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62
Citations
18531
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1418
National Ranking
67

Overview

Etienne Burdet is a researcher affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple domains within engineering and neuroscience, focusing particularly on biomedical engineering and cognitive neuroscience as main subfields.

The research conducted by Etienne Burdet encompasses the study of muscle activation and electromyography, motor control and adaptation, robot manipulation and learning, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, tactile and sensory interactions, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, and prosthetics and rehabilitation robotics.

They have contributed extensively to several publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Scientific Reports
  • Sensors

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Principles of human movement augmentation and the challenges in making it a reality" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Indirect Shared Control for Cooperative Driving Between Driver and Automation in Steer-by-Wire Vehicles" (2020, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems)
  • "Adaptive Event-Triggered Control for Nonlinear Systems With Asymmetric State Constraints: A Prescribed-Time Approach" (2022, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control)
  • "Robotic Assisted Upper Limb Training Post Stroke: A Randomized Control Trial Using Combinatory Approach Toward Reducing Workforce Demands" (2021, Frontiers in Neurology)
  • "Impedance Learning for Human-Guided Robots in Contact With Unknown Environments" (2023, IEEE Transactions on Robotics)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Etienne Burdet include:

  • Jonathan Eden
  • Yanpei Huang
  • Carsten Mehring
  • Dario Farina
  • Ekaterina Ivanova

Their contributions reflect a focus on control and systems engineering as well as rehabilitation and mechanical engineering. The breadth of their research outputs and collaborations show integration of interdisciplinary approaches relevant to both engineering and neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • The central nervous system stabilizes unstable dynamics by learning optimal impedance.

    Etienne Burdet;Rieko Osu;David W. Franklin;Theodore E. Milner

  • Variable impedance actuators: A review

    B. Vanderborght;A. Albu-Schaeffer;A. Bicchi;A. Bicchi;E. Burdet

  • On the analysis of movement smoothness.

    Sivakumar Balasubramanian;Alejandro Melendez-Calderon;Agnes Roby-Brami;Etienne Burdet

  • Adaptation to Stable and Unstable Dynamics Achieved By Combined Impedance Control and Inverse Dynamics Model

    David W. Franklin;Rieko Osu;Etienne Burdet;Mitsuo Kawato

  • A Brain Controlled Wheelchair to Navigate in Familiar Environments

    B Rebsamen;Cuntai Guan;Haihong Zhang;Chuanchu Wang

  • A Robust and Sensitive Metric for Quantifying Movement Smoothness

    S. Balasubramanian;A. Melendez-Calderon;E. Burdet

  • Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Components

    Sebastian Wolf;Giorgio Grioli;Oliver Eiberger;Werner Friedl

  • Human-Like Adaptation of Force and Impedance in Stable and Unstable Interactions

    Chenguang Yang;G. Ganesh;S. Haddadin;S. Parusel

  • CNS learns stable, accurate, and efficient movements using a simple algorithm.

    David W Franklin;Etienne Burdet;Etienne Burdet;Keng Peng Tee;Keng Peng Tee;Rieko Osu

  • Fabrication of 3D chitosan–hydroxyapatite scaffolds using a robotic dispensing system

    T.H. Ang;F.S.A. Sultana;Dietmar Hutmacher;Yoke San Wong

  • Endpoint stiffness of the arm is directionally tuned to instability in the environment.

    David W. Franklin;Gary Liaw;Theodore E. Milner;Rieko Osu

  • Controlling a Wheelchair Indoors Using Thought

    B. Rebsamen;C.L. Teo;Q. Zeng;M.H. Ang

  • Robot-assisted Rehabilitation of Hand Function

    Sivakumar Balasubramanian;Julius Klein;Etienne Burdet

  • Large-Area Soft e-Skin: The Challenges Beyond Sensor Designs

    Ravinder Dahiya;Nivasan Yogeswaran;Fengyuan Liu;Libu Manjakkal

  • HandCARE : A Cable-Actuated Rehabilitation System to Train Hand Function After Stroke

    L. Dovat;O. Lambercy;R. Gassert;T. Maeder

  • Adaptive control of the Hexaglide, a 6 dof parallel manipulator

    M. Honegger;A. Codourey;E. Burdet

  • Two is better than one: physical interactions improve motor performance in humans.

    G. Ganesh;A. Takagi;Rieko Osu;T. Yoshioka

  • A Haptic Knob for Rehabilitation of Hand Function

    O. Lambercy;L. Dovat;R. Gassert;E. Burdet

  • MRI/fMRI-compatible robotic system with force feedback for interaction with human motion

    R. Gassert;R. Moser;E. Burdet;H. Bleuler

  • Functional significance of stiffness in adaptation of multijoint arm movements to stable and unstable dynamics.

    David W. Franklin;Etienne Burdet;Rieko Osu;Mitsuo Kawato

  • Stability and motor adaptation in human arm movements

    E. Burdet;P. Tee;I. Mareels;E. Milner

  • A method for measuring endpoint stiffness during multi-joint arm movements.

    E. Burdet;R. Osu;D.W. Franklin;T. Yoshioka

  • A robotic teacher of Chinese handwriting

    C.L. Teo;E. Burdet;H.P. Lim

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannes Bleuler
Hannes Bleuler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Iven Mareels
Iven Mareels IBM (United States)
Chenguang Yang
Chenguang Yang University of Liverpool
Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Dietmar W. Hutmacher Queensland University of Technology
Sami Haddadin
Sami Haddadin Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Antonio Bicchi
Antonio Bicchi Italian Institute of Technology
Darwin G. Caldwell
Darwin G. Caldwell Italian Institute of Technology
Nikos G. Tsagarakis
Nikos G. Tsagarakis Italian Institute of Technology
Alin Albu-Schaffer
Alin Albu-Schaffer German Aerospace Center
J.E. Colgate
J.E. Colgate Northwestern University

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