Journal Articles

In process

Seongwon Jang, Babar Jamil, Altair Coutinho, Hyungpil Moon, Ja Choon Koo, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, and Hugo Rodrigue, In preparation, “Optoelectronic Sensing and Control of Vacuum Artificial Muscle,” TBD.
Daniel Bailey, and Hugo Rodrigue, Submitted, “The Role of Language and Perception in EMI Success,” Language & Education.
Jae-Kyung Heo, Min-Soo Kim, Hugo Rodrigue, Hyun-Taek Lee, Salvador Pané, Min-Woo Han, and Sung-Hoon Ahn, Submitted, “Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators: The Role of Material, Form, and Scaling Effects,” Advanced Materials.
Jiseong Shin, Babar Jamil, Hyungpil Moon, Ja Choon Koo, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, and Hugo Rodrigue, Submitted, “Thermo-PAM: Air-based Thermo-pneumatic Artificial Muscles for Pumpless Actuation,” Soft Robotics.
Gijun Park, and Hugo Rodrigue, Submitted, “Inchworm Robot with Magnetic Adhesive Feet for Multimodal Locomotion,” Scientific Reports.
Jae Hyeong Park, Kihyeon Kim, Young Jin Gong, Sang Yul Yang, Seong Taek Hwang, Ho Sang Jung, Hyungpil Moon, Ja Choon Koo, Hugo Rodrigue and Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Submitted, “Cooperative Antagonistic Mechanism Driven by Bidirectional Pneumatic Artificial Muscles for Soft Robotic Joints,” Smart Materials and Structures.

2023

Namsoo Oh, Jingyu Lee, and Hugo Rodrigue, Submitted, “Torsional Pneumatic Actuator Based on Pre-twisted Pneumatic Tubes for Soft Robotic Manipulators,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
Yong-Sin Seo, Jae-Young Lee, Chanhun Park, Jongwoo Park, Byung-Kil Han, Je-Sung Koh, Uikyum Kim, Hugo Rodrigue, Jeongae Bak, and Sung-Hyuk Song, In Press, “Highly Shape-adaptable Honeycomb Gripper Using Orthotropic Surface Tension,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
Jun Mo Kim, Altair Coutinho, Yeong Jae Park, and Hugo Rodrigue, Early Access, “Octopus-inspired Suction Cup Array for Versatile Grasping Operations,” IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters.
Altair Coutinho, and Hugo Rodrigue, Early Access, “Fluidic Hardware Strategies for Powering Hyper-Vacuum Artificial Muscles,” Advanced Engineering Materials.
Jae Hyuck Jang, Babar Jamil, Youngjin Moon, Altair Coutinho, Gijun Park, and Hugo Rodrigue, Early Access, “Design of Gusseted Pouch Motors for Improved Soft Pneumatic Actuation,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
Haneol Lee, and Hugo Rodrigue, Early Access, “Harnessing the Nonlinear Properties of Buckling Inflatable Tubes for Complex Robotic Behaviors,” Materials Today. (IF = 26.95)
Seong Jun Park, Kyungjun Choi, Hugo Rodrigue* and Cheol Hoon Park*, 2023, “Soft Exosuit based on Fabric Muscle for Upper Limb Assistance,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 36-37. (*co-corresponding)
Babar Jamil, Hugo Rodrigue* and Youngjin Choi*, 2023, “Design of a Novel Sensing Method For a Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (PAM) Actuator-driven 2-DOF Parallel Joint,” Soft Robotics, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 187-196. (*co-corresponding)
Namsoo Oh and Hugo Rodrigue, 2023, “Towards the Development of Large-scale Inflatable Robotics Arms Using Hot Air Welding,” Soft Robotics, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 88-96.
Sang Yul Yang, Kihyeon Kim, Jeong U Ko, Sungwon Seo, Seong Taek Hwang, Jae Hyeong Park, Ho Sang Jung, Young Jin Gong, Ji Won Suk, Hugo Rodrigue, Hyungpil Moon, Ja Choon Koo, Jae-do Nam and Hyouk Ryeol Choi, 2023, “Design and Control of Lightweight Bionic Arm driven by Soft Twisted and Coiled Artificial Muscles,” Soft Robotics, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 17-29.
Altair Coutinho, Jae Hyeong Park, Babar Jamil, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, and Hugo Rodrigue, 2023, “Hyperbaric Vacuum-based Artificial Muscles for High-performance Actuation,” Advanced Intelligent Systems, Vol. 5, No. 1, Paper No. 2200090.
Norah Almusharraf, Daniel Bailey and Hugo Rodrigue, 2023, “Investigating Engineering Instructor Characteristics Associated with English Medium Instruction and Their Influence on Intrinsic Motivation,” Sustainability, Vol. 15, No. 2, Paper No. 973 (Education).
Sewoong Chung, Altair Coutinho, and Hugo Rodrigue, 2023, “Manufacturing and Design of Inflatable Kirigami Actuators,” IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp.25-32.
Jae Hyuck Jang, Altair Coutinho, Yeong Jae Park, and Hugo Rodrigue, 2023, “A Positive and Negative Pressure Soft Linear Brake for Wearable Applications,” IEEE Transaction of Industrial Electronics, Vol. 70, No. 1, pp. 688-698.

2022

Taeho Min, Euimin Cheong, Changryeol Lee, Baekhyeom Kim, Hugo Rodrigue, Je-Sung Koh, and Dongwoo Lee, 2022, “Print-and-Spray Electro-Mechanical Metamaterials,” Soft Robotics, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 882-888.
Babar Jamil, and Hugo Rodrigue, 2022, “Low-powered and Resilient IR-based Pigmented Soft Optoelectronic Sensors,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 14, No. 33, pp. 38144-38152.
Seong Jun Park, Kyungjun Choi, Hugo Rodrigue* and Cheol Hoon Park*, 2022, “Fabric Muscle with Cooling Acceleration Structure for Upper Limb Assistive Soft Exosuit,” Scientific Reports, Vol. 12, Paper No. 11398. (*co-corresponding)
Jin-Gyu Lee and Hugo Rodrigue, 2022, “Armor-based Stable Force Pneumatic Artificial Muscles for Steady Actuation Properties,” Soft Robotics, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 413-424.
Babar Jamil, Gyeongjae Yoo, Youngjin Choi* and Hugo Rodrigue*, 2022, “Hybrid Robotic Manipulator using Sensorized Articulated Segment Joints with Soft Inflatable Rubber Bellows,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 69, No. 10, pp. 10259-10269. (*co-corresponding)
Yeong Jae Park, Myung Gook Ko, Babar Jamil, Jiseong Shin and Hugo Rodrigue, 2022, “Simple and Scalable Soft Actuation Through Coupled Inflatable Tubes,” IEEE Access, Vol. 10, pp. 41979 – 41989.
Chanyong Park, Myeongyun Doh, Yoonwoo Ha, Iksu Choi, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Ja Choon Koo, Hugo Rodrigue and Hyungpil Moon, 2022, “Simultaneous Positive and Negative Pressure Control using Disturbance Observer Compensating Coupled Disturbance Dynamics,” IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters.
Vaqas Arshad and Hugo Rodrigue, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 5763-5770, “Towards the Development of Variable Elasticity Devices,” IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters, Vol. 7, No.2, pp. 2094 – 2101.
Jae Hyuck Jang, Ji Hun Kim, Seong Won Jang and Hugo Rodrigue, 2022, “Design and Performance of a Pneumatic-Based Expanding Torsional Soft Spring Actuator,” Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, Vol. 39, No. 11, pp. 811-817 (Domestic).

2021

Kihyeon Kim, Sang Yul Yang, Jae Hyeong Park, Ho Sang Jung, Jung U Ko, Seong Taek Hwang, Ja Choon Koo, Hyungpil Moon, Hugo Rodrigue, and Hyouk Ryeol Choi, 2021, “Torque-Compensated Bundle of Artificial Muscle to Generate Large Forces,” Materials Research Express, Vol. 8, No. 11, paper no. 115301.
Babar Jamil, Gyeongjae Yoo, Youngjin Choi* and Hugo Rodrigue*, 2021, “ Proprioceptive Soft Pneumatic Gripper for Extreme Environments using Hybrid Optical Fibers,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 8694-8701. (*co-corresponding)
Jaeyoung Lee, Yong-Sin Seo, Chanhun Park, Je-sung Koh, Uikyum Kim, Jongwoo Park, Hugo Rodrigue, Byeungin Kim and Sung-Hyuk Song, 2021, “Shape-adaptive universal soft parallel gripper for delicate grasping using a stiffness-variable smart composite structure,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 68, No. 12, pp. 12441-12451.
Pradhan Diva, Haneol Lee and Hugo Rodrigue, 2021, “Reconfigurable Constriction-based Soft Actuation for Decorative Morphing Flowers,” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. 35, No. 8, pp. 3705–3712.
Paulo Bartolo, Seung Hwan Ko and Hugo Rodrigue, 2021, “Preface for the Soft and Green Manufacturing and Applications,” International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 743-744.

2020

Haneol Lee, Namsoo Oh and Hugo Rodrigue, 2020, “Expanding Pouch Motor Patterns for Programmable Soft Bending Actuation,” IEEE Robotic and Automation Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 65-74.
Mohammad Fatahillah, Namsoo Oh and Hugo Rodrigue, 2020, “A Novel Soft Bending Actuator Using Combined Positive and Negative Pressures,” Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol. 8, Paper No. 472.

2019

Kyeong Ho Cho Youngeun Kim, Sang Yul Yang, Kihyeon Kim, Jae Hyeong Park, Hugo Rodrigue, Hyungpil Moon; Ja Choon Koo, Jae-do Nam and Hyouk Ryeol Choi, 2019, “Artificial Musculoskeletal Actuation Module Driven by Twisted and Coiled Soft Actuators,” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 28, No. 12, Paper No. 125010.
Yoon Seop Chung, Ji-Hyeong Lee, Jae Hyuck Jang, Hyouk Ryeol Choi and Hugo Rodrigue, 2019, “Jumping Tensegrity Robots based on Torsionally Pre-strained SMA Springs ,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 11, No. 43, pp. 40793-40799.
Cheol Hoon Park, Tae Gwang Yoon, Dongwoo Kang and Hugo Rodrigue , 2019, “High-precision roller supported by active magnetic bearings,” Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 20, 4389.
Ju Cheol Jung, Jae Hyuck Jang and Hugo Rodrigue, 2019, “Inflatable L-shaped Prisms as Soft Actuators for Soft Exogloves,” Engineering Research Express, Vol. 1, No. 2, 025009.
Ju Cheol Jung and Hugo Rodrigue, 2019, “Film-based Anisotropic Balloon Inflatable Bending Actuator,” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. 33, No. 9, pp. 4469-4476.
Jin-Gyu Lee and Hugo Rodrigue, 2019, “Efficiency of Origami-based Vacuum Pneumatic Artificial Muscle for Off-grid Operation,” International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Manufacturing, Vol. 6, No.4, pp. 789-797.
Ji-Hyeong Lee, Yoon-Seop Chung and Hugo Rodrigue, 2019, “Long Shape Memory Alloy Tendon-based Soft Robotic Actuators and Implementation as a Soft Gripper,” Scientific Reports, Vol. 9, 11251.
Christine Heera Ahn, Wei Wang, Ju-Cheol Jung and Hugo Rodrigue, 2019, “Pleated Film-based Soft Twisting Actuator,” International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp.1149-1158.
Kyeong Ho Cho, Hosang Jung, Sang Yul Yang, Youngeun Kim, Rodrigue Hugo, Hyungpil Moon, Ja C. Koo and Hyouk Ryeol Choi, 2019, “Sliding Filament Joint Mechanism: Biomimetic Artificial Joint Mechanism for Artificial Skeletal Muscles,” Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 11, No. 2, 021004.
Ji-Hyeong Lee, Yoon Seop Chung and Hugo Rodrigue, 2019, “Application of SMA Spring Tendons for Improved Grasping Performance,” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 28, No. 3, 035006.
Jin-Gyu Lee and Hugo Rodrigue, 2019, “Origami-based Vacuum Pneumatic Artificial Muscles with Large Contraction Ratios,” Soft Robotics, Vol. 6, No. 1.
Namsoo Oh, Yeong Jae Park, Seongbok Lee, Haneol Lee and Hugo Rodrigue, 2019, “Design of Paired Pouch Motors for Robotic Applications,” Advanced Materials Technologies. Vol 4, No. 1, 1800414.

2018

Kihyeon Kim, Kyeong Ho Cho, Ho Sang Jung, Sang Yul Yang, Youngeun Kim, Jae Hyeong Park, Hoyoung Jang, Jae-Do Nam, Ja Choon Koo, Hyungpil Moon, Ji Won Suk, Hugo Rodrigue, and Hyouk Ryeol Choi, H., 2018, “Double Helix Twisted and Coiled Soft Actuator from Spandex and Nylon,” Advanced Engineering Materials, Vol. 20, No. 11, no. 1800536.
Oh, N., Lee, H., and Rodrigue, H., 2018, “Manufacturing 2DOF Inflatable Joint Actuator by Pneumatic Control,” Journal of Korean Robotics Society, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 92-96. (Domestic)

2017

Rodrigue, H., Wang, W., Kim, D.R. and Ahn, S.H., 2017, “Curved Shape Memory Alloy-based Soft Actuators and Application to Soft Gripper,” Composite Structures, Vol. 176, pp. 398-406 (SCI, IF 3.858)
Wang, W., Kim, N.G., Rodrigue, H. and Ahn, S.H., 2017, “Modular assembly of soft deployable structures and robots,” Materials Horizons, Vol. 4, pp. 367-376 (SCI(E), IF 10.706)
Rodrigue, H., Wang, W., Han, M.W., Kim J.Y. and Ahn, S.H., 2017, “An Overview of Shape Memory Alloy-coupled Actuators and Robots,” Soft Robotics, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 3-15, Mar. 2017 (SCI(E), IF 6.180)
Wang, W., Li, C.Z., Rodrigue, H., Yuan, F.P., Han, M.W., Cho, M.H. and Ahn, S.H., 2017, “Kirigami/Origami-based Soft Deployable Reflector for Optical Beam Steering,” Advanced Functional Material, Vol. 27, No. 7, Paper No. 1604214 (SCI, IF 11.382)

2016

Song, S.H., Kim, M.S., Rodrigue, H., Lee, J.Y., Shim, J.E., Kim, M.C., Chu, W.S. and Ahn, S.H., 2016, “Turtle mimetic soft robot with two swimming gait,” Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Vol.11, No. 3, 036010 (SCI(E), IF 2.891)
Wang, W., Rodrigue, H., Kim, H.I., Han, M.W., and Ahn, S.H., 2016, “Soft Composite Hinge Actuator and Application to Compliant Robotic Gripper,” Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 98, 1 August 2016, Pages 397-405 (SCI, IF 3.850)
Chu, W.S., Kim, M.S., Jang, K.H., Song, J.H., Rodrigue, H., Chun, D.M., Cho, Y. T., Ko, S. H., Cho, K. J., Cha, S. W., Min, S., Jeong, S. H., Jeong, H., Lee, C. M., Chu, C. N. and Ahn, S.H., 2016, “From Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to Manufacturing for Design (MFD) via Hybrid Manufacturing and Smart Factory: A Review and Perspective of Paradigm Shift,” International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 209-222, April (SCI(E), IF 2.545)
Rodrigue, H., Cho, S., Han, M.W., Bhandari, B., Shim, J.E. and Ahn, S.H., 2016, “Effect of Twist Morphing Wing Segment on Aerodynamic Performance of UAV,” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp 229-236 (SCI(E), IF 0.838)
Han, M.W., Rodrigue, H., Kim, H.I., Song, S.H., and Ahn, S.H., 2016, “Shape Memory Alloy/Glass Fiber Woven Composite for Soft Morphing Winglets of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” Composite Structures, Vol. 140, pp. 202-212, April (SCI(E), IF 3.318)
Han, M.W., Rodrigue, H., Cho, S., Song, S.H., Wang, W., Chu, W.S., and Ahn, S.H., 2016, “Woven type Smart Soft Composite for Soft Morphing Car Spoiler,” Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 285-298, February (SCI, IF 2.983)
Rodrigue, H., Wang, W., Han, M.W., Quan, Y.J. and Ahn, S.H., 2016, “Comparison of Mold Designs for SMA-based Twisting Soft Actuator,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Volume 237, 1 January 2016, Pages 96–106 (SCI, IF 1.903)
Wang, W., Rodrigue, H. and Ahn, S.H., 2016, “Deployable Soft Composite Structures,” Scientific Reports, Vol.6, No. 20869, Nature Publishing Group (SCI, IF 5.578)
Song, S.H., Lee, J.Y., Rodrigue, H., Choi, I. S., Y. J. Kang and Ahn, S.H., 2016, “35 Hz shape memory alloy actuator with bending-twisting mode,” Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, No. 21118, Nature publishing group (SCI, IF 5.578)

2015

Rodrigue, H., Bhandari, B., Han, M.W. and Ahn, S.H., 2015, “An SMA-Based Soft Morphing Actuator Capable of Pure Twisting Motion,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 26, No. 9, pp. 1071-1078 (SCI(E), IF 2.172)
Rodrigue, H., Bhandari, B., Wang, W. and Ahn, S.H., 2015, “3D Soft Lithography: A Fabrication Process for Thermocurable Polymers,” Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 217, March 2015, pp. 302-309 (SCI(E), IF 2.236)
Wang, W., Rodrigue, H. and Ahn, S.H., 2015, “Smart Soft Composite Actuator with Shape Retention Capability using Embedded Fusible Alloy Structures,” Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 78, 1 September 2015, Pages 507-514 (SCI, IF 2.983)
Rodrigue, H., Wang, W., Bhandari, B., Han, M.W. and Ahn, S.H., 2015, “SMA-Based Smart Soft Composite Structure Capable of Multiple Modes of Actuation,” Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 82, December 2015, pp. 152-158 (SCI, IF 2,983)
Rodrigue, H., Wang, W., Bhandari, B. and Ahn, S.H., 2015, “Fabrication of Wrist-like SMA-based Actuator by Double Smart Soft Composite Casting,” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 24, No. 12, No. 125003 (SCI, IF 2.502)
Shim, J.E., Quan, Y.J., Wang, W., Rodrigue, H., Song, S.H. and Ahn, S.H. , 2015, “A Smart Soft Actuator using a Single Shape Memory Alloy for Twisting Actuation,” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 24, No. 12, No. 125033 (SCI, IF 2.502)
Wang, W., Rodrigue, H., Lee, J.Y., Han, M.W. and Ahn, S.H., 2015,”Smart Phone Robot made of Smart Soft Composite (SSC),” Composites Research, Korean Society for Composite Materials, 2015 28(2): 52-57. (Domestic)

2014

Wang, W., Lee, J.Y., Rodrigue, H., Song, S.H., Chu, W.S. and Ahn, S.H., 2014, “Locomotion of Inchworm-inspired Robot made of Smart Soft Composite (SSC),” Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, IOP Publishing, Vol. 9, 046006 (SCIE, IF 2.534)
Rodrigue, H., Wang, W., Bhandari, B., Han, M.W. and Ahn, S.H., 2014, “Cross-Shaped Twisting Structure using SMA-Based Smart Soft Composite,” International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 153-156 (SCI(E))