rolling locomotion mechanism Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 50 - 55 Altmetric
2013	A methodology to establish a hysteresis model for trilayer conducting polymer actuators Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 111 - 116 Altmetric
2013	An investigation into biomechanical and biotribological properties of a real intestine for design of a spiral-type robotic capsule Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 71 - 76 Altmetric
2013	Continuous particle manipulation and separation in a hurdle-combined curved microchannel using DC dielectrophoresis Published In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media Pages 1150 - 1153 Altmetric
2013	Control of conducting polymer actuators without feedback: simulated feedback control approach Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 900 - 905 Altmetric
2013	Dielectrophoretic manipulation and separation of particles in an S-shaped microchannel with hurdles Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 362 - 366 Altmetric
2013	Electroactive polymers as soft robotic actuators: electromechanical modeling and identification Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1096 - 1101 Altmetric
2013	Establishment and experimental verification of a prandtl–ishlinskii hysteresis model for tri-layer conducting polymer actuators Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1217 - 1221 Altmetric
2013	Fuzzy control of a conjugated polymer actuator Published In 52nd Annual Conference on Decision Control (CDC) Pages 336 - 341 Altmetric
2013	Implementation of adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system controller on magneto rheological damper suspension Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1399 - 1403 Altmetric
2013	Individually controlled conducting polymer tri-layer microactuators Published In Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Pages 542 - 545 Altmetric
2013	Investigation of trapping process in “Centrifuge-on-a-chip” Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1266 - 1271 Altmetric
2013	Modeling and experimental investigation on the mechanical behavior of a spiral-type capsule in the small intestine Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1260 - 1265 Altmetric
2013	Neuro-fuzzy control of electroactive polymer actuators Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 373 - 380 Altmetric
2013	Pulse shaping of an impulse controller to improve precision of machines with friction Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1133 - 1139 Altmetric
2013	Quantifying the positioning resolution of cantilever-type electroactive polymer actuators Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 868 - 875 Altmetric
2013	Study of shear-stiffened elastomers Published In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media Pages 133 - 136 Altmetric
2013	Study of the temperature effect of shear thickening fluid Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 833 - 837 Altmetric
2012	A new adaptive fuzzy-hybrid control strategy of semi-active suspension with magneto-rheological damper Published In 4th International Conference on Computational Methods Pages 1 - 9
2012	Kinematic analysis of electroactive polymer actuators as soft and smart structures with more DoF than inputs Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 484 - 489 Altmetric
2012	Magnetic propulsion of a spiral-type endoscopic microrobot in a real small intestine Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 63 - 68 Altmetric
2012	Modeling and parameter identification of a magneto-rheological damper with a force-lag phenomenon Published In 4th International Conference on Computational Methods Pages 1 - 12
2011	An efficient methodology for modelling nonlinear deflection of thin cantilever beams for microelectromechanical systems Published In 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Pages 186 - 192
2011	Design and simulation of a self- sensing MR damper Published In 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Pages 112 - 117
2011	Experimental characterization of a robotic drug delivery system based on magnetic propulsion Published In 2011 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2011 Pages 209 - 214 Altmetric
2011	Fabrication of mircohands based on electroactive polymer actuators Published In 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Pages 145 - 149
2011	Kinematic modeling for artificial flagellum of a robotic bacterium based on electroactive polymer actuators Published In 2011 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2011 Pages 440 - 445 Altmetric
2011	Modeling and Experimental Characterization of a Spiral-type Mircrorobot for Medical Use in Gastrointestinal Tract Published In 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Pages 41 - 45
2011	Vibration characteristics of sandwich beam with MR fluid under non-homogeneous magnetic field Published In 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Pages 97 - 100
2010	A continuously-stable linear actuation based on bending type artificial muscles Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 732 - 737 Altmetric
2010	A stiffness enhancement methodology for artificial muscles Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 151 - 156 Altmetric
2010	Electroactive Polymer Actuators: From Lab to Market Published In 12th International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuators and Drive Systems Pages 405 - 417
2010	Methods developed for the fabrication of a thermally-induced polypyrrole bilayer micro/nanoactuator Published In (ICONN), 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Pages 214 - 217 Altmetric
2009	A bio-inspired robotic locomotion system based on conducting polymer actuators Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 998 - 1004 Altmetric
2009	From bending to linear movement: a linear actuation mechanism based on conducting polymer actuators Published In International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics Pages 13 - 20
2009	Improved positional accuracy of robots with high nonlinear friction using a modified impulse controller Published In International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics Pages 109 - 124 Altmetric
2009	Towards the position control of conducting polymer trilayer bending actuators with integrated feedback sensor Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 65 - 70 Altmetric
2008	Characterization and modeling of conjugated polymer sensors Published In International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, and Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring and Diagnostics Pages 692709-1 - 692709-9 Altmetric
2008	Fast bender actuators for fish-like aquatic robots Published In Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6927 Pages 69271L-3 - 69271L-12 Altmetric
2008	Forward kinematics and solution methodologies for a flexure-based micro-manipulator Published In International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications Pages 250 - 259 Altmetric
2008	Frequency response of polypyrrole trilayer actuator displacement Published In International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, and Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring and Diagnostics Pages 69271T - 1-69271T Altmetric
2008	Sensor response of polypyrrole trilayer benders as a function of geometry Published In International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, and Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring and Diagnostics Pages 692721-1 - 692721-9 Altmetric
2008	Stiffness characterisation of microcantilevers based on conducting polymers Published In SPIE Smart Structures, Devices,and Systems Pages 726806-1 - 726806-9 Altmetric
2007	A modified impulse controller for improved accuracy of robots with friction Published In International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics Pages 165 - 173
2007	A scalable model for tri-layer conjugated polymer actuator and experimental validation Published In Smart Structures and Materials and Non-destructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring Pages 652413-1 - 652413-9
2007	An investigation into behaviour of electroactive polymers as mechanical sensors Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 1 - 6 Altmetric
2007	Feasibility study of robust neural network motion tracking control of piezoelectric actuation systems for micro/nano manipulation Published In The 13th International Conference on Advanced Robotics Pages 1256 - 1261 Altmetric
2007	Motion tracking control of piezo-driven flexure-based mechanism based on sliding mode strategy Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 1 - 6 Altmetric
2007	Optimal area covering using genetic algorithms Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 1 - 6 Altmetric
2007	Robust adaptive control of conjugated polymer actuators Published In Proc. of the SPIE 14th International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, and Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring Pages 652407-1 - 652407-11 Altmetric
2007	Tri-layer polymer actuators with variable dimensions Published In Smart Structures and Materials and Non-destructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring Pages 65241J-1 - 65241J-14 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2015	EU Horizon 2020 - MICACT -MicroACTuators Awarded by: Marie Sklowdowska-Curie Actions ITN Funding Scheme: Innovative Training Networks
2014	Investigation of ultra-thin foils etc Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2011 - 2014	Controlling lymphoedema in an intelligent fashion Awarded by: National Breast Cancer Foundation Funding Scheme: Concept Award
2012	Facility for characterisation of engineered microelectromechanical systems Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2010	Combined scanning tunnelling microscope system for nano-fabrication and characterization - filed in part 6 Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	A universal nano tribometer for surface and thin film characterisation Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2008	Pushing the limits: fabricating micro and nano actuators Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
	ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Excellence

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

- Soft robotics
- Intelligent mechatronics
- System dynamics and control
- Robotic drug delivery systems
- Novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications
- Robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems
- Soft and smart actuators and sensors
- Assistive devices
- Medical robotics

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of negative Poisson's ratio composite panel system for protection of structures from blast and impact loads
Doctor of Philosophy	Energy storage systems for vehicle technology	Yao, Lirong
Doctor of Philosophy	A Non-Invasive Approach to Providing Sensory Feedback for a Transradial Prosthetic Hand	Stephens-Fripp, Benjamin
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Flexible Fluidic Actuators for hand rehabilitation Applications	Hu, Weiping
Doctor of Philosophy	Design of Parallel Robot for Shoulder Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients.	Niyetkaliyev, Aibek
Doctor of Philosophy	Establishment of Novel Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Robotic Prosthetic Hands	Drury, Ryan
Doctor of Philosophy	3D PRINTED PNEUMATIC SOFT ACTUATORS AND SENSORS: their modeling, performance quantification, control and applications in soft robotic systems	Tawk, Charbel
Doctor of Philosophy	A smart shoe system enabling older adults to walk safely and to be active	Giraldo Pedroza, ALEXANDRA
Doctor of Philosophy	Neural Interfacing to Soft Robotic Hand	Montoya Gurrola, Gerardo
Doctor of Philosophy	Capacitive Contact Sensors for Robotic Grippers	Searle, Tom
Doctor of Philosophy	Brain-Machine Interface for Prosthetic Hand Control	O'Brien, Siobhan
Doctor of Philosophy	Identifying and Translating Intention of Prosthetic Hand Users into Control Signals using Machine Learning Techniques	Le, Hong Quan

Education And Training

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Gaziantep University 1990
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, High Honours 1988
Ph.D. in Robotics, Oxford University, Department of Engineering Science 1994

Awards And Honors

Vice Chancellor’s Highly Commended Award for Research Supervision, 2018
Vice-Chancellor's Interdisciplinary Research Excellence Award, - 2013
Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning (OCTAL) award, conferred by University of Wollongong, - 2010

Keywords

mechatronics, mechatronic-engineering, robotics, soft-robotics, system-dynamics, robotic-drug-delivery-systems, biomechatronic-applications, intelligent-system-development, robotic-tooling, automation, micro-nano-robotics, concurrent-design, robot-manipulators, motion-planning, medical-robotics, assistive-devices, mechanical-materials-mechatronic-biomedical

Full Name

Gursel ALICI

Mailing Address

University of Wollongong

School of Mechanical, Material Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia
University of Wollongong

School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Australia

Located In Facility

Mechanical, Mechatronics & Materials Engineering

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6527-2881 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

ResearcherID: D-6752-2012

Scopus Id

Scopus Author ID: 7003543070" title="Scopus ID Link" target="_blank">Scopus Author ID: 7003543070

Research Areas

Research Overview

Prof Alici has established synergistic and productive multi-disciplinary collaborations nationally and internationally. He has published extensively in soft robotics, system dynamics and control, robotic drug delivery systems, novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications, robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems, soft and smart actuators and sensors, assistive devices, and medical robotics.

He has generated 198 refereed international journal papers and 151 fully refereed conference papers with ‘h-index of 40’ from 5400+ citations from Scopus (Scopus Author ID: 7003543070) by the end of 2018, and 3 patents. According to Scopus, his citations show a strong trend in the last 5 years from 2014 to 2018, being 504, 547, 671, 741 and 885, respectively.

Head Of

School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering Head of School 2011 - 2021

Member Of

IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Member 1994 -

Has Collaborator

Jager, Edwin W. Person
Madden, John D. W. Person

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	A Novel Magnetic Anchoring System for Wireless Capsule Endoscopes Operating within the Gastrointestinal Tract Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 1106 - 1116 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2019	A Novel Monolithic Soft Robotic Thumb for an Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Hand Published In IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Volume 4 Pages 602 - 609 Altmetric
2019	A survey on what Australians with upper limb difference want in a prosthesis: justification for using soft robotics and additive manufacturing for customized prosthetic hands Published In Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 1748-3107 Altmetric
2019	Development and performance evaluation of large-scale auxetic protective systems for localised impulsive loads Published In International Journal of Protective Structures Volume 10 Pages 390 - 417 ISSN 2041-4196 Altmetric
2019	Engineering-Based Design Methodology for Embedding Ethics in Autonomous Robots Published In Proceedings of the IEEE Volume 107 Pages 582 - 599 Altmetric
2019	Model-free control of an electro-active polymer actuator Published In Materials Research Express Volume 6 Pages 055309-1 - 055309-12 Altmetric
2019	Ultra-stretchable MWCNT–Ecoflex piezoresistive sensors for human motion detection applications Published In Composites Science and Technology Volume 173 Pages 118 - 124 ISSN 0266-3538 Altmetric
2018	3D printing Vegemite and Marmite: redefining "breadboards" Published In Journal of Food Engineering Volume 220 Pages 83 - 88 ISSN 0260-8774 Altmetric
2018	A Review of Non-Invasive Sensory Feedback Methods for Transradial Prosthetic Hands Published In IEEE Access Volume 6 Pages 6878 - 6899 Altmetric
2018	A Soft Stretchable Sensor: Towards Peripheral Nerve Signal Sensing Published In MRS Advances Volume 3 Pages 1597 - 1602 Altmetric
2018	A structural optimisation method for a soft pneumatic actuator Published In Robotics Volume 7 Pages 7020024-1 - 7020024-16 Altmetric
2018	Analysis of Magnetic Interaction in Remotely Controlled Magnetic Devices and Its Application to a Capsule Robot for Drug Delivery Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 298 - 310 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2018	Bioinspired 3D Printable Soft Vacuum Actuators for Locomotion Robots, Grippers and Artificial Muscles Published In Soft Robotics Volume 5 Pages 685 - 694 Altmetric
2018	Design, Fabrication, and Test of a Coupled Parametric-Transverse Nonlinearly Broadband Energy Harvester Published In IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion Volume 33 Pages 457 - 464 ISSN 0885-8969 Altmetric
2018	Development of a nonlinear adaptive absorber based on magnetorheological elastomer Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 194 - 204 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2018	Enhanced Localization of Robotic Capsule Endoscopes Using Positron Emission Markers and Rigid-Body Transformation Published In IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems Volume Online First Pages 1 - 15 Altmetric
2018	Experimental Nonlinear Model Identification of a Highly Nonlinear Resonator Published In Journal of Vibration and Acoustics: Transactions of the ASME Volume 140 Pages 034502-1 - 034502-6 ISSN 1048-9002 Altmetric
2018	Experimental nonlinear vibrations of an MRE sandwich plate Published In Smart Structures and Systems Volume 22 Pages 71 - 79 ISSN 1738-1584 Altmetric
2018	Locomotion analysis and optimization of actinomorphic robots with soft arms actuated by shape memory alloy wires Published In International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems Volume 15 Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1729-8806 Altmetric
2018	Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Bending Behavior of Soft Pneumatic Actuators Made of Discrete Actuation Chambers Published In Soft Robotics Volume 5 Pages 24 - 35 Altmetric
2018	Recent progress of particle migration in viscoelastic fluids Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 18 Pages 551 - 567 ISSN 1473-0197 Altmetric
2018	Reusable Flexible Concentric Electrodes Coated With a Conductive Graphene Ink for Electrotactile Stimulation Published In Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Volume 6 Pages 179-1 - 179-9 ISSN 2296-4185 Altmetric
2018	Softer is Harder: What Differentiates Soft Robotics from Hard Robotics? Published In MRS Advances Volume 3 Pages 1557 - 1568 Altmetric
2017	A nonlinearly broadband tuneable energy harvester Published In Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control: Transactions of the ASME Volume 139 Pages 011008-1 - 011008-11 ISSN 0022-0434 Altmetric
2017	A parametrically broadband nonlinear energy harvester Published In Journal of Energy Resources Technology Volume 139 Pages 032001-1 - 032001-8 ISSN 0195-0738 Altmetric
2017	A review on performance enhancement techniques for ambient vibration energy harvesters Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Volume 71 Pages 435 - 449 ISSN 1879-0690 Altmetric
2017	Design of an enhanced wideband energy harvester using a parametrically excited array Published In Journal of Sound and Vibration Volume 410 Pages 416 - 428 ISSN 0022-460X Altmetric
2017	Development of an isolator working with magnetorheological elastomers and fluids Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 83 Pages 371 - 384 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
2017	Double-Mode Microparticle Manipulation by Tunable Secondary Flow in Microchannel With Arc-Shaped Groove Arrays Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems Volume 11 Pages 1406 - 1412 ISSN 1932-4545 Altmetric
2017	Electrochemical biosensing strategies for DNA methylation analysis Published In Biosensors and Bioelectronics Volume 94 Pages 63 - 73 ISSN 0956-5663 Altmetric
2017	Flow rate-insensitive microparticle separation and filtration using a microchannel with arc-shaped groove arrays Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 21 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
2017	Gold-loaded nanoporous superparamagnetic nanocubes for catalytic signal amplification in detecting miRNA Published In Chemical Communications Volume 53 Pages 8231 - 8234 ISSN 1364-548X Altmetric
2017	High Throughput Cell-Free Extraction of Plasma by an Integrated Microfluidic Device Combining Inertial Focusing and Membrane Published In Journal of Heat Transfer: Transactions of the ASME Volume 139 Pages 052404-1 - 052404-7 ISSN 0022-1481 Altmetric
2017	High-throughput sheathless and three-dimensional microparticle focusing using a microchannel with arc-shaped groove arrays Published In Scientific Reports Volume 7 Pages 41153-1 - 41153-11 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2017	Hybrid force and position control of a conducting tri-layer electro-active polymer actuator Published In Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control Volume 39 Pages 288 - 296 ISSN 0142-3312 Altmetric
2017	Large area and ultra-thin compliant strain sensors for prosthetic devices Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 266 Pages 56 - 64 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2017	Modelling of the human shoulder girdle as a 6-4 parallel mechanism with a moving scapulothoracic joint Published In Mechanism and Machine Theory Volume 118 Pages 219 - 230 ISSN 0094-114X Altmetric
2017	Nanotechnology and its medical applications: revisiting public policies from a regulatory perspective in Australia Published In Nanotechnology Reviews Volume 6 Pages 255 - 269 Altmetric
2017	Review on Design and Control Aspects of Robotic Shoulder Rehabilitation Orthoses Published In IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews Volume 47 Pages 1134 - 1145 ISSN 1094-6977 Altmetric
2017	System and process development for coaxial extrusion in fused deposition modelling Published In Rapid Prototyping Journal Volume 23 Pages 543 - 550 ISSN 1355-2546 Altmetric
2017	The Suitability of 3-D Printed Eutectic Gallium-Indium Alloy as a Heating Element for Thermally Active Hydrogels Published In MRS Advances Volume 2 Pages 335 - 340 Altmetric
2017	Three-Dimensional Kinematic Modeling of Helix-Forming Lamina-Emergent Soft Smart Actuators Based on Electroactive Polymers Published In IEEE Transactions On Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems Volume 47 Pages 2562 - 2573 Altmetric
2016	3D printed flexure hinges for soft monolithic prosthetic fingers Published In Soft Robotics Volume 3 Pages 120 - 133 Altmetric
2016	A Soft mechatronic microstage mechanism based on electroactive polymer actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 21 Pages 1467 - 1478 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2016	A magnetically actuated anchoring system for a wireless endoscopic capsule Published In Biomedical Microdevices Volume 18 Pages 102-1 - 102-9 ISSN 1387-2176 Altmetric
2016	A magnetically actuated drug delivery system for robotic endoscopic capsules Published In Journal of Medical Devices, Transactions of the ASME Volume 10 Pages 11004-1 - 11004-11 Altmetric
2016	A starfish robot based on soft and smart modular structure (SMS) actuated by SMA wires Published In Bioinspiration and Biomimetics Volume 11 Pages 056012-1 - 056012-9 ISSN 1748-3182 Altmetric
2016	An experimental investigation into nonlinear dynamics of a magneto-rheological elastomer sandwich beam Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 015018-1 - 015018-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2016	An innovative MRE absorber with double natural frequencies for wide frequency bandwidth vibration absorption Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 055035-1 - 055035-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2016	An inverted micro-mixer based on a magnetically-actuated cilium made of Fe doped PDMS Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 095049-1 - 095049-7 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2016	Bottom-up microfabrication process for individually controlled conjugated polymer actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 230 Pages 818 - 824 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2016	Continuous plasma extraction under viscoelastic fluid in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion-contraction cavity arrays Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 16 Pages 3919 - 3928 ISSN 1473-0197 Altmetric
2016	Controlled delivery of drugs adsorbed onto porous Fe3O4 structures by application of AC/DC magnetic fields Published In Microporous and Mesoporous Materials Volume 226 Pages 243 - 250 ISSN 1387-1811 Altmetric
2016	Design and development of a parametrically excited nonlinear energy harvester Published In Energy Conversion and Management Volume 126 Pages 247 - 255 ISSN 0196-8904 Altmetric
2016	Development of a novel magnetophoresis-assisted hydrophoresis microdevice for rapid particle ordering Published In Biomedical Microdevices Volume 18 Pages 54-1 - 54-9 ISSN 1387-2176 Altmetric
2016	Development of a novel multi-layer MRE isolator for suppression of building vibrations under seismic events Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 70-71 Pages 811 - 820 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
2016	Experimental nonlinear dynamics of a geometrically imperfect magneto-rheological elastomer sandwich beam Published In Composite Structures Volume 138 Pages 381 - 390 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2016	Fabrication and characterisation of highly stretchable elastomeric strain sensors for prosthetic hand applications Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 247 Pages 514 - 521 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2016	Fundamentals and applications of inertial microfluidics: A review Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 16 Pages 10 - 34 ISSN 1473-0197 Altmetric
2016	Internal energy transfer in dynamical behavior of slightly curved shear deformable microplates Published In Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics Volume 11 Pages 041002-1 - 041002-11 Altmetric
2016	Investigation of particle lateral migration in sample-sheath flow of viscoelastic fluid and Newtonian fluid Published In Electrophoresis Volume 37 Pages 2147 - 2155 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
2016	Nonlinear dynamics of a parametrically excited beam with a central magneto-rheological elastomer patch: an experimental investigation Published In International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volume 106 Pages 157 - 167 ISSN 0020-7403 Altmetric
2016	Size optimization of a magnetic system for drug delivery with capsule robots Published In IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Volume 52 Pages 5100411-1 - 5100411-11 ISSN 0018-9464 Altmetric
2016	Size-dependent performance of microgyroscopes Published In International Journal of Engineering Science Volume 100 Pages 99 - 111 ISSN 0020-7225 Altmetric
2016	Soft and smart modular structures actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires as tentacles of soft robots Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2016	Tunable particle focusing in a straight channel with symmetric semicircle obstacle arrays using electrophoresis-modified inertial effects Published In Micromachines Volume 7 Pages 195-1 - 195-11 Altmetric
2015	A compact variable stiffness and damping shock absorber for vehicle suspension Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 20 Pages 2621 - 2629 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2015	A hybrid dielectrophoretic and hydrophoretic microchip for particle sorting using integrated pre-focusing and sorting steps Published In Electrophoresis Volume 36 Pages 284 - 291 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
2015	An adaptive tuned vibration absorber based on multilayered MR elastomers Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 045045-1 - 045045-13 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2015	An integrated dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoretic microchip for continuous particle filtration and separation Published In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering Volume 25 Pages 084010-1 - 084010-9 ISSN 0960-1317 Altmetric
2015	Dean-flow-coupled elasto-inertial three-dimensional particle focusing under viscoelastic flow in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion–contraction cavity arrays Published In Biomicrofluidics Volume 9 Pages 044108-1 - 044108-13 ISSN 1932-1058 Altmetric
2015	Development of a linear damper working with magnetorheological shear thickening fluids Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 26 Pages 1811 - 1817 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2015	Development of a novel variable stiffness and damping magnetorheological fluid damper Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 085021-1 - 085021-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2015	Development of an MRE adaptive tuned vibration absorber with self-sensing capability Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 095012-1 - 095012-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2015	Fabrication and characterization of a magnetic micro-actuator based on deformable Fe-doped PDMS artificial cilium using 3D printing Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 035015-1 - 035015-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2015	Horizontal vibration reduction of a seat suspension using negative changing stiffness magnetorheological elastomer isolators Published In International Journal of Vehicle Design: journal of vehicle engineering, automotive technology and components Volume 68 Pages 104 - 118 ISSN 0143-3369 Altmetric
2015	Performance evaluation and comparison of magnetorheological elastomer absorbers working in shear and squeeze modes Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 26 Pages 1757 - 1763 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2015	Size-dependent electro-elasto-mechanics of MEMS with initially curved deformable electrodes Published In International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volume 103 Pages 247 - 264 ISSN 0020-7403 Altmetric
2015	Subcritical parametric dynamics of microbeams Published In International Journal of Engineering Science Volume 95 Pages 36 - 48 ISSN 0020-7225 Altmetric
2015	Towards soft robotic devices for site-specific drug delivery Published In Expert Review of Medical Devices Volume 12 Pages 703 - 715 ISSN 1743-4440 Altmetric
2014	A compliant translational mechanism based on dielectric elastomer actuators Published In Journal of Mechanical Design Volume 136 Pages 061009-1 - 061009-9 ISSN 1050-0472 Altmetric
2014	A novel magnetorheological elastomer isolator with negative changing stiffness for vibration reduction Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 105023-1 - 105023-11 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2014	A review of drug delivery systems for capsule endoscopy Published In Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Volume 71 Pages 77 - 85 ISSN 0169-409X Altmetric
2014	A review of microfabrication techniques and dielectrophoretic microdevices for particle manipulation and separation Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Volume 47 Pages 1 - 29 ISSN 0022-3727 Altmetric
2014	An adaptive neuro fuzzy hybrid control strategy for a semiactive suspension with magneto rheological damper Published In Advances in Mechanical Engineering Volume 6 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1687-8132 Altmetric
2014	An advanced mathematical model and its experimental verification for trilayer conjugated polymer actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 19 Pages 1279 - 1288 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2014	An effective localization method for robotic endoscopic capsules using multiple positron emission markers Published In IEEE Transactions on Robotics Volume 30 Pages 1174 - 1186 ISSN 1552-3098 Altmetric
2014	Concept and simulation study of a novel localization method for robotic endoscopic capsules using multiple positron emission markers Published In Medical Physics Volume 41 Pages 072501-1 - 072501-14 ISSN 0094-2405 Altmetric
2014	Control of conducting polymer actuators without physical feedback: Simulated feedback control approach with particle swarm optimization Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 035014-1 - 035014-12 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2014	Electro-mechanical modelling and identification of electroactive polymer actuators as smart robotic manipulators Published In Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 241 - 251 ISSN 0957-4158 Altmetric
2014	Experimental investigation into biomechanical and biotribological properties of a real intestine and their significance for design of a spiral-type robotic capsule Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine Volume 228 Pages 280 - 286 ISSN 0954-4119 Altmetric
2014	Force control of a tri-layer conducting polymer actuator using optimized fuzzy logic control Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 125024-1 - 125024-10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2014	High throughput extraction of plasma using a secondary flow-aided inertial microfluidic device Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 4 Pages 33149 - 33159 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2014	How the type of input function affects the dynamic response of conducting polymer actuators Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 105008-1 - 105008-11 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2014	Inertial particle separation by differential equilibrium positions in a symmetrical serpentine micro-channel Published In Scientific Reports Volume 4 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2014	Intelligent control of electroactive polymer actuators based on fuzzy and neurofuzzy methodologies Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 19 Pages 1951 - 1962 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2014	Ionic electroactive polymer artificial muscles in space applications Published In Scientific Reports Volume 4 Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2014	Isolating plasma from blood using a dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoretic device Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 14 Pages 2993 - 3003 ISSN 1473-0197 Altmetric
2014	Kinematic analyses of novel translational parallel manipulators Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Volume 228 Pages 330 - 341 ISSN 0954-4062 Altmetric
2014	Making a hydrophoretic focuser tunable using a diaphragm Published In Biomicrofluidics Volume 8 Pages 064115-1 - 064115-12 ISSN 1932-1058 Altmetric
2014	Modeling and inverse feedforward control for conducting polymer actuators with hysteresis Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 025015-1 - 025015-9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2014	Modelling and identifying the parameters of a magneto-rheological damper with a force-lag phenomenon Published In Applied Mathematical Modelling: simulation and computation for engineering and environmental systems Volume 38 Pages 3763 - 3773 ISSN 0307-904X Altmetric
2014	On-chip high-throughput manipulation of particles in a dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoretic focuser Published In Scientific Reports Volume 4 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2014	Particle inertial focusing and its mechanism in a serpentine microchannel Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 17 Pages 305 - 316 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
2014	Real-time control of inertial focusing in microfluidics using dielectrophoresis (DEP) Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 4 Pages 62076 - 62085 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2014	The development of an adaptive tuned magnetorheological elastomer absorber working in squeeze mode Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 075009-1 - 075009-8 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2013	Adaptive sliding mode control of tri-layer conjugated polymer actuators Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 22 Pages 025004-1 - 025004-8 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2013	An effective methodology to solve inverse kinematics of electroactive polymer actuators modelled as active and soft robotic structures Published In Mechanism and Machine Theory Volume 67 Pages 94 - 110 ISSN 0094-114X Altmetric
2013	Continuous manipulation and separation of particles using combined obstacle-and curvature-induced direct current dielectrophoresis Published In Electrophoresis Volume 34 Pages 952 - 960 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
2013	Improved concentration and separation of particles in a 3D dielectrophoretic chip integrating focusing, aligning and trapping Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 14 Pages 527 - 539 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
2013	Inertial focusing in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion-contraction cavity arrays using two secondary flows Published In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering Volume 23 Pages 1 - 13 ISSN 0960-1317 Altmetric
2013	Modeling and experimental characterization of propulsion of a spiral-type microrobot for medical use in gastrointestinal tract Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Volume 60 Pages 1751 - 1759 ISSN 0018-9294 Altmetric
2013	Modeling and experimental investigation of rotational resistance of a spiral-type robotic capsule inside a real intestine Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 18 Pages 1555 - 1562 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2013	Patterning and electrical interfacing of individually controllable conducting polymer microactuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 183 Pages 283 - 289 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2013	Polypyrrole stretchable actuators Published In Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics Volume 51 Pages 57 - 63 ISSN 0887-6266 Altmetric
2013	Study of PDMS based magnetorheological elastomers Published In Journal of Physics Volume 412 Pages 012038-1 - 012038-8 Altmetric
2013	Study of magnetorheology and sensing capabilities of MR elastomers Published In Journal of Physics Volume 412 Pages 012037-1 - 012037-10 Altmetric
2012	A novel three degrees of freedom partially decoupled robot with linear actuators Published In Robotica Volume 30 Pages 467 - 475 ISSN 0263-5747 Altmetric
2012	A review of localization systems for robotic endoscopic capsules Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Volume 59 Pages 2387 - 2399 ISSN 0018-9294 Altmetric
2012	A simple and cost-effective method for fabrication of integrated electronic-microfluidic devices using a laser-patterned PDMS layer Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 12 Pages 751 - 760 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
2012	Continuous particle focusing in a waved microchannel using negative dc dielectrophoresis Published In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering Volume 22 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 0960-1317 Altmetric
2012	Modelling trilayer conjugated polymer actuators for their sensorless position control Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 185 Pages 82 - 91 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2012	Pushing the limits for microactuators based on electroactive polymers Published In IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems Volume 21 Pages 574 - 585 ISSN 1057-7157 Altmetric
2012	Study of shear-stiffened elastomers Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 21 Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2012	Three-dimensional nanofabrication of polystyrene by focused ion beam Published In Journal of Microscopy Volume 248 Pages 129 - 139 ISSN 0022-2720 Altmetric
2011	Effect of electrolyte storage layer on performance of PPy-PVDF-PPy microactuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 155 Pages 810 - 816 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2011	Electroactive polymer actuators as artificial muscles: Are they ready for bioinspired applications? Published In Bioinspiration and Biomimetics Volume 6 Pages 045006-1 - 045006-10 ISSN 1748-3182 Altmetric
2011	Enhancement of actuation ability of ionic-type conducting polymer actuators using metal ion implantation Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 157 Pages 72 - 84 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2011	Evaluation of length-scale effects for mechanical behaviour of micro- and nanocantilevers: I. Experimental determination of length-scale factors Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Volume 44 Pages 1 - 12 ISSN 0022-3727 Altmetric
2011	Evaluation of length-scale effects for mechanical behaviour of micro- and nanocantilevers: II. Experimental verification of deflection models using atomic force microscopy Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Volume 44 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 0022-3727 Altmetric
2011	Experimental investigation of the vibration characteristics of a magnetorheological elastomer sandwich beam under non-homogeneous small magnetic fields Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 20 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2011	Focused Ion Beam Fabricated Polystyrene-Platinum Thermal Microactuator Published In Advanced Materials Research Volume 254 Pages 86 - 89 ISSN 1022-6680 Altmetric
2011	Guest Editorial: Introduction to the focused section on electroactive polymer mechatronics Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 16 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2011	Micron-scale polymer-metal cantilever actuators fabricated by focused ion beam Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 172 Pages 462 - 470 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2011	Microstructure and magnetorheology of graphite-based MR elastomers Published In Rheologica Acta: an international journal of rheology Volume 50 Pages 825 - 836 ISSN 0035-4511 Altmetric
2011	Modelling and performance enhancement of a linear actuation mechanism using conducting polymers Published In Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Volume 85 Pages 63 - 78 Altmetric
2011	Synthesis and performance evaluation of thin film PPy-PVDF multilayer electroactive polymer actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 165 Pages 321 - 328 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2011	The kinematics of modular spatial hpyer-redundant manipulators formed from RPS-type limbs Published In Robotics and Autonomous Systems Volume 59 Pages 12 - 21 ISSN 0921-8890 Altmetric
2010	A multistable linear actuation mechanism based on artificial muscles Published In Journal of Mechanical Design Volume 132 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 1050-0472 Altmetric
2010	A new family of constrained redundant parallel manipulators Published In Multibody System Dynamics Volume 23 Pages 57 - 75 ISSN 1384-5640 Altmetric
2010	Artificial muscles with adjustable stiffness Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 19 Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2010	Creep and recovery behaviors of magnetorheological elastomers Published In Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering in China Volume 5 Pages 341 - 346 ISSN 1673-3479 Altmetric
2010	Electromechanical coupling in polypyrrole sensors and actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 161 Pages 127 - 133 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2010	Evaluation of thrust force generated for a robotic fish propelled with polypyrrole actuators Published In Polymer International Volume 59 Pages 357 - 364 ISSN 0959-8103 Altmetric
2010	Inversion-based feedforward control of polypyrrole trilayer bender actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 15 Pages 149 - 156 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2010	Wireless aquatic navigator for detection and analysis (WANDA) Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 150 Pages 425 - 435 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2009	An effective modelling approach to estimate nonlinear bending behaviour of cantilever type conducting polymer actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 141 Pages 284 - 292 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2009	Conducting polymer microactuators operating in air Published In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering Volume 19 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 0960-1317 Altmetric
2009	Development and dynamic modelling of a flexure-based Scott-Russell mechanism for nano-manipulation Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 23 Pages 957 - 978 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
2009	Finding NEMO (novel electromaterial muscle oscillator): a polyprrole powered robotic fish with real-time wireless speed and directional control Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 18 Page p. 10 pages ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2009	Normal stiffness calibration of microfabricated tri-layer conducting polymer actuators Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 18 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2009	Towards fully optimized conducting polymer bending sensors: the effect of geometry Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 18 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 0964-1726 Altmetric
2008	A Poisson-based Methodology For Deformable Object Simulation Published In International Journal of Modelling and Simulation Volume 28 Pages 156 - 164 ISSN 0228-6203
2008	A Scalable Model for Trilayer Conjugated Polymer Actuators and Its Experimental Validation Published In Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications Volume 28 Pages 421 - 428 ISSN 0928-4931 Altmetric
2008	Feedback Control of Tri-layer Polymer Actuators to Improve Their Positioning Ability and Speed of Response Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 144 Pages 176 - 184 ISSN 0924-4247 Altmetric
2008	Redox Level-Dependent Impedance Model for Conjugated Polymer Actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 132 Pages 182 - 190 ISSN 0925-4005 Altmetric
2008	Response Characterization of Electroactive Polymers as Mechanical Sensors Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 13 Pages 187 - 196 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2008	Robust adaptive control of conjugated polymer actuators Published In IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Volume 16 Pages 600 - 612 ISSN 1063-6536 Altmetric
2008	Validation of a resonant frequency model for polypyrrole trilayer actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 13 Pages 401 - 409 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2007	Establishment of a biomimetic device based on tri-layer polymer actuators-propulsion fins Published In Bioinspiration and Biomimetics Volume 2 Pages S18 - S30 ISSN 1748-3182 Altmetric
2007	Performance quantification of conducting polymer actuators for real applications: a microgripping system Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 12 Pages 73 - 84 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2007	Soft Mechanical Sensors through Reverse Actuation in Polypyrrole Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 17 Pages 3216 - 3222 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
2007	Trajectory generation for open-contoured structures in robotic fibre placement Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Volume 23 Pages 380 - 394 ISSN 0736-5845 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2019	Robotics—Soft Robotics Published In Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering Publisher United States: Elsevier Pages 652 - 659 ISBN 9780128048290 Altmetric
2019	Smart approaches in facilitating engineering students to learn health technology Published In Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Publisher Germany: Springer Pages 175 - 182 ISBN 9783319923635 Altmetric
2017	Inertial microfluidics: mechanisms and applications Published In Advanced Mechatronics and MEMS Devices II Publisher Switzerland: Springer International Publishing Pages 563 - 593 Altmetric
2014	Wireless Endoscopy Published In Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Publisher United States: John Wiley & Sons Pages 1 - 25 ISBN 9780471346081 Altmetric
2009	Conjugated polymer actuators: Fundamentals Published In Biomedical Applications of Electroactive Polymer Actuators Publisher United Kingdom: Wiley Pages 193 - 227 Altmetric
2008	Feasibility study of robust neural network motion tracking control of piezoelectric actuation systems for micro/nano manipulation Published In Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Recent Progress in Robotics: Viable Robotic Service to Human (vol.370) Publisher New York: Springer Pages 5 - 19 Altmetric

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2018	3D printed helical soft pneumatic actuators Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 950 - 955 Altmetric
2018	A hybrid multi-joint robotic shoulder exoskeleton for stroke rehabilitation Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 857 - 862 Altmetric
2018	Applying Mechanical Pressure and Skin Stretch Simultaneously for Sensory Feedback in Prosthetic Hands Published In 2018 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob) Pages 230 - 235 Altmetric
2018	Design of a multi-stage stiffness enhancing unit for a soft robotic finger and its robust motion control Published In Proceedings: IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Pages 5074 - 5079 Altmetric
2018	Position control of a soft prosthetic finger with limited feedback information Published In Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 700 - 705 Altmetric
2018	Using Vibration Motors to Create Tactile Apparent Movement for Transradial Prosthetic Sensory Feedback Published In IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob) Pages 213 - 218 Altmetric
2017	3D Printing of a Thin-Wall Soft and Monolithic Gripper Using Fused Filament Fabrication Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 442 - 447 Altmetric
2017	A 3D printed monolithic soft gripper with adjustable stiffness Published In IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Pages 6235 - 6240 Altmetric
2017	Modeling and experimental characterization of magnetic membranes as soft smart actuators for medical robotics Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 797 - 802 Altmetric
2016	Analysis of the magnetic torque on a tilted permanent magnet for drug delivery in capsule robots Published In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1386 - 1391 Altmetric
2016	High throughput cell-free extraction of plasma by an integrated microfluidic device combining inertial microfluidics and membrane Published In ASME 2016 5th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer: Volume 1 Pages V001T01A012-1 - V001T01A012-6 Altmetric
2016	Mechanical stiffness augmentation of a 3D printed soft prosthetic finger Published In Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2016 IEEE International Conference on Pages 7 - 12 Altmetric
2016	Performance quantification of strain sensors for flexible manipulators Published In Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2016 IEEE International Conference on Pages 584 - 589 Altmetric
2016	Three-dimensional particle focusing under viscoelastic flow based on dean-flow-coupled elasto-inertial effects Published In Seventh International Symposium on Precision Mechanical Measurements Pages 99030K-1 - 99030K-10 Altmetric
2015	An accurate model for size optimization of an embedded permanent magnet for drug delivery with capsule robots Published In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA) Pages 1 - 7 Altmetric
2015	Effect of flexure hinge type on a 3D printed fully compliant prosthetic finger Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 790 - 795 Altmetric
2015	Optimization of multiple arc-shaped magnets for drug delivery in a capsule robot Published In 2015 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 189 - 195 Altmetric
2015	Soft, flexible micromanipulators comprising polypyrrole trilayer microactuators Published In Proceedings of SPIE: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2015 Pages 94301R-1 - 94301R-7 Altmetric
2014	An active-compliant micro-stage based on EAP artificial muscles Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 611 - 616 Altmetric
2014	Design optimization of a magnetomechanical system for drug delivery in wireless capsule endoscopy Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1097 - 1102 Altmetric
2014	Modeling a soft robotic mechanism articulated with dielectric elastomer actuators Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 599 - 604 Altmetric
2014	Particle sizing using dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoresis Published In The Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Pages 189-1 - 189-4
2014	Robust control of a trilayer conducting polymer actuator Published In Proceedings of SPIE: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) Pages 90561U-1 - 90561U-10 Altmetric
2013	A magnetically actuated endoscopic capsule robot based on a rolling locomotion mechanism Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 50 - 55 Altmetric
2013	A methodology to establish a hysteresis model for trilayer conducting polymer actuators Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 111 - 116 Altmetric
2013	An investigation into biomechanical and biotribological properties of a real intestine for design of a spiral-type robotic capsule Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 71 - 76 Altmetric
2013	Continuous particle manipulation and separation in a hurdle-combined curved microchannel using DC dielectrophoresis Published In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media Pages 1150 - 1153 Altmetric
2013	Control of conducting polymer actuators without feedback: simulated feedback control approach Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 900 - 905 Altmetric
2013	Dielectrophoretic manipulation and separation of particles in an S-shaped microchannel with hurdles Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 362 - 366 Altmetric
2013	Electroactive polymers as soft robotic actuators: electromechanical modeling and identification Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1096 - 1101 Altmetric
2013	Establishment and experimental verification of a prandtl–ishlinskii hysteresis model for tri-layer conducting polymer actuators Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1217 - 1221 Altmetric
2013	Fuzzy control of a conjugated polymer actuator Published In 52nd Annual Conference on Decision Control (CDC) Pages 336 - 341 Altmetric
2013	Implementation of adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system controller on magneto rheological damper suspension Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1399 - 1403 Altmetric
2013	Individually controlled conducting polymer tri-layer microactuators Published In Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Pages 542 - 545 Altmetric
2013	Investigation of trapping process in “Centrifuge-on-a-chip” Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1266 - 1271 Altmetric
2013	Modeling and experimental investigation on the mechanical behavior of a spiral-type capsule in the small intestine Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1260 - 1265 Altmetric
2013	Neuro-fuzzy control of electroactive polymer actuators Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 373 - 380 Altmetric
2013	Pulse shaping of an impulse controller to improve precision of machines with friction Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 1133 - 1139 Altmetric
2013	Quantifying the positioning resolution of cantilever-type electroactive polymer actuators Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 868 - 875 Altmetric
2013	Study of shear-stiffened elastomers Published In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media Pages 133 - 136 Altmetric
2013	Study of the temperature effect of shear thickening fluid Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Pages 833 - 837 Altmetric
2012	A new adaptive fuzzy-hybrid control strategy of semi-active suspension with magneto-rheological damper Published In 4th International Conference on Computational Methods Pages 1 - 9
2012	Kinematic analysis of electroactive polymer actuators as soft and smart structures with more DoF than inputs Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 484 - 489 Altmetric
2012	Magnetic propulsion of a spiral-type endoscopic microrobot in a real small intestine Published In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM Pages 63 - 68 Altmetric
2012	Modeling and parameter identification of a magneto-rheological damper with a force-lag phenomenon Published In 4th International Conference on Computational Methods Pages 1 - 12
2011	An efficient methodology for modelling nonlinear deflection of thin cantilever beams for microelectromechanical systems Published In 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Pages 186 - 192
2011	Design and simulation of a self- sensing MR damper Published In 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Pages 112 - 117
2011	Experimental characterization of a robotic drug delivery system based on magnetic propulsion Published In 2011 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2011 Pages 209 - 214 Altmetric
2011	Fabrication of mircohands based on electroactive polymer actuators Published In 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Pages 145 - 149
2011	Kinematic modeling for artificial flagellum of a robotic bacterium based on electroactive polymer actuators Published In 2011 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2011 Pages 440 - 445 Altmetric
2011	Modeling and Experimental Characterization of a Spiral-type Mircrorobot for Medical Use in Gastrointestinal Tract Published In 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Pages 41 - 45
2011	Vibration characteristics of sandwich beam with MR fluid under non-homogeneous magnetic field Published In 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology Pages 97 - 100
2010	A continuously-stable linear actuation based on bending type artificial muscles Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 732 - 737 Altmetric
2010	A stiffness enhancement methodology for artificial muscles Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 151 - 156 Altmetric
2010	Electroactive Polymer Actuators: From Lab to Market Published In 12th International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuators and Drive Systems Pages 405 - 417
2010	Methods developed for the fabrication of a thermally-induced polypyrrole bilayer micro/nanoactuator Published In (ICONN), 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Pages 214 - 217 Altmetric
2009	A bio-inspired robotic locomotion system based on conducting polymer actuators Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 998 - 1004 Altmetric
2009	From bending to linear movement: a linear actuation mechanism based on conducting polymer actuators Published In International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics Pages 13 - 20
2009	Improved positional accuracy of robots with high nonlinear friction using a modified impulse controller Published In International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics Pages 109 - 124 Altmetric
2009	Towards the position control of conducting polymer trilayer bending actuators with integrated feedback sensor Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 65 - 70 Altmetric
2008	Characterization and modeling of conjugated polymer sensors Published In International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, and Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring and Diagnostics Pages 692709-1 - 692709-9 Altmetric
2008	Fast bender actuators for fish-like aquatic robots Published In Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6927 Pages 69271L-3 - 69271L-12 Altmetric
2008	Forward kinematics and solution methodologies for a flexure-based micro-manipulator Published In International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications Pages 250 - 259 Altmetric
2008	Frequency response of polypyrrole trilayer actuator displacement Published In International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, and Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring and Diagnostics Pages 69271T - 1-69271T Altmetric
2008	Sensor response of polypyrrole trilayer benders as a function of geometry Published In International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, and Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring and Diagnostics Pages 692721-1 - 692721-9 Altmetric
2008	Stiffness characterisation of microcantilevers based on conducting polymers Published In SPIE Smart Structures, Devices,and Systems Pages 726806-1 - 726806-9 Altmetric
2007	A modified impulse controller for improved accuracy of robots with friction Published In International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics Pages 165 - 173
2007	A scalable model for tri-layer conjugated polymer actuator and experimental validation Published In Smart Structures and Materials and Non-destructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring Pages 652413-1 - 652413-9
2007	An investigation into behaviour of electroactive polymers as mechanical sensors Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 1 - 6 Altmetric
2007	Feasibility study of robust neural network motion tracking control of piezoelectric actuation systems for micro/nano manipulation Published In The 13th International Conference on Advanced Robotics Pages 1256 - 1261 Altmetric
2007	Motion tracking control of piezo-driven flexure-based mechanism based on sliding mode strategy Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 1 - 6 Altmetric
2007	Optimal area covering using genetic algorithms Published In International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Pages 1 - 6 Altmetric
2007	Robust adaptive control of conjugated polymer actuators Published In Proc. of the SPIE 14th International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, and Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring Pages 652407-1 - 652407-11 Altmetric
2007	Tri-layer polymer actuators with variable dimensions Published In Smart Structures and Materials and Non-destructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring Pages 65241J-1 - 65241J-14 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2015	EU Horizon 2020 - MICACT -MicroACTuators Awarded by: Marie Sklowdowska-Curie Actions ITN Funding Scheme: Innovative Training Networks
2014	Investigation of ultra-thin foils etc Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2011 - 2014	Controlling lymphoedema in an intelligent fashion Awarded by: National Breast Cancer Foundation Funding Scheme: Concept Award
2012	Facility for characterisation of engineered microelectromechanical systems Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2010	Combined scanning tunnelling microscope system for nano-fabrication and characterization - filed in part 6 Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	A universal nano tribometer for surface and thin film characterisation Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2008	Pushing the limits: fabricating micro and nano actuators Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
	ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Excellence

Potential Supervision Topics

- Soft robotics
- Intelligent mechatronics
- System dynamics and control
- Robotic drug delivery systems
- Novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications
- Robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems
- Soft and smart actuators and sensors
- Assistive devices
- Medical robotics

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of negative Poisson's ratio composite panel system for protection of structures from blast and impact loads
Doctor of Philosophy	Energy storage systems for vehicle technology	Yao, Lirong
Doctor of Philosophy	A Non-Invasive Approach to Providing Sensory Feedback for a Transradial Prosthetic Hand	Stephens-Fripp, Benjamin
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Flexible Fluidic Actuators for hand rehabilitation Applications	Hu, Weiping
Doctor of Philosophy	Design of Parallel Robot for Shoulder Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients.	Niyetkaliyev, Aibek
Doctor of Philosophy	Establishment of Novel Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Robotic Prosthetic Hands	Drury, Ryan
Doctor of Philosophy	3D PRINTED PNEUMATIC SOFT ACTUATORS AND SENSORS: their modeling, performance quantification, control and applications in soft robotic systems	Tawk, Charbel
Doctor of Philosophy	A smart shoe system enabling older adults to walk safely and to be active	Giraldo Pedroza, ALEXANDRA
Doctor of Philosophy	Neural Interfacing to Soft Robotic Hand	Montoya Gurrola, Gerardo
Doctor of Philosophy	Capacitive Contact Sensors for Robotic Grippers	Searle, Tom
Doctor of Philosophy	Brain-Machine Interface for Prosthetic Hand Control	O'Brien, Siobhan
Doctor of Philosophy	Identifying and Translating Intention of Prosthetic Hand Users into Control Signals using Machine Learning Techniques	Le, Hong Quan

Education And Training

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Gaziantep University 1990
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, High Honours 1988
Ph.D. in Robotics, Oxford University, Department of Engineering Science 1994

Awards And Honors

Vice Chancellor’s Highly Commended Award for Research Supervision, 2018
Vice-Chancellor's Interdisciplinary Research Excellence Award, - 2013
Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning (OCTAL) award, conferred by University of Wollongong, - 2010

Keywords

mechatronics, mechatronic-engineering, robotics, soft-robotics, system-dynamics, robotic-drug-delivery-systems, biomechatronic-applications, intelligent-system-development, robotic-tooling, automation, micro-nano-robotics, concurrent-design, robot-manipulators, motion-planning, medical-robotics, assistive-devices, mechanical-materials-mechatronic-biomedical

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Gursel ALICI

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University of Wollongong

School of Mechanical, Material Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia
University of Wollongong

School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

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Australia

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Mechanical, Mechatronics & Materials Engineering

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ResearcherID: D-6752-2012

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