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Aaron M. Dollar

Aaron M. Dollar

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
60
Citations
17043
World Ranking
686
National Ranking
299

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
60
Citations
17003
World Ranking
1602
National Ranking
652

Overview

Aaron M. Dollar is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a specific focus on several subfields including Control and Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms

The scientist has published extensively in notable venues, frequently contributing to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • Science Robotics
  • IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Aaron M. Dollar include:

  • Complex In-Hand Manipulation Via Compliance-Enabled Finger Gaiting and Multi-Modal Planning, 2022, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Complex manipulation with a simple robotic hand through contact breaking and caging, 2021, Science Robotics
  • Manipulation for self-Identification, and self-Identification for better manipulation, 2021, Science Robotics
  • Model Predictive Actor-Critic: Accelerating Robot Skill Acquisition with Deep Reinforcement Learning, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Quantifying Prosthetic and Intact Limb Use in Upper Limb Amputees via Egocentric Video: An Unsupervised, At-Home Study, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics

Frequent coauthors in their body of work include:

  • Andrew S. Morgan
  • Kaiyu Hang
  • Yuri Gloumakov
  • Adam J. Spiers
  • Vatsal Patel

Best Publications

  • Lower Extremity Exoskeletons and Active Orthoses: Challenges and State-of-the-Art

    A.M. Dollar;H. Herr

  • The GRASP Taxonomy of Human Grasp Types

    Thomas Feix;Javier Romero;Heinz-Bodo Schmiedmayer;Aaron M. Dollar

  • Mechanical design and performance specifications of anthropomorphic prosthetic hands: a review.

    Joseph T. Belter;Jacob L. Segil;Aaron M. Dollar;Richard F. Weir

  • The YCB object and Model set: Towards common benchmarks for manipulation research

    Berk Calli;Arjun Singh;Aaron Walsman;Siddhartha Srinivasa

  • A compliant, underactuated hand for robust manipulation

    Lael U. Odhner;Leif P. Jentoft;Mark R. Claffee;Nicholas Corson

  • The Highly Adaptive SDM Hand: Design and Performance Evaluation

    Aaron M. Dollar;Robert D. Howe

  • Benchmarking in Manipulation Research: Using the Yale-CMU-Berkeley Object and Model Set

    Berk Calli;Aaron Walsman;Arjun Singh;Siddhartha Srinivasa

  • Grasping from the air: Hovering capture and load stability

    Paul E. I. Pounds;Daniel R. Bersak;Aaron M. Dollar

  • Yale-CMU-Berkeley dataset for robotic manipulation research:

    Berk Çalli;Arjun Singh;James Bruce;Aaron Walsman

  • Stability of small-scale UAV helicopters and quadrotors with added payload mass under PID control

    Paul E. Pounds;Daniel R. Bersak;Aaron M. Dollar

  • A modular, open-source 3D printed underactuated hand

    Raymond R. Ma;Lael U. Odhner;Aaron M. Dollar

  • A robust compliant grasper via shape deposition manufacturing

    A.M. Dollar;R.D. Howe

  • Benchmarking in Manipulation Research: The YCB Object and Model Set and Benchmarking Protocols.

    Berk Çalli;Aaron Walsman;Arjun Singh;Siddhartha S. Srinivasa

  • Grasp Frequency and Usage in Daily Household and Machine Shop Tasks

    I. M. Bullock;J. Z. Zheng;S. D. L. Rosa;C. Guertler

  • A Hand-Centric Classification of Human and Robot Dexterous Manipulation

    I. M. Bullock;R. R. Ma;A. M. Dollar

  • Estimation of Quasi-Stiffness and Propulsive Work of the Human Ankle in the Stance Phase of Walking

    Kamran Shamaei;Gregory S. Sawicki;Aaron M. Dollar

  • Analysis of human grasping behavior: object characteristics and grasp type.

    Thomas Feix;Ian M. Bullock;Aaron M. Dollar

  • Biomechanical considerations in the design of lower limb exoskeletons

    Massimo Cenciarini;Aaron M. Dollar

  • An investigation of grasp type and frequency in daily household and machine shop tasks

    Joshua Z. Zheng;Sara De La Rosa;Aaron M. Dollar

  • On dexterity and dexterous manipulation

    Raymond R. Ma;Aaron M. Dollar

  • Performance characteristics of anthropomorphic prosthetic hands

    Joseph T. Belter;Aaron M. Dollar

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D. Howe
Robert D. Howe Harvard University
Pieter Abbeel
Pieter Abbeel University of California, Berkeley
Siddhartha S. Srinivasa
Siddhartha S. Srinivasa University of Washington
Danica Kragic
Danica Kragic Royal Institute of Technology
Kostas E. Bekris
Kostas E. Bekris Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kurt Konolige
Kurt Konolige Google (United States)
Martin Buehler
Martin Buehler Boston Dynamics (United States)
Just L. Herder
Just L. Herder Delft University of Technology

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