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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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13848
World Ranking
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National Ranking
461

Materials Science

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World Ranking
10390
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Mohsen Shahinpoor is affiliated with the University of Maine in the United States and specializes in engineering with a focus on biomedical and mechanical engineering. Their research spans subfields such as physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, orthopedics and sports medicine, and psychiatry and mental health.

Their work covers a range of topics including dielectric materials and actuators, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, balance, gait, and falls prevention, effects of vibration on health, cerebral palsy and movement disorders, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, and modular robots and swarm intelligence.

Recent publications by Mohsen Shahinpoor include:

  • "Design and Validation of a Smartphone-based Haptic Feedback System for Gait Training," 2021, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • "An investigation of multimodal sensing capabilities of ionic polymer-metal composites," 2020, Smart Materials and Structures
  • "Immortal biomimetic humanoid robots with a human consciousness," 2024, International Robotics & Automation Journal
  • "Possible design/fabrication of a soft biomimetic magic (flying) carpet made with Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMCs)," 2024, International Robotics & Automation Journal

Shahinpoor frequently publishes in venues such as the International Robotics & Automation Journal, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, and Smart Materials and Structures. Their collaborations often include coauthors Babak Hejrati, Mohsen Alizadeh Noghani, Jacob Bloom, and Seyed Ehsan Tabatabaie.

Their work interacts with multiple disciplines, focusing on the development and application of innovative materials and technologies for health and robotics.

Mohsen Shahinpoor has received recognition through honors such as being named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2015 and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1989.

Best Publications

  • Ionic polymer-metal composites: I. Fundamentals

    Mohsen Shahinpoor;Kwang J Kim

  • Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) as biomimetic sensors, actuators and artificial muscles - a review

    M Shahinpoor;Y Bar-Cohen;J O Simpson;J Smith

  • Ionic polymer–metal composites: IV. Industrial and medical applications

    Mohsen Shahinpoor;Kwang J Kim

  • Ionic polymer–metal composites: II. Manufacturing techniques

    Kwang J Kim;Mohsen Shahinpoor

  • Ionic polymer–metal composites: III. Modeling and simulation as biomimetic sensors, actuators, transducers, and artificial muscles

    Mohsen Shahinpoor;Kwang J Kim

  • Mechanoelectric effects in ionic gels

    P. G. de Gennes;Ko Okumura;M. Shahinpoor;K. J. Kim

  • A novel method of manufacturing three-dimensional ionic polymer–metal composites (IPMCs) biomimetic sensors, actuators and artificial muscles

    Kwang J. Kim;Kwang J. Kim;Mohsen Shahinpoor

  • The effect of surface-electrode resistance on the performance of ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) artificial muscles

    Mohsen Shahinpoor;Kwang J Kim

  • Ionic polymer–conductor composites as biomimetic sensors, robotic actuators and artificial muscles—a review

    Mohsen Shahinpoor

  • Soft actuators and artificial muscles

    Mohsen Shahinpoor;Mehran Mojarrad

  • Micro-Electro-Mechanics of Ionic Polymeric Gels As Electrically Controllable Artificial Muscles

    Mohsen Shahinpoor

  • Conceptual design, kinematics and dynamics of swimming robotic structures using ionic polymeric gel muscles

    M Shahinpoor

  • Biomimetic robotic propulsion using polymeric artificial muscles

    M. Mojarrad;M. Shahinpoor

  • Synthetic muscle based diaphragm pump apparatuses

    David Soltanpour;Mohsen Shahinpoor

  • High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids III

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  • Ionic polymer sensors and actuators

    Mohsen Shahinpoor;Mehran Mojarrad

  • Biomechanics of the Coracoclavicular Ligament Complex and Augmentations Used in Its Repair and Reconstruction

    Ali R. Motamedi;Field T. Blevins;Michael C. Willis;Thomas P. McNally

  • A robot engineering textbook

    Mohsen Shahinpoor

  • Novel ionic polymer–metal composites equipped with physically loaded particulate electrodes as biomimetic sensors, actuators and artificial muscles

    Mohsen Shahinpoor;Kwang J. Kim

  • Electrically controlled polymeric gel actuators

    Douglas B. Adolf;Mohsen Shahinpoor;Daniel J. Segalman;Walter R. Witkowski

  • Surgical correction of human eye refractive errors by active composite artificial muscle implants

    Mohsen Shahinpoor;Parsa Shahinpoor;David Soltanpour

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwang J. Kim
Kwang J. Kim University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Yoseph Bar-Cohen
Yoseph Bar-Cohen Jet Propulsion Lab
Kinji Asaka
Kinji Asaka National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Donald J. Leo
Donald J. Leo University of Georgia
Mo Jamshidi
Mo Jamshidi The University of Texas at San Antonio
Xiaobo Tan
Xiaobo Tan Michigan State University
P. G. de Gennes
P. G. de Gennes Institute Curie
Ashutosh Tiwari
Ashutosh Tiwari University of Utah
Il-Kwon Oh
Il-Kwon Oh Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Heino Finkelmann
Heino Finkelmann University of Freiburg

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