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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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42
Citations
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1818
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693

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Kok-Meng Lee is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. They have contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on biomedical and mechanical engineering, as well as control and systems engineering. Their research spans topics such as rehabilitation, cognitive neuroscience, and a strong emphasis on robotics and related applications.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Wenjing Li, Jiaoying Jiang, Kun Bai, Zixin Que, and Jingjing Ji.

They have published numerous articles in several key venues:

  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  • International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine

Among their recent papers are:

  • A Backpack Minimizing the Vertical Acceleration of the Load Improves the Economy of Human Walking, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Spherical Wrist With Hybrid Motion-Impedance Control for Enhanced Robotic Manipulations, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • Flexible Capacitive Curvature Sensor with One-Time Calibration for Amphibious Gait Monitoring, 2020, Soft Robotics
  • A Novel Pantographic Exoskeleton Based Collocated Joint Design With Application for Early Stroke Rehabilitation, 2020, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • Regulation and Tracking Control of Omnidirectional Rotation for Spherical Motors, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Kok-Meng Lee's research integrates engineering principles and applications in the development of technology for rehabilitation, robotics, and human movement analysis. Their work on wearable devices, robotic manipulation, and motion control demonstrates a multidisciplinary approach combining biomedical engineering with control systems.

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 2005.

Best Publications

  • Kinematic analysis of a three degrees of freedom in-parallel actuated manipulator

    Kok-Meng Lee;D. Shah

  • Design concept development of a spherical stepper for robotic applications

    K.-M. Lee;C.-K. Kwan

  • Design and Analysis of a Permanent Magnet Spherical Actuator

    Liang Yan;I-Ming Chen;Chee Kian Lim;Guilin Yang

  • Analytical and experimental investigation on the magnetic field and torque of a permanent magnet spherical actuator

    Liang Yan;I-Ming Chen;Guilin Yang;Kok-Meng Lee

  • A real-time optical sensor for simultaneous measurement of three-DOF motions

    Kok-Meng Lee;Debao Zhou

  • Adaptive Knee Joint Exoskeleton Based on Biological Geometries

    Donghai Wang;Kok-Meng Lee;Jiajie Guo;Can-Jun Yang

  • Open-Loop Controller Design and Dynamic Characteristics of a Spherical Wheel Motor

    Hungsun Son;Kok-Meng Lee

  • Distributed Multipole Model for Design of Permanent-Magnet-Based Actuators

    Kok-Meng Lee;Hungsun Son

  • Kinematic analysis of a three degrees of freedom in-parallel actuated manipulator

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  • Development of a novel intelligent robotic manipulator

    G. Vachtsevanos;K. Davey;Kok-Meng Lee

  • Distributed Multipole Models for Design and Control of PM Actuators and Sensors

    Hungsun Son;Kok-Meng Lee

  • Dynamic Modeling and Control of a Ball-Joint-Like Variable-Reluctance Spherical Motor

    Kok-Meng Lee;Ronald B. Roth;Zhi Zhou

  • Hydrodynamics of an Undulating Fin for a Wave-Like Locomotion System Design

    Fangfang Liu;Kok-Meng Lee;Can-Jun Yang

  • A mobile sensing system for structural health monitoring: design and validation

    Dapeng Zhu;Xiaohua Yi;Yang Wang;Kok-Meng Lee

  • Kinematic and dynamic analysis of an anatomically based knee joint.

    Kok-Meng Lee;Jiajie Guo

  • Robust and efficient pose estimation from line correspondences

    Lilian Zhang;Chi Xu;Kok-Meng Lee;Reinhard Koch

  • Wireless Mobile Sensor Network for the System Identification of a Space Frame Bridge

    Dapeng Zhu;Jiajie Guo;Chunhee Cho;Yang Wang

  • Effects of the torque model on the control of a VR spherical motor

    Kok-Meng Lee;Raye A. Sosseh;Zhiyong Wei

  • Concept Development and Design of a Spherical Wheel Motor (SWM)

    Kok-Meng Lee;Hungsun Son;J. Joni

  • High-Acceleration Precision Point-to-Point Motion Control With Look-Ahead Properties

    Jianhua Wu;Zhenhua Xiong;Kok-Meng Lee;Han Ding

  • Direct Field-Feedback Control of a Ball-Joint-Like Permanent-Magnet Spherical Motor

    Kun Bai;Kok-Meng Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

I-Ming Chen
I-Ming Chen Nanyang Technological University
Guilin Yang
Guilin Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Durmus A. Demir
Durmus A. Demir Sabancı University

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