Publications

Dissertations

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H. Shi, “Soft Pressure Sensing System with Application to Underwater Sea Lamprey Detection,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2022. Download
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M. Al-Rubaiai, “Enabling Soft Robotic Systems: New Solutions to Stiffness Tuning, Sensing, and Actuation Control,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2021. Download
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M. L. Castaño, “Nonlinear Control of Robotic Fish,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2021. Download
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Y. K. Al-Nadawi, “Robust Hysteresis Compensation for Nanopositioning Control,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2021. Download
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T. da Silva Pinto, “Towards Proprioceptive Grasping with Soft Robotic Hands,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2021. Download
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C. Panetta, “Network of Unmanned Surface Vehicles: Design and Application to Target Tracking,” MS Thesis, Michigan State University, 2021. Download
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O. Ennasr, “Gliding Robotic Fish: Design, Collaborative Estimation, and Application to Underwater Sensing,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2020. Download
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M. Sharif, “Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC): Modeling and Bio-inspired Sensing Applications,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2019. Download
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S. Behbahani, “Role of Flexibility in Robotic Fish,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2016. Download
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H. Lei, “Modeling and Fabrication of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) Sensors,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2015. Download
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J. Zhang, “Modeling, Identification, and Control of Hysteretic Systems with Application to Vanadium Dioxide Microactuators,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2015. Download
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J. Wang, “Robotic Fish: Development, Modeling, and Application to Mobile Sensing,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2014. Download
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F. Zhang, “Modeling, Design, and Control of Gliding Robotic Fish,” Michigan State University, 2014. Download
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M. Edardar, “Robust Control of Systems with Piecewise Linear Hysteresis,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2013. Download
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A. Abdulsadda, “Artificial Lateral Line Systems for Feedback Control of Underwater Robots,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2012. Download
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A. Esbrook, “Control of Systems with Hysteresis Using Servocompensators,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2012. Download
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Y. Fang, “Conjugated Polymer Actuators and Sensors: Modeling, Control, and Applications,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2009. Download
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Z. Chen, “Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Artificial Muscles and Sensors: A Control Systems Perspective,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2009. Download
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J. Ahrens, “Design and Performance Tradeoffs of High-Gain Observers with Applications to Smart Material Actuated Systems,” PhD Dissertation, Michigan State University, 2006. Download
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X. Tan, “Control of Smart Actuators,” PhD Dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park, 2002. Download

Journal Articles

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X. Qi, T. Gao, and X. Tan, "Bioinspired 3D-Printed Snakeskins Enable Effective Serpentine Locomotion of a Soft Robotic Snake," Soft Robotics, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 568–579, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1089/soro.2022.0051. Download
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H. Shi et al., "Automated Soft Pressure Sensor Array-Based Sea Lamprey Detection Using Machine Learning," IEEE Sensors J., vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 7546–7557, Apr. 2023, doi: 10.1109/jsen.2023.3249625. Download
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M. Alzuhiri et al., "IMU-assisted robotic structured light sensing with featureless registration under uncertainties for pipeline inspection," NDT & E International, vol. 139, p. 102936, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2023.102936. Download
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Y. Cao, H. Shi, X. Tan, and N. Sepúlveda, "Nanogenerator-based bidirectional pressure sensor array and its demonstration in underwater invasive species detection," Nano Res., vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 11822–11831, 2023, doi: 10.1007/s12274-022-5195-4. Download
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O. Ennasr and X. Tan, "Numerical and Topological Conditions for Suboptimal Distributed Kalman Filtering," IEEE Trans. Control Netw. Syst., vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 1255–1265, 2023, doi: 10.1109/tcns.2022.3181795. Download
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C. Chen, H. Shi, I. González-Afanador, N. Sepúlveda, and X. Tan, "Rapid Fabrication of Flexible Pressure Sensor Array," IEEE Sens. Lett., vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 1–4, 2023, doi: 10.1109/lsens.2023.3277433. Download
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M. L. Castaño and X. Tan, "Backstepping-Based Tracking Control of Underactuated Aquatic Robots," IEEE Trans. Contr. Syst. Technol., vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 1179–1195, 2023, doi: 10.1109/tcst.2022.3215585. Download
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M. Al Janaideh, M. Al Saaideh, and X. Tan, "The Prandtl–Ishlinskii Hysteresis Model: Fundamentals of the Model and Its Inverse Compensator [Lecture Notes]," IEEE Control Syst., vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 66–84, 2023, doi: 10.1109/MCS.2023.3234381. Download
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J. Li et al., "Label-Efficient Learning in Agriculture: A Comprehensive Review," 2023, doi: 10.48550/ARXIV.2305.14691. Download
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J. N. Greenberg and X. Tan, "Light-Emitting Diode-Based Optical Localization of a Robot in Continuous Motion Using Dynamic Prediction," Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol. 144, no. 11, p. 111005, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.1115/1.4055176. Download
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H. Shi, I. Gonzalez-Afanador, C. Holbrook, N. Sepulveda, and X. Tan, "Soft Pressure Sensor for Underwater Sea Lamprey Detection," IEEE Sensors J., vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 9932–9944, May 2022, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3166693. Download
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Z. Frank, M. Al-Rubaiai, X. Tan, and K. J. Kim, "A study of electroactive polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gel actuators through the use of the electric modulus formalism and cyclic linear voltage sweeps," Smart Mater. Struct., vol. 31, no. 3, p. 035020, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.1088/1361-665X/ac4e51. Download
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D. Coleman, M. Castaño, and X. Tan, "Backstepping control of gliding robotic fish for pitch and 3D trajectory tracking," Control Engineering Practice, vol. 129, p. 105350, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2022.105350. Download
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P. B. Solanki and X. Tan, "A Bidirectional Active-Alignment Control System for LED Communication," IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatron., vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 3624–3635, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2021.3126845. Download
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Y. Cao, H. Shi, X. Tan, and N. Sepulveda, "Enabling Negative Pressure Sensing Through Ferroelectret Device," IEEE Sens. Lett., vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 1–4, 2022, doi: 10.1109/LSENS.2022.3192622. Download
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M. L. Castano and X. Tan, "Trajectory Tracking Control of Rowing Pectoral Fin-Actuated Robotic Fish," IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatron., vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 2007–2015, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2022.3175765. Download
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M. Al-Rubaiai et al., "Nonlinear Modeling and Control of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Gel Actuators," IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatron., vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 2168–2175, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2022.3175445. Download
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M. Al-Rubaiai, R. Tsuruta, U. Gandhi, and X. Tan, "Distributed Measurement of Deformation Magnitude and Location with a Pair of Soft Sensors," Adv Eng Mater, vol. 24, no. 5, p. 2101146, 2022, doi: 10.1002/adem.202101146. Download
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D. Chowdhury, Y. K. Al-Nadawi, and X. Tan, "Dynamic inversion-based hysteresis compensation using extended high-gain observer," Automatica, vol. 135, p. 109977, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.automatica.2021.109977. Download
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I. Gonzalez-Afanador, H. Shi, C. Holbrook, X. Tan, and N. Sepulveda, "Invasive Sea Lamprey Detection and Characterization Using Interdigitated Electrode (IDE) Contact Sensor," IEEE Sensors J., vol. 21, no. 24, pp. 27947–27956, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2021.3122884. Download
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Y. K. Al-Nadawi, X. Tan, and H. K. Khalil, "Inversion-Based Hysteresis Compensation Using Adaptive Conditional Servocompensator for Nanopositioning Systems," Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol. 143, no. 12, p. 121007, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.1115/1.4052229. Download
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X. Liu, Y. Zhao, D. Geng, S. Chen, X. Tan, and C. Cao, "Soft Humanoid Hands with Large Grasping Force Enabled by Flexible Hybrid Pneumatic Actuators," Soft Robotics, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 175–185, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.1089/soro.2020.0001. Download
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G. Mamakoukas, M. L. Castano, X. Tan, and T. D. Murphey, "Derivative-Based Koopman Operators for Real-Time Control of Robotic Systems," IEEE Trans. Robot., vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 2173–2192, 2021, doi: 10.1109/TRO.2021.3076581. Download
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M. A. Janaideh, R. Xu, and X. Tan, "Adaptive Estimation of Play Radii for a Prandtl–Ishlinskii Hysteresis Operator," IEEE Trans. Contr. Syst. Technol., vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 2687–2695, 2021, doi: 10.1109/TCST.2020.3046019. Download
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R. Xu, M. Zhou, and X. Tan, "Adaptive Parameter Estimation With Convergence Analysis for the Prandtl–Ishlinskii Hysteresis Operator," ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control, vol. 1, no. 4, 2021, doi: 10.1115/1.4050189. Download
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T. Pinto, C. Chen, C. Pinger, and X. Tan, "3D-printed liquid metal-based stretchable conductors and pressure sensors," Smart Mater. Struct., vol. 30, no. 9, 2021, doi: 10.1088/1361-665X/ac15a1. Download
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S. Chen, Y. Pang, Y. Cao, X. Tan, and C. Cao, "Soft Robotic Manipulation System Capable of Stiffness Variation and Dexterous Operation for Safe Human–Machine Interactions," Adv Materials Technologies, vol. 6, no. 5, p. 2100084, 2021, doi: 10.1002/admt.202100084. Download
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H. Shi, C. M. Holbrook, Y. Cao, N. Sepúlveda, and X. Tan, "Measurement of suction pressure dynamics of sea lampreys, Petromyzon marinus," PLoS ONE, vol. 16, no. 4, 2021, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247884. Download
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J. N. Greenberg and X. Tan, "Sensitivity-based Data Fusion for Optical Localization of a Mobile Robot," Mechatronics, vol. 73, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2021.102488. Download
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G. Mamakoukas, M. L. Castano, X. Tan, and T. D. Murphey, "Derivative-Based Koopman Operators for Real-Time Control of Robotic Systems," 2021, doi: 10.48550/ARXIV.2010.05778. Download
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O. Ennasr et al., "Characterization of Acoustic Detection Efficiency Using a Gliding Robotic Fish as a Mobile Receiver Platform," Anim Biotelemetry, vol. 8, no. 1, p. 32, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1186/s40317-020-00219-7. Download
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J. N. Greenberg and X. Tan, "Dynamic Optical Localization of a Mobile Robot Using Kalman Filtering-Based Position Prediction," IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatron., vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 2483–2492, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2020.2980434. Download
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O. Ennasr and X. Tan, "Time-Difference-of-Arrival (TDOA)-Based Distributed Target Localization by A Robotic Network," IEEE Trans. Control Netw. Syst., vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 1416–1427, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TCNS.2020.2979864. Download
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X. Chen et al., "Guest Editorial: Focused Section on Inaugural Edition of TMECH/AIM Emerging Topics," IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatron., vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 1695–1697, Aug. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2020.3000228. Download
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A. Hess, X. Tan, and T. Gao, "CFD-based multi-objective controller optimization for soft robotic fish with muscle-like actuation," Bioinspir. Biomim., vol. 15, no. 3, p. 035004, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.1088/1748-3190/ab6dbb. Download
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X. Qi, H. Shi, T. Pinto, and X. Tan, "A Novel Pneumatic Soft Snake Robot Using Traveling-Wave Locomotion in Constrained Environments," IEEE Robot. Autom. Lett., vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 1610–1617, 2020, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2020.2969923. Download
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S. Chen, Y. Pang, H. Yuan, X. Tan, and C. Cao, "Smart Soft Actuators and Grippers Enabled by Self‐Powered Tribo‐Skins," Adv Materials Technologies, vol. 5, no. 4, p. 1901075, 2020, doi: 10.1002/admt.201901075. Download
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S. Chen et al., "Soft Crawling Robots: Design, Actuation, and Locomotion," Adv Materials Technologies, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 1900837, 2020, doi: 10.1002/admt.201900837. Download
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Y. Liu, S. Chen, X. Tan, and C. Cao, "A Finite Element Framework for Magneto-Actuated Large Deformation and Instability of Slender Magneto-Active Elastomers," Int. J. Appl. Mechanics, vol. 12, no. 01, p. 2050013, 2020, doi: 10.1142/S1758825120500131.
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L. Lo, H. Shi, H. Wan, Z. Xu, X. Tan, and C. Wang, "Inkjet‐Printed Soft Resistive Pressure Sensor Patch for Wearable Electronics Applications," Adv Materials Technologies, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 1900717, 2020, doi: 10.1002/admt.201900717. Download
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M. Al-Rubaiai, R. Tsuruta, U. Gandhi, C. Wang, and X. Tan, "A 3D-printed stretchable strain sensor for wind sensing," Smart Mater. Struct., vol. 28, no. 8, p. 084001, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.1088/1361-665X/ab1fa9. Download
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M. A. Sharif and X. Tan, "A pressure difference sensor inspired by fish canal lateral line," Bioinspir. Biomim., vol. 14, no. 5, p. 055003, Jul. 2019, doi: 10.1088/1748-3190/ab2fa8. Download
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V. Vantsevich, D. Gorsich, J. Wang, X. Tan, M. Kumar, and S. Fish, "Special Issue on 'Autonomous Mobile Systems' in Memory of Professor J. Karl Hedrick," Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol. 141, no. 7, p. 070301, Jul. 2019, doi: 10.1115/1.4043691. Download
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S. D. Bopardikar, O. Ennasr, and X. Tan, "Randomized Sensor Selection for Nonlinear Systems With Application to Target Localization," IEEE Robot. Autom. Lett., vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 3553–3560, 2019, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2019.2928208. Download
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S. D. Bopardikar, O. Ennasr, and X. Tan, "Randomized Sensor Selection for Nonlinear Systems With Application to Target Localization," IEEE Robot. Autom. Lett., vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 3553–3560, 2019, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2019.2928208. Download
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X. Zeng, S. Ma, J. M. Kruger, R. Wang, X. Tan, and C. Qian, "High-resolution MRI of kidney microstructures at 7.05 T with an endo-colonic Wireless Amplified NMR detector," Journal of Magnetic Resonance, vol. 303, pp. 121–127, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.jmr.2019.04.014. Download
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H. Shi et al., "Screen‐Printed Soft Capacitive Sensors for Spatial Mapping of Both Positive and Negative Pressures," Adv. Funct. Mater., vol. 29, no. 23, p. 1809116, 2019, doi: 10.1002/adfm.201809116. Download
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H. Shi et al., "Screen‐Printed Soft Capacitive Sensors for Spatial Mapping of Both Positive and Negative Pressures Correction," Adv. Funct. Mater., vol. 29, no. 23, p. 1903020, 2019, doi: 10.1002/adfm.201903020. Download
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M. Al-Rubaiai, T. Pinto, C. Qian, and X. Tan, "Soft Actuators with Stiffness and Shape Modulation Using 3D-Printed Conductive Polylactic Acid Material," Soft Robotics, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 318–332, 2019, doi: 10.1089/soro.2018.0056. Download
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X. Zeng, S. Ma, J. M. Kruger, R. Wang, X. Tan, and C. Qian, "High-resolution MRI of kidney microstructures at 7.05 T with an endo-colonic Wireless Amplified NMR detector," Journal of Magnetic Resonance, vol. 303, pp. 121–127, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.jmr.2019.04.014. Download

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