Publications

Journal Article
C. G. Rose, McDonald, C. G., Clark, J. P., and O’Malley, M. K., “Reflection on System Dynamics Principles Improves Student Performance in Haptic Paddle Labs”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 61, pp. 245-252, 2018.PDF icon Rose2018ieee-reflection.pdf (396.78 KB)
D. P. Losey, McDonald, C. G., Battaglia, E., and O'Malley, M. K., “A review of intent detection, arbitration, and communication aspects of shared control for physical human-robot interaction”, ASME Applied Mechanics Reviews, vol. 70, 2018.PDF icon amr_2018_review.pdf (1.54 MB)
Z. Kadivar, Sullivan, J. L., Eng, D. P., Pehlivan, A. U., O'Malley, M. K., Yozbatiran, N., and Francisco, G. E., “RiceWrist Robotic Device for Upper Limb Training: Feasibility Study and Case Report of Two Tetraplegic Persons with Spinal Cord Injury”, International Journal of Biological Engineering, vol. 2, pp. 27-38, 2012.PDF icon IntlJBiologicalEngineering_2012_Kadivar.pdf (934.02 KB)
G. E. Francisco, Yozbatiran, N., Berliner, J., OʼMalley, M. K., Pehlivan, A. Utku, Kadivar, Z., Fitle, K., and Boake, C., “Robot-Assisted Training of Arm and Hand Movement Shows Functional Improvements for Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury”, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, vol. 96, p. S171—S177, 2017.PDF icon francisco2017AJPRM.pdf (188.09 KB)
N. Yozbatiran, Berliner, J., O'Malley, M. K., Pehlivan, A. U., Kadivar, Z., Boake, C., and Francisco, G. E., “Robotic training and clinical assessment of upper extremity movements after spinal cord injury; a single case report”, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 44, pp. 186-188, 2012.PDF icon J_Rehab_Medicine_2012_Final_press_version.pdf (864.23 KB)
M. K. O'Malley, Gupta, A., Gen, M., and Li, Y., “Shared control in haptic systems for performance enhancement and training”, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Transactions of the ASME, vol. 128, pp. 75 - 85, 2006.PDF icon Full text (PDF) (658.37 KB)
E. Battaglia, Clark, J., Bianchi, M., Catalano, M., Bicchi, A., and O'Malley, M., “Skin stretch haptic feedback to convey closure information in anthropomorphic, under-actuated upper limb soft prostheses”, IEEE Transactions on Haptics, vol. PP, pp. 1-1, 2019.PDF icon battaglia2019haptics.pdf (2.12 MB)
S. Estrada, Duran, C., Schulz, D., Bismuth, J., Byrne, M. D., and O'Malley, M. K., “Smoothness of surgical tool tip motion correlates to skill in endovascular tasks”, IEEE Transactions on Human Machine Systems, vol. 46, pp. 647-659, 2016.PDF icon J23Estrada_press.pdf (904.3 KB)
F. Sergi and O'Malley, M. K., “On the stability and accuracy of high stiffness rendering in non-backdrivable actuators through series elasticity”, Mechatronics, vol. 26, pp. 64-75, 2015.PDF icon Sergi2015 - SEA high stiffness.pdf (2.62 MB)
M. K. O'Malley and Upperman, G., “A Study of Perceptual Performance in Haptic Virtual Environments”, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol. 18(4), pp. 467-475, 2006.PDF icon Full Text (PDF) (258.73 KB)
A. U. Pehlivan, Sergi, F., and OMalley, M. K., “A Subject-Adaptive Controller for Wrist Robotic Rehabilitation”, Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on, vol. 20, pp. 1338 - 1350, 2015.PDF icon tmech-pehlivan-press.pdf (744.34 KB)
J. Walker, Blank, A., Shewokis, P., and O'Malley, M., “Tactile Feedback of Object Slip Facilitates Virtual Object Manipulation”, Haptics, IEEE Transactions on, vol. PP, pp. 1-1, 2015.PDF icon WalkerToH2015small.pdf (582.96 KB)
D. Powell and O'Malley, M. K., “The Task-Dependent Efficacy of Shared-Control Haptic Guidance Paradigms”, {IEEE} Transactions on Haptics, vol. 5, pp. 208 –219, 2012.PDF icon J8Powell2012.pdf (799.85 KB)
D. P. Losey, Erwin, A., McDonald, C. G., Sergi, F., and O'Malley, M. K., “A Time-Domain Approach To Control Of Series Elastic Actuators: Adaptive Torque And Passivity-Based Impedance Control”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 21, pp. 2085 - 2096, 2016.PDF icon Losey_TMECH.pdf (958.07 KB)
D. P. Losey and O'Malley, M. K., “Trajectory deformations from physical human–robot interaction”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 34, pp. 126-138, 2018.PDF icon Losey_TRO_2018.pdf (1009.59 KB)
N. Yozbatirana, Keser, Z., Davis, M., Stampas, A., O’Malley, M. K., Cooper-Hay, C., Fronteraa, J., Fregni, F., and Francisco, G. E., “Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the primary motor cortex and robot-assisted arm training in chronic incomplete cervical spinal cord injury: A proof of concept sham-randomized clinical study”, NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 39, pp. 401–411, 2016.PDF icon TDCS_2016_Neurorehab.pdf (198.16 KB)
F. Sergi, Blank, A., and O'Malley, M., “Upper Extremity Exoskeletons for Robot Aided Rehabilitation”, Mechanical Engineering, vol. 136, pp. S6-S11, 2014.PDF icon sergi2014asmesmall.pdf (822.28 KB)
O. Celik and O'Malley, M. K., “Vary Slow Motion: Effect of Task Forces on Movement Variability and Implications for a Novel Skill Augmentation Mechanism”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 2014.PDF icon Celik-O'Malley_IEEE-RAM_2014_press.pdf (945.89 KB)
V. Chawda and O'Malley, M. K., “Vision-Based Force Sensing for Nanomanipulation”, IEEE /ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2011.PDF icon Full Text (PDF) (498.88 KB)
N. Yozbatiran, Keser, Z., Hasan, K., Stampas, A., Korupolu, R., Kim, S., O'Malley, M. K., Fregni, F., and Francisco, G. E., “White matter changes in corticospinal tract associated with improvement in arm and hand functions in incomplete cervical spinal cord injury: pilot case series”, Spinal Cord Series and Cases, vol. 3, p. 17028, 2017.PDF icon Yozbatiran2017SpinalCordSeries.pdf (870.84 KB)
Presentation
R. Quincy, Erwin, A., Pehlivan, A. U., Yozbatiran, N., Francisco, G., and O'Malley, M. K., “The RiceWrist Grip: A Means to Measure Grip Strength of Patients Using the RiceWrist”. 2012.PDF icon Poster presentation at the 2012 Mission Connect Symposium (395.25 KB)
Thesis
D. Powell, “Implementation and Analysis of Shared-Control Guidance Paradigms for Improved Robot-Mediated Training”, Rice University, Houston, 2010.PDF icon Thesis.pdf (5.5 MB)

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