Publications

1. J.E. Bobrow, S. Dubowsky, and J.S. Gibson, “Time-Optimal Control of Robotic Manipulators Along Specified Paths,” International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol 4, No 3, Fall 1985, pp 3-17.

2. J.E. Bobrow, “NC Machine Tool Path Generation from CSG Part Representations,” Computer Aided Design, Vol 17, No 2, March 1985, pp. 69-76.

3. S. Liu and J.E. Bobrow, “An Analysis of a Pneumatic Servo System and its Application to a Computer-Controlled Robot," ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 110, No. 3, September 1988, pp. 228-235.

4. J.E. Bobrow, “Optimal Robot Path Planning Using the Minimum-Time Criterion,” IEEE Journal of Robotics and Automation Vol 4, No 4, 1988, pp 443-450.

5. J.E. Bobrow, “A Direct Minimization Approach for Obtaining the Distance Between Convex Polyhedra,” International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol 8, No 3, June 1989, pp. 65-76.

6. S. Leaver, J.M. McCarthy, and J.E. Bobrow, “The Design and Control of a Robot Finger for Tactile Sensing,” Journal of Robotic Systems, Vol. 5, No. 6, December 1988 pp 567-582.

7. M.S. Casale and J.E. Bobrow, “A Set Operation Algorithm for Sculptured Solids Modeled with Trimmed Patches,” Computer Aided Geometric Design, Vol. 6, 1989, pp 235-247.

8. M.S. Casale and J.E. Bobrow, “The Analysis of Solids without Mesh Generation using Trimmed Patch Boundary Elements,” Engineering with Computers, Volume 5, 1989, pp 249-257.

9. J.E. Bobrow and F. Jabbari, “Adaptive Pneumatic Force Actuation and Position Control,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, June 1991, Vol. 113, pp. 267-272.

10. M.S. Casale, J.E. Bobrow, and R. Underwood, “Trimmed Patch Boundary Elements: Bridging the Gap Between Solid Modeling and Engineering Analysis,” Computer Aided Design, Vol. 24, No. 4, April, 1992, pp. 193-199.

11. J.M. McCarthy and J.E. Bobrow, “The Number of Saturated Actuators and Constraint Forces During Time Optimal Movement of a General Robotic System,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 8, No. 3, June 1992, pp. 407-409.

12. J.E. Bobrow and W. Murray, “An Algorithm for RLS Identifcation of Parameters that Vary Quickly With Time,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 38, No. 2, Feb 1993, pp. 351-354.

13. J.E. Bobrow, J.M. McCarthy, and V.K. Chu, “Time-Optimal Control of Two Robots Holding the Same Workpiece,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 115, No. 3, September 1993, pp. 441-446.

14. B.W. McDonell and J.E. Bobrow, “Adaptive Tracking Control of an Air Powered Robot Actuator,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 115, No. 3, September 1993, pp. 427-433.

15. P. Larochelle, J.M. McCarthy, and J.E. Bobrow, “Determining Maximum Payloads for Cooperating Robots Under Time-Optimal Control,” International Journal of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 10, No. 6, 1993, pp. 437-443.

16. J.E. Bobrow and J. Desai, “A High Torque to Weight Ratio Robot Actuator,” Robotica, Vol. 13, 1995, pp 201-208.

17. F.C. Park and J.E. Bobrow, “Geometric Optimization Algorithms for Robot Kinematic Design,” Journal of Robotic Systems, Vol. 12, No. 6, 1995, pp. 453-463.

18. F.C. Park, J.E. Bobrow, and S.R. Ploen, “A Lie Group Formulation of Robot Dynamics,” International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 14, No. 6, December 1995, pp. 609-618.

19. J.E. Bobrow and F. Jabbari, “An Active Truss Element and Control Law for Vibration Suppression,” Smart Structures and Materials, Vol. 4, pp 264-269, 1995.

20. J.E. Bobrow and K. Lum, “Adaptive, High Bandwidth Control of a Hydraulic Actuator,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 118, No. 4, December, 1996, pp. 714-720.

21. D. Dunn-Rankin, J.E. Bobrow, K.D. Mease, and J.M. McCarthy, “Engineering Design in Industry: Teaching Students and Faculty to Apply Engineering Science to Design,” Journal of Engineering Education, July, 1998, pp. 1-4.

22. J.E. Bobrow and B. McDonell, “Modeling, Identifcation, and Control of a Pneumatically Actuated, Force Controllable Robot,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 14, No.5, October 1998, pp. 732-742.

23. B. Martin and J.E. Bobrow, “Minimum Effort Motions for Open Chained Manipulators with Task-Dependent End-Effector Constraints,” International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 18, No. 2, February, 1999, pp. 213-224.

24. G. Sohl, and J.E. Bobrow, “Experiments and Simulations on the Nonlinear Control of A Hydraulic Servosystem,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 7, No. 2, March 1999, pp. 238-247.

25. J.E. Bobrow, B. Martin, G. Sohl, E.C. Wang, J. Kim, and F.C. Park, “Optimal Motions for Physical Criteria,” Journal of Robotic Systems, Vol. 18, No. 12, December 2001, pp 785-795.

26. J.E. Bobrow, F. Jabbari and K. Thai, “A New Approach to Shock Isolation and Vibration Suppression Using a Resetable Actuator,ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 122, No. 3, September, 2000, pp. 570-574.

27. Y.J. Lin, J.E. Bobrow, D.R. White, and E.J. Lavernia, “Modeling of Spray-Formed Materials: Geometrical Considerations,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 31A, November 2000, pp 2917-2929.

28. Y.J. Lin, W. Feng, J.E. Bobrow, and E.J. Lavernia, “Modeling of Spray-Formed Plates Using an X-Y Moving Substrate,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 32A, March 2001, pp 831-840.

29. Chia-Yu E. Wang, Wojciech K. Timoszyk and James E. Bobrow, “Payload Maximization for Open Chained Manipulators: Finding Weightlifting Motions for a Puma 762 Robot,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, April 2001, Vol. 17, No. 2 pp:218-224.

30. G. A. Sohl, and J. E. Bobrow, “A Recusive Dynamics and Sensitivity Algorithm for Branched Chains,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 123, no. 3, Sept. 2001.

31. J.E. Bobrow and G. A. Sohl, “On the Reliable Computation of Optimal Motions for Underactuated Manipulators”, Electronic Journal of Computational Kinematics, Vol 1, No. 1, May 2002. (see http://www-sop.inria.fr/coprin/EJCK/EJCK.html) This paper was also presented at the Workshop on Computational Kinematics in Seoul Korea, 2001.

32. F Jabbari and J.E. Bobrow, “Vibration Suppression with a Resettable Device,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 128, No. 9, September 2002, pp 916-924.

33. S.H. Lee, J.Kim, F.C. Park, M. Kim, and J.E. Bobrow, “Newton-Type Algorithms for Model-Based Motor Learning,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, September 2004.

34. J-K. Park and J.E. Bobrow “Reliable Computation of Minimum-Time Motions for Manipulators Moving in Obstacle Fields Using a Successive Search for Minimum-Overload Trajectories,” Journal of Robotic Systems. Vol 22, No 1, 2005.

35. C-Y. E. Wang, J.E. Bobrow, and D.J. Reinkensmeyer, “Dynamic Motion Planning for the Design of Robotic Gait Rehabilitation,” ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol 127, August 2005.

36. A. Sideris and J.E. Bobrow, “A Fast Sequential Linear Quadratic Algorithm for Solving Unconstrained Nonlinear Optimal Control Problems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Volume 50, Issue 12, December 2005, pp 2043 - 2047.

37. J. Leavitt, A. Sideris, and J.E. Bobrow, “High Bandwidth Tilt sensing using low cost sensorsIEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronic Systems, Volume 11, Issue 3, June 2006, Page(s):320-327.

38. Leavitt, J.L., Bobrow, J.E., Jabbari, F., Yang, J.N., “Application of a high-pressure gas semi-active resetable damper to the benchmark smart base-isolated buildings, ” Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Vol. 13, pp. 748-757, 2006

39. David Reinkensmeyer, Aoyagi Daisuke, Jeremy Emken, Jose Galvez, Wade Ichinose, Grigor Kerdanyan, Somboom Maneekobkunwong, Koyiro Minakata, Jeff Nessler, Roger Weber, Roland Roy, Ray de Leon, James Bobrow, Susan Harkema, Victor Edgerton, " Tools for understanding and optimizing robotic gait training,” Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development, Volume 43, Issue 5, Pages: 657-670, August 2006.

40. R. J. Sanchez, P.Shah, J.Liu, S. Rao, R. Smith, T. Rahman, S. Cramer, J. E. Bobrow, D. J. Reinkensmeyer, “Automating Arm Movement Training Following Severe Stroke: Functional Exercises with Quantitative Feedback in a Gravity-Reduced Environment,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol 14, No 3, September, 2006, pp. 378-89.

41. Leavitt, J.L., Jabbari, F., Bobrow, J.E., “Optimal Performance of Variable Stiffness Devices for Structural Control,ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, vol.129, no.2, March 2007, pp. 171-7.

42. Nguyen, T, Leavitt, J., Jabbari, F., Bobrow, J.E., “Accurate Sliding Mode Control of Pneumatic Systems Using Low Cast Solenoid Valves,” IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, vol.12, no.2, April 2007, pp. 216-19.

43. J.L. Emken, R. Benitez, A. Sideris, J.E. Bobrow, D.J. Reinkensmeyer, “Motor Adaptation as a Greedy Optimization of Error and Effort,”, Journal of Neurophysiology, Volume 97, Issue 6, Pages: 3997- 4006 June, 2007.

44. Yang, J. N., Bobrow, J., Jabbari, F., Leavitt, J., Cheng, C. P., and Lin, P. Y., “Full-Scale Experimental Verification of Resetable Semi-Active Stiffness Dampers”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Volume 36, Issue 9, Pages 1255-1273, July 2007.

45. Aoyagi D., Ichinose W.E., Harkema S.J., Reinkensmeyer D.J., Bobrow J.E., “A robot and control algorithm that can synchronously assist in naturalistic motion during body weight supported gait training following neurologic injury,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol.15, no.3, Sept. 2007, pp. 387-400.

46. Michaelis B.M., Dunn-Rankin D., Smith R.F., Bobrow J.E., “In-flight thermal control of molten metal droplet streams,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 50, no. 23-24, Nov. 2007, pp. 4554-8., Elsevier Science Ltd.,UK.

47. Wolbrecht, E.T., Chan, V., Reinkensmeyer, D.J., Bobrow, J.E., “Optimizing Compliant, Model-Based Robotic Assistance to Promote Neurorehabilitation,IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Volume 16, Issue 3, June 2008 Page(s):286 - 297

48. Leavitt, J., Bobrow, J.E., Jabbari, F., “Design of a 20,000 pound variable stiffness actuator for shock and vibration, attenuation,Shock and Vibration, Volume 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 687-696.

49. Wolbrecht, E.T., Reinkensmeyer, D.J., and Bobrow, J.E., “Pneumatic Control of Robots for Rehabilitation,” International Journal of Robotics Research, Volume 29, Issue 1, January, 2010 Page(s):23-38.

50. Klein, Julius, Spencer, Steve, Allington, J., Bobrow, James E., Reinkensmeyer, David J., "Optimization of a parallel shoulder mechanism to achieve a high-force, low-mass, robotic-arm exoskeleton," IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Volume 26, Issue 4, p 710-715, August 2010.

51. Arndt, David, Bobrow, James E., Peters, Steven, Iagnemma, Karl, Dubowsky, Steven, "Two-Wheel Self-Balancing of a Four-Wheeled Vehicle," IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Volume 31, Issue 2, Pages 29-37, April 2011.

Conference Papers

C1. J.E. Bobrow, S. Dubowsky, and J.S. Gibson, “On the Optimal Control Robotic Manipulators With Actuator Constraints," Proc. of the American Control Conference, June 1983, San Francisco, Ca.

C2. J.E. Bobrow, “Solid Modelers Improve NC Tool Path Generation Techniques," Proc. of the ASME Computers in Engineering Conference, August 1985, Boston, Mass

C3. S. Liu and J.E. Bobrow, “An Analysis of a Pneumatic Servo System and its Application to a Computer-Controlled Robot," Proceedings of the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, December 1987 Boston, Mass.

C4. J.E. Bobrow, “The Efficient Computation of the Minimum Distance Between Convex Polyhedra," ASME Computers in Engineering Conference, August 1987, New York.

C5. S. Leaver, J.M. McCarthy, and J.E. Bobrow “The Design of a Robot Finger for Tactile Sensing," ASME Second International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Research, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November, 1988.

C6. M.S. Casale and J.E. Bobrow, “Solid Modeling Using Parametric Surfaces Defined Over Non-Square Domains," Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Conference, The Hague, February, 1988.

C7. J.E. Bobrow and R.M.C. Bodduluri, “A General Robot Path Planning Algorithm," IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Austin, Texas, December 1988, pp 2292-2294.

C8. J.E. Bobrow and F. Jabbari, “Adaptive Pneumatic Force Actuation and Position Control," 1989 IEEE American Control Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pp 1508-1513.

C9. J.M. McCarthy and J.E. Bobrow, “Time Optimal Movement of Cooperating Robots," NASA Conference on Space Telerobotics, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, January 1989.

C10. R.M.C. Bodduluri, J.M. McCarthy, and J.E. Bobrow “Planning Movement for Two PUMA Manipulators Holding the Same Object," International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, Montreal, Canada, June 19-21, 1989.

C11. J.E. Bobrow and J. Desai, “Design and Control of a High-Torque Light-Weight Rotary Actuator," International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, Montreal, Canada, June 19-21, 1989.

C12. R.M.C. Bodduluri, J.M. McCarthy, and J.E. Bobrow, “Planning Movement of Two Seven Degree-of-Freedom Robots Holding One Object," Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov 7, 1989.

C13. B.A. Ault, J. Brouwer, J.E. Bobrow, and G.S. Samuelsen, “An Experimental Method for Active Soot Reduction in a Model Gas-Turbine Combustor," 1990 American Control Conference, May 23-25, San Diego, California.

C14. B.A. Ault, J. Brouwer, J.E. Bobrow, and G.S. Samuelsen, “Active Control Applications in Gas Turbine Combustion," 35th ASME International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition, Brussels, June 1990.

C15. J. Brouwer, B.A. Ault, J.E. Bobrow, and G.S. Samuelsen, “Active Control for Gas Turbine Combustors," Twenty Third International Symposium on Combustion, Orleans, France, July 1990.

C16. J.M. McCarthy, J.E. Bobrow and V.K. Chu, “Using Minimum Time Point to Point Movement to Size Actuators in a Multi-Degree of Freedom Closed Chain," 1990 ASME Design Technical Conferences: 21st Biennial Mechanisms Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September, 1990.

C17. M.S. Casale and J.E. Bobrow, “Efficient Analysis of Complex Solids Using Adaptive Trimmed Patch Boundary Elements," Boundary Element Conference, Rome, Italy, 1990, and in Boundary Integral Methods, Springer Verlag, New York, 1992, AC202. pp. 135-151.

C18. R.W. Benson, J.E. Bobrow, and F Jabbari “Experiments in System Identification and Control," 29th  IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Honolulu, Hawaii, December, 1990.

C19. J.E. Bobrow, J.M. McCarthy, and V.K. Chu, “Minimum Time Trajectories for Two Robots Holding the Same Workpiece," 29th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 5-7, 1990.

C20. B.W. McDonell and J.E. Bobrow, “Adaptive and Fault Tolerant Tracking Control of a Pneumatic Actuator," International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, Toulouse, France, June 25-28, 1991.

C21. J.M. McCarthy and J.E. Bobrow, “The Number of Saturated Actuators and Constraint Forces During Time Optimal Movement of a General Robotic System," 1992 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference in Nice, France. (Also in the IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation.)

C22. B.W. McDonell and J.E. Bobrow, “Precise Control of an Air Powered Actuator," Proc. of the Japan/USA Symposium on Flexible Automation, San Francisco, CA, July 1992.

C23. F.C. Park, J.E. Bobrow, and S.R. Ploen, “A Lie Group Formulation of Robot Dynamics," Third International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, Berkeley, CA, March 1994.

C24. F.C. Park, J.E. Bobrow, “A Recursive Algorithm for Robot Dynamics Using Lie Groups," IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference, San Diego, CA, May 1994.

C25. F.C. Park and J.E. Bobrow, “Efficient Geometric Algorithms for Robot Kinematic Design," IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, May 1995, pp. 2132-2137.

C26. B.J. Martin and J.E. Bobrow, “Determination of Minimum-Effort Motions for General Open Chains," IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, May 1995, pp. 1160-1165.

C27. J.E. Bobrow and K. Lum, “Adaptive, High Bandwidth Control of a Hydraulic Actuator," Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Seattle, Washington, June, 1995, pp. 71-75. (Also accepted to the ASME J. Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control.)

C28. J.E. Bobrow and F. Park, “On Computing Exact Gradients for Rigid Body Guidance Using Screw Parameters," 21st ASME Design Automation Conference, Boston, Mass, September, 1995.

C29. K. Thai, F. Jabbari, and J.E. Bobrow, “Vibration Suppression Through Parametric Control: A General Framework," ASME Winter Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October, 1995.

C30. B. McDonell, and J.E. Bobrow, “Modeling, Identification, and Control of a Pneumatically Actuated, Force Controllable Robot," 1997 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference.

C31. B. Martin and J.E. Bobrow, “Minimum Effort Motions for Open Chained Manipulators with Task-Dependent End-Effector Constraints," 1997 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 1997.

C32. G. Sohl, and J.E. Bobrow, “Experiments and Simulations on the Nonlinear Control of A Hydraulic Servosystem," 1997 American Control Conference.

C33. S.R. Ploen, J.E. Bobrow and F.C. Park, “An O(n), Geometric Algorithms for Operational Space Dynamics and Control," 1997 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 1997, pp 1606-1611.

C34. S.R. Ploen and J.E. Bobrow, “An O(n), Geometric Algorithm for Manipulator Forward Dynamics," International Conference on Advanced Robotics, Monterey, California, July 1997, pp 563-568.

C35. J. Bobrow, “High Performance Damping with a Semi-Active Spring", 1997 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Sacramento, CA. Sept 1997, paper DETC97/VIB-3826.

C36. K. Thai, F. Jabbari, and J.E. Bobrow, “Applications of a Low Power Approach to Structural Control," Proc. of the 1998 American Control Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June 1998, pp 2574-2578.

C37. J-K. Park and J.E. Bobrow, “Minimum-Time Trajectory Planning for a Robot Manipulator amid Obstacles," 4th Japan-France Congress and 2nd Asia-Europe Congress on Mechatronics, October 1998, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, pp 369-374.

C38. C-Y. E. Wang, W.K. Timoszyk, and J.E. Bobrow, “Weightlifting Motion Planning for a Puma 762 Robot," Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation Detroit, MI. May, 1999, pp 480-485.

C39. G. A. Sohl, and J. E. Bobrow, “Optimal Motions for Underactuated Manipulators," 1999 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Paper number DETC99/VIB-8242 Las Vegas, September, 1999.

C40. J.V. Albro, G.A. Sohl, J.E. Bobrow, and F.C. Park, “On the Computation of Optimal High-Dives," Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Francisco, CA, April 2000, pp 3959-3964.

C41. Chia-Yu E. Wang, James E. Bobrow and David J. Reinkensmeyer, “Swinging From The Hip: Use of Dynamic Motion Optimization in the Design of Robotic Gait Rehabilitation," Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, Seoul, Korea, May 2001.

C42. J. V. Albro, J. E. Bobrow, “Optimal Motion Primitives for a 5 DOF Experimental Hopper," Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, Seoul, Korea, May 2001.

C43. James E. Bobrow and Garett A. Sohl, “On the Reliable Computation of Optimal Motions for Underactuated Manipulators," Second IEEE Workshop on Computational Kinematics, Seoul, Korea, May 2001, pp 77-83.

C44. Jong-keun Park, Bobrow JE. “ Minimum-time motions of manipulators with obstacles by successive searches for minimum-overload trajectories." Proceedings 2002 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2002, pp.1302-8.

C45 Ichinose WE, Reinkensmeyer DJ, Aoyagi D, Lin JT, Ngai K, Edgerton VR, Harkema SJ, and Bobrow JE, "A robotic device for measuring and controlling pelvic motion during locomotor rehabilitation, Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society pp.1690-3, September 2003, Cancun, Mexico.

C46 Albro JV and Bobrow JE, " Motion generation for a tumbling robot using a general contact model,IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp.3270-5 Vol.4, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2004.

C47 Leavitt J, Bobrow JE, and Sideris A.,"Robust balance control of a one-legged, pneumatically-actuated, Acrobot-like hopping robot,IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp.4240-5 Vol.4., New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2004.

C48 Leavitt J, Sideris A, and Bobrow JE, " High Bandwidth tilt measurement using low cost sensors," Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, pp.2184-9 vol.3, June 2004, Boston, Massachusetts.

C49 R.Sanchez, D.Reinkensmeyer, P.Shah, J.Liu, S. Rao, R. Smith, S. Cramer, T. Rahman, and JE. Bobrow, " Monitoring Functional Arm Movement for Home-Based Therapy after Stroke," Proceedings of the 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pp. 4787-4791, San Francisco, CA, September 1-5, 2004.

C50 D. Aoyagi, W.E. Ichinose, J.T. Lin, K. Ngai, S.J. Harkema, D.J. Reinkensmeyer and J.E. Bobrow, " Human step rehabilitation using a robot attached to the pelvis," Proceedings of IMECE2004 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Anaheim, California, USA, November 13-19, 2004.

C51 Leavitt J, Jabbari, F, and Bobrow JE, " Optimal Control and Performance of Variable Stiffness Devices for Structural Control,"Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 8-10, 2005 Page(s):2499 - 2504, Portland, Oregon.

C52 Sideris, A. and Bobrow, J.E., " An efficient sequential linear quadratic algorithm for solving nonlinear optimal control problems,"Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 8-10, 2005 Page(s):2275 - 2280, Portland, Oregon.

C53 Aoyagi, D.; Ichinose, W.E., Harkema, S.J.; Reinkensmeyer, D.J., and Bobrow, J.E. " An Assistive Robotic Device That Can Synchronize to the Pelvic Motion During Human Gait Training," 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, June 28-July 1, 2005 Page(s):565 - 568, Chicago, Illinois.

C54 Sanchez, R.J., Wolbrecht, E., Smith, R., Liu, J., Rao, S., Cramer, S., Rahman, T., Bobrow, J.E., and Reinkensmeyer, D.J., " A Pneumatic Robot for Re-Training Arm Movement after Stroke: Rationale and Mechanical Design," 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, June 28-July 1, 2005, Page(s):500 - 504, Chicago, Illinois.

C55 Emken, J.L., Bobrow, J.E., and Reinkensmeyer, D.J, " Robotic Movement Training As an Optimization Problem: Designing a Controller That Assists Only As Needed," 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, June 28-July 1, 2005, Page(s):307 - 312, Chicago, Illinois.

C56. J. E. Bobrow, A. Sideris, F. C. Park, " Recent Advances in the Algorithmic Optimization of Robot Motion," Symposium on Fast Motions in Biomechatronics and Robotics, September 2005, Heidelberg, Germany. Also published as a book chapter on Optimization and Feedback Control. Springer. 2006, pp. 21-41. Berlin, Germany.

C57. Yang, J. N., Bobrow, J., Jabbari, F., Cheng, C. P., and Lin, P. Y., "Full-Scale Shake-Table Verification of Resetable Semi-Active Stiffness Dampers ", 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring, July 11-13, 2006, San Diego, CA.

C58. Wolbrecht ET, Leavitt J, Reinkensmeyer DJ, Bobrow JE. " Control of a pneumatic orthosis for upper extremity stroke rehabilitation." Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE. 2006, pp. 2687 - 2693.

C59. Wolbrecht ET, Chan V, Le V, Cramer SC, Reinkensmeyer DJ, Bobrow JE. " Real-time computer model ing of weakness following stroke optimizes robotic assistance for movement therapy" 3rd International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering , IEEE. 2007, pp. 152 - 158.

C60. Reinkensmeyer DJ, Galvez JA, Marchal L, Wolbrecht ET, Bobrow JE. " Some key problems for robot-assisted movement therapy research: a perspective from the University of California at Irvine"IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, IEEE 2007. pp. 1009-15.

C61. Reinkensmeyer DJ, Wolbrecht E, Bobrow J. "A computational model of human-robot load sharing during robot-assisted arm movement training after stroke "Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society IEEE 2007, pp. 4019-23.

C62. Rosati, Giulio, Bobrow, James E, Reinkensmeyer, David J, "Compliant control of post-stroke rehabilitation robots: Using movement-specific models to improve controller performance," Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2008, vol. 2, pages 167-174.

C63. Klein, J., Spencer, S.J., Allington, J., Minakata, K., Wolbrecht, E.T., Smith, R., Bobrow, J.E., Reinkensmeyer, D.J., "Biomimetic orthosis for the neurorehabilitation of the elbow and shoulder (BONES)," Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2008. BioRob 2008 2nd IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference, pp.535-541, 19-22 Oct. 2008.

C64. Spencer, S.J., Klein, J., Minakata, K., Le, V., Bobrow, J.E., Reinkensmeyer, D.J., "A low cost parallel robot and trajectory optimization method for wrist and forearm rehabilitation using the Wii," 2nd IEEE RAS \& EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2008. BioRob 2008., pp.869-874, 19-22 Oct. 2008.

C65. Reinkensmeyer, D.J., Maier, M.A., Guigon, E., Chan, V., Akoner, O.M., Wolbrecht, E.T., Cramer, S.C., Bobrow, J.E., " Do robotic and non-robotic arm movement training drive motor recovery after stroke by a common neural mechanism? experimental evidence and a computational model," Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE, pp.2439-2441, 3-6 Sept. 2009.

C66. Peters, S.C., Bobrow, J.E., Iagnemma, K., " Stabilizing a vehicle near rollover: An analogy to cart-pole stabilization,"IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2010, pp.5194-5200, 3-7 May 2010.

C67. James Allington, Steven J. Spencer, Julius Klein, Meghan Buell, David J. Reinkensmeyer, James Bobrow, " Supinator Extender (SUE): A Pneumatically Actuated Robot for Forearm/Wrist Rehabilitation after Stroke," IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'11), Boston, MA, USA on August 30 - September 3, 2011.