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John M. Hollerbach

John M. Hollerbach

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
62
Citations
21000
World Ranking
1412
National Ranking
580

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to autonomous robot calibration, novel robot systems, and human motor control.

Overview

John M. Hollerbach is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields related to rehabilitation, physical therapy, human-computer interaction, and biomedical engineering.

Their work covers subfields including:

  • Rehabilitation
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Biomedical Engineering

The main research topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies

Their recent papers reflect a focus on robotics, virtual reality, and manipulation of objects relevant to rehabilitation and robotic applications. These publications include:

  • "A Roadmap for US Robotics - From Internet to Robotics 2020 Edition" (2021), published in Foundations and Trends in Robotics
  • "Augmenting Virtual Reality Terrain Display with Smart Shoe Physical Rendering: A Pilot Study" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Haptics
  • "The Utah Manipulation and Locomotion of Large Objects (MeLLO) Data Library" (2025), published in Bioengineering
  • "A Data Library of One and Two-Handed Manipulation of Large Objects from Everyday Living Combined with Locomotion: A Foundation for Roboticists and Virtual Reality and Gaming Engineers" (2025), published in Preprints.org

Frequently publishing in venues such as Foundations and Trends in Robotics, IEEE Transactions on Haptics, Bioengineering, and Preprints.org, their work aligns with both engineering and clinical rehabilitation research communities.

Collaborative efforts are evident through frequent co-authors who have contributed to several joint publications. Regular collaborators include:

  • Mark A. Minor
  • Nathaniel G. Luttmer
  • Josue Flores-Gonzalez
  • Henrik I. Christensen
  • Nancy M. Amato

John M. Hollerbach has been recognized as an IEEE Fellow since 1996, with acknowledgment for contributions to autonomous robot calibration, novel robot systems, and human motor control.

Best Publications

  • A Recursive Lagrangian Formulation of Maniputator Dynamics and a Comparative Study of Dynamics Formulation Complexity

    John M. Hollerbach

  • Redundancy resolution of manipulators through torque optimization

    J. Hollerbach;Ki Suh

  • Dynamic interactions between limb segments during planar arm movement

    John M. Hollerbach;Tamar Flash

  • Dynamic scaling of manipulator trajectories

    J. M. Hollerbach

  • Robot Motion: Planning and Control

    Michale Brady;John M. Hollerbach;Timothy L. Johnson;Matthew T. Mason

  • Model-Based Control of a Robot Manipulator

    Chae H. An;Christopher G. Atkeson;John M. Hollerbach

  • Estimation of inertial parameters of manipulator loads and links

    C G Atkeson;C H An;J M Hollerbach

  • An oscillation theory of handwriting

    John M. Hollerbach

  • Time-varying stiffness of human elbow joint during cyclic voluntary movement

    D. J. Bennett;J. M. Hollerbach;Y. Xu;I. W. Hunter

  • A comparative analysis of actuator technologies for robotics

    John M. Hollerbach;Ian W. Hunter;John Ballantyne

  • The calibration index and taxonomy for robot kinematic calibration methods

    John M. Hollerbach;Charles W. Wampler

  • Dynamic Stability Issues in Force Control of Manipulators

    Chae H. An;John M. Hollerbach

  • Planning of minimum-time trajectories for robot arms

    G Sahar;J M Hollerbach

  • Deducing planning variables from experimental arm trajectories: Pitfalls and possibilities

    J. M. Hollerbach;C. G. Atkeson

  • Kinematic stability issues in force control of manipulators

    Chae An;J. Hollerbach

  • OPTIMUM KINEMATIC DESIGN FOR A SEVEN DEGREE OF FREEDOM MANIPULATOR.

    John M. Hollerbach

  • Local versus global torque optimization of redundant manipulators

    Ki Suh;J. Hollerbach

  • Computers, brains and the control of movement

    John M Hollerbach

  • Estimation of inertial parameters of rigid body links of manipulators

    Chae An;Christopher Atkeson;John Hollerbach

  • An implicit loop method for kinematic calibration and its application to closed-chain mechanisms

    C.W. Wampler;J.M. Hollerbach;T. Arai

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Buehler
Martin Buehler Boston Dynamics (United States)
Christopher G. Atkeson
Christopher G. Atkeson Carnegie Mellon University
Daniel E. Koditschek
Daniel E. Koditschek University of Pennsylvania
Matthew T. Mason
Matthew T. Mason Carnegie Mellon University
Vincent Hayward
Vincent Hayward Sorbonne University

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