Refereed Journal Articles Lael U. Odhner and Aaron M. Dollar The Smooth Curvature Model: An Efficient Representation of Euler-Bernoulli Flexures as Robot Joints, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2012 (in press). Ravi Balasubramanian, Joseph T. Belter, and Aaron M. Dollar Disturbance Response of Two-link Underactuated Serial-link Chains, ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 2012 (in press). Paul E.I. Pounds, Daniel R. Bersak, and Aaron M. Dollar Stability of small-scale UAV helicopters and quadrotors with added payload mass under PID control, Autonomous Robots, 2012. Aaron M. Dollar and Robert D. Howe Joint Coupling Design of Underactuated Hands for Unstructured Environments, International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 30, pp. 1157-1169, 2011. Aaron M. Dollar and Robert D. Howe The Highly Adaptive SDM Hand: Design and Performance Evaluation, International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 29(5), pp. 585–597,2010. Aaron M. Dollar, Leif Jentoft, Jason H. Gao, and Robert D. Howe Contact Sensing and Grasping Performance of Compliant Hands, Autonomous Robots, vol. 28(1), pp. 65-75, 2010. Aaron M. Dollar and Hugh Herr Lower Extremity Exoskeletons and Active Orthoses: Challenges and State of the Art, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 24(1), February 2008. Aaron M. Dollar and Robert D. Howe A Robust Compliant Grasper via Shape Deposition Manufacturing, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 11(2), pp.154-161, 2006. Aaron M. Dollar and Robert D. Howe Towards Grasping in Unstructured Environments: Grasper Compliance and Configuration Optimization, Advanced Robotics, vol. 19(5), pp. 523-543, 2005. Refereed Conference Papers Spencer B. Backus and Aaron M. Dollar Robust, Inexpensive Resonant Frequency Based Contact Detection for Robotic Manipulators, proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2012), Minneapolis, MN, May 14-18, 2012. Lael U. Odhner, Raymond R. Ma, and Aaron M. Dollar Precision Grasping and Manipulation of Small Objects from Flat Surfaces Using Underactuated Fingers, proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2012), Minneapolis, MN, May 14-18, 2012. Ravi Balasubramanian and Aaron M. Dollar Performance of Serial Underactuated Mechanisms: Number of Degrees of Freedom and Actuators, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2011), San Francisco, CA, Sept. 25-30, 2011. Lael U. Odhner and Aaron M. Dollar Toward Simpler Models of Bending Sheet Joints, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2011), San Francisco, CA, Sept. 25-30, 2011. Paul E.I. Pounds and Aaron M. Dollar UAV Rotorcraft in Compliant Contact: Stability Analysis and Simulation, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2011), San Francisco, CA, Sept. 25-30, 2011. Kamran Shamaei, Massimo Cenciarini, and Aaron M. Dollar On the Mechanics of the Ankle in the Stance Phase of the Gait, proceedings of the 2011 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC ’11), Boston, MA, Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 2011. Joseph T. Belter and Aaron M. Dollar Performance Characteristics of Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Hands, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Zurich, Switzerland, June 29-July 1, 2011. Ian M. Bullock and Aaron M. Dollar Classifying Human Manipulation Behavior, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Zurich, Switzerland, June 29-July 1, 2011. Massimo Cenciarini and Aaron M. Dollar Biomechanical Considerations in the Design of Lower Limb Exoskeletons, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Zurich, Switzerland, June 29-July 1, 2011. Kamran Shamaei and Aaron M. Dollar On the Mechanics of the Knee during the Stance Phase of the Gait, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Zurich, Switzerland, June 29-July 1, 2011. Raymond R. Ma and Aaron M. Dollar On Dexterity and Dexterous Manipulation, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), Tallinn, Estonia, June 20-23, 2011. Ravi Balasubramanian and Aaron M. Dollar A Comparison of Workspace and Force Capabilities between Classes of Underactuated Mechanisms, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Shanghai, China, May 9-13, 2011. Ravi Balasubramanian and Aaron M. Dollar Variation in Compliance In Two Classes of Two-Link Underactuated Mechanisms, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Shanghai, China, May 9-13, 2011. Joseph T. Belter and Aaron M. Dollar Underactuated Grasp Acquisition and Stability using Friction Based Coupling Mechanisms, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Shanghai, China, May 9-13, 2011. Lael U. Odhner and Aaron M. Dollar Dexterous Manipulation with Underactuated Elastic Hands, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Shanghai, China, May 9-13, 2011. Paul E.I. Pounds, Daniel R. Bersak, and Aaron M. Dollar Grasping From the Air: Hovering Capture and Load Stability, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Shanghai, China, May 9-13, 2011. Joshua Z. Zheng, Sara De La Rosa, and Aaron M. Dollar An Investigation of Grasp Type and Frequency in Daily Household and Machine Shop Tasks, proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Shanghai, China, May 9-13, 2011. Kayla Matheus and Aaron M. Dollar Benchmarking Grasping and Manipulation: Properties of the Objects of Daily Living, proceedings of the 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2010). Paul E.I. Pounds and Aaron M. Dollar Hovering Stability of Helicopters with Elastic Constraints, proceedings of the 2010 ASME Dynamics Systems and Control Conference (DSCC 2010). Lael U. Odhner and Aaron M. Dollar Fast, Accurate Models for Predicting the Compliance of Elastic Flexure-Jointed Robots, proceedings of the 2010 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (IDETC 2010). Ravi Balasubramanian, Joseph T. Belter, and Aaron M. Dollar External Disturbances and Coupling Mechanisms in Underactuated Hands, proceedings of the 2010 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (IDETC 2010). Lael U. Odhner and Aaron M. Dollar The Smooth Curvature Flexure Model: An Accurate, Low-Dimensional Approach for Robot Analysis, proceedings of the 2010 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS 2010). Aaron M. Dollar and Hugh Herr Design of a Quasi-Passive Knee Exoskeleton to Assist Running, proceedings of the 2008 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2008). Peter Deckers, Aaron M. Dollar, and Robert D. Howe Guiding Grasping with Proprioception and Markov Models, proceedings of the Workshop on Robot Manipulation: Sensing and Adapting to the Real World, Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS), Atlanta, GA, June 30, 2007. Aaron M. Dollar and Hugh Herr Active Orthoses for the Lower Limbs: Challenges and State of the Art, proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Noordwijk, Netherlands, June 12-15, 2007. Aaron M. Dollar and Robert D. Howe The SDM Hand as a Prosthetic Terminal Device: A Feasibility Study, Winner of the Best Student Paper Award, proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Noordwijk, Netherlands, June 12-15, 2007. Aaron M. Dollar and Robert D. Howe Simple, Robust Autonomous Grasping in Unstructured Environments, proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Rome, Italy, April 10-14, 2007. Aaron M. Dollar and Robert D. Howe Joint Coupling Design of Underactuated Grippers, proceedings of the ASME 30th Annual Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, 2006 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 10-13, 2006. Aaron M. Dollar and Robert D. Howe Designing Robust Robotic Graspers for Unstructured Environments, proceedings of the Workshop on Manipulation for Human Environments, 2006 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference (RSS), Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 19, 2006. Aaron M. Dollar, Christopher R. Wagner, and Robert D. Howe Embedded Sensors for Biomimetic Robotics via Shape Deposition Manufacturing, proceedings of the first IEEE / RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), selected for a single-track podium presentation, Pisa, Italy, Feb. 20-22, 2006. Aaron M. Dollar, Amy E. Kerdok, Solomon Gilbert Diamond, Paul M. Novotny, and Robert D. Howe Starting on the Right Track: Introducing Students to Mechanical Engineering with a Project-Based Machine Design Course, Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Mechanical Engineering Education Symposium, 2005. Aaron M. Dollar and Robert D. Howe Design and Evaluation of a Robust Compliant Grasper using Shape Deposition Manufacturing, Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Robotics panel of the Dynamic Systems and Control Division, 2005. Aaron M. Dollar and R.D. Howe Towards Grasping in Unstructured Environments: Optimization of Grasper Compliance and Configuration, Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2003), Las Vegas, NV, October 27-31, 2003. Other Publications Aaron M. Dollar, Daniela Rus, Paolo Fiorini RoboticsCourseWare.org: An Open Repository for Robotics Pedagogical Materials, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, pp. 14-15, June 2008. Aaron M. Dollar Design Principles for Robust Grasping in Unstructured Environments, Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, October, 2006. Aaron M. Dollar A Robust Robotic Hand for Unstructured Environments, First Place, 2006 ASME Student Mechanism Design Competition, Graduate Division, 2006 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 10-13, 2006. Aaron M. Dollar and Daniela Rus Teaching Robotics Everywhere: Spotlight on the Robotics Curriculum Clearinghouse, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Education Editorial Column, vol. 13(2), pp. 7-8, 2006. Aaron M. Dollar Arthropod Grasping and Manipulation: A Literature Review, Harvard BioRobotics Laboratory Technical Report, April 5, 2001. © Copyright 2011.