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Nikos A. Aspragathos

Nikos A. Aspragathos

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
31
Citations
4451
World Ranking
6538
National Ranking
44

Overview

Nikos A. Aspragathos is affiliated with the University of Patras in Greece and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on control and systems engineering. Their body of work includes research in several related subfields such as biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, cognitive neuroscience, and computational mechanics.

Their research spans multiple main topics including:

  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
  • Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Aspragathos address various aspects of human-robot cooperation, manipulation, and task optimization. These include:

  • A neural network-based approach for variable admittance control in human-robot cooperation: online adjustment of the virtual inertia, 2020, Intelligent Service Robotics
  • A recurrent neural network for variable admittance control in human-robot cooperation: simultaneously and online adjustment of the virtual damping and Inertia parameters, 2020, International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications
  • Task Location for High Performance Human-Robot Collaboration, 2020, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
  • Optimal Kinematic Task Position Determination-Application and Experimental Verification for the UR-5 Manipulator, 2022, Applied Sciences
  • Optimization of Dynamic Task Location within a Manipulator's Workspace for the Utilization of the Minimum Required Joint Torques, 2021, Electronics

Their collaboration network includes frequent coauthors such as Vassilis C. Moulianitis, Panagiotis Ν. Koustoumpardis, Abdel-Nasser Sharkawy, Charalampos Valsamos, and Dimitra Triantafyllou, indicating active joint research efforts in related domains.

Publications by Nikos A. Aspragathos frequently appear in venues specializing in robotics and intelligent systems, including:

  • Intelligent Service Robotics
  • Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
  • Robotica
  • International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications
  • Applied Sciences

Best Publications

  • Online Stability in Human-Robot Cooperation with Admittance Control

    Fotios Dimeas;Nikos Aspragathos

  • A comparative study of three methods for robot kinematics

    N.A. Aspragathos;J.K. Dimitros

  • Optimal robot task scheduling based on genetic algorithms

    P.Th. Zacharia;N.A. Aspragathos

  • Packaging of bio-MEMS: strategies, technologies, and applications

    T. Velten;H.H. Ruf;D. Barrow;N. Aspragathos

  • Design and fuzzy control of a robotic gripper for efficient strawberry harvesting

    Fotios Dimeas;Dhionis V. Sako;Vassilis C. Moulianitis;Nikos A. Aspragathos

  • Fuzzy logic grasp control using tactile sensors

    N.I Glossas;N.A Aspragathos

  • A model for concept evaluation in design––an application to mechatronics design of robot grippers

    V.C. Moulianitis;N.A. Aspragathos;A.J. Dentsoras

  • Human–robot collisions detection for safe human–robot interaction using one multi-input–output neural network

    Abdel-Nasser Sharkawy;Abdel-Nasser Sharkawy;Panagiotis N. Koustoumpardis;Nikos A. Aspragathos

  • Fuzzy learning variable admittance control for human-robot cooperation

    Fotios Dimeas;Nikos A. Aspragathos

  • Obstacle representation by Bump-surfaces for optimal motion-planning

    Phillip N. Azariadis;Nikos A. Aspragathos

  • Reinforcement learning of variable admittance control for human-robot co-manipulation

    Fotios Dimeas;Nikos Aspragathos

  • Variable admittance control in pHRI using EMG-based arm muscles co-activation

    Stavros Grafakos;Fotios Dimeas;Nikos Aspragathos

  • Task scheduling and motion planning for an industrial manipulator

    Paraskevi Th. Zacharia;Elias K. Xidias;Nikos A. Aspragathos

  • Neural Network Design for Manipulator Collision Detection Based Only on the Joint Position Sensors

    Abdel-Nasser Sharkawy;Panagiotis N. Koustoumpardis;Nikos A. Aspragathos

  • Human-Robot Collision Detection Based on Neural Networks

    Abdel-Nasser Sharkawy;Nikos Aspragathos

  • Human - robot collision detection and identification based on fuzzy and time series modelling

    Fotios Dimeas;Luis David Avendaño-Valencia;Nikos A. Aspragathos

  • Optimal location of a general position and orientation end-effector's path relative to manipulator's base, considering velocity performance

    Athanasios Nektarios;Nikos A. Aspragathos

  • A geometric approach to robotic unfolding of garments

    Dimitra Triantafyllou;Ioannis Mariolis;Andreas Kargakos;Sotiris Malassiotis

  • Intelligent hierarchical robot control for sewing fabrics

    Panagiotis N. Koustoumpardis;Nikos A. Aspragathos

  • Variable Admittance Control for Human-Robot Collaboration based on Online Neural Network Training

    Abdel-Nasser Sharkawy;Panagiotis N. Koustournpardis;Nikos Aspragathos

  • Fuzzy logic path planning for the robotic placement of fabrics on a work table

    G. T. Zoumponos;N. A. Aspragathos

  • A Frequency Domain Approach for Contact Type Distinction in Human–Robot Collaboration

    Alexandros Kouris;Fotios Dimeas;Nikos A. Aspragathos

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Tzes
Anthony Tzes New York University Abu Dhabi
Kristin Y. Pettersen
Kristin Y. Pettersen Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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