Publications

The Human-Centered Robotics (HCR) Lab has a new address, please find us at https://labs.iitgn.ac.in/hcr-lab/.

Patents

  • Agrawal, S.K., Vashista, V., Jiyeon, K. and Jin, X., Columbia University of New York, 2019. Human movement research, therapeutic, and diagnostic devices, methods, and systems. U.S. Patent 10,406,059.

  • Agrawal, S.K., Kurbanhusen, M.S. and Vashista, V., University of Delaware, 2012. Pelvic orthosis systems and methods. U.S. Patent Application 13/358,959.

Peer-reviewed Papers

On Google Scholar

2020

  • Singh, Y., Prado, A., Martelli, D., Petros, F.E., Ai, X., Mukherjee, S., Lalwani, A.K., Vashista, V., & Agrawal, S.K., (2020). Dual-Motor-Task of Catching and Throwing a Ball during Overground Walking in Virtual Reality. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.

  • Prajapati, P., Parekh, S., & Vashista, V. (2020, June). On the Human Control of a Multiple Quadcopters with a Cable-suspended Payload System. In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE. (in press)

  • Singh, Y., Rodrigues, V., Prado, A., Agrawal, S. K., and Vashista, V. (2020). Lower-Limb Strategy Assessment during a Virtual Reality based Dual-Motor-Task. 8th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob). (accepted).

  • Iyer, S. S., Joseph, J. V., & Vashista, V. (2020). Evolving towards Subject Specific Gait Rehabilitation through Single Joint Resistive Force Interventions. Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 14, 15.

2019

  • Prajapati, P., Parekh, S., & Vashista, V. (2019, October). Collaborative Transportation of Cable-Suspended Payload using Two Quadcopters with Human in the loop. In 2019 28th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.

  • Singh, Y., Kher, M., & Vashista, V. (2019, October). Intention detection and gait recognition (IDGR) system for gait assessment: a pilot study. In 2019 28th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Best Indian Students (Finalist) Award.

  • Iyer, S. S., Joseph, J. V., Sanjeevi, N. S. S., Singh, Y., & Vashista, V. (2019, October). Development and Applicability of a Cable-driven Wearable Adaptive Rehabilitation Suit (WeARS). In 2019 28th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. Best Research Award (Finalist) Award.

  • Lanje, S., and Vashista, V. (2019). Minimum Swing Controller for Quadrotor Suspended Load System. In Proceedings of the Advances in Robotics 2019 (pp. 1-6).

  • Sanjeevi, N. S. S., & Vashista, V. (2019). Effect of Cable Co-sharing on the Workspace of a cable-Driven Serial Chain Manipulator. In Proceedings of the Advances in Robotics 2019 (pp. 1-6).

  • Parab, A., Sonar, C., Mane, P., Kiran, J. S., Saini, P. L., & Vashista, V. (2019). Design and development of an efficient onion harvester for Indian farms. In Machines, Mechanism and Robotics (pp. 541-548). Springer, Singapore. (Book - chapter)

2018

  • Modi, H., & Vashista, V., (2018, December). Development and Demonstration of a Wheat Harvester for Small Farms of India. IFToMM Asian Mechanism and Machine Science, December 17-20, 2018, Bengaluru, India (in press).

  • Panchal, N., Sanjeevi, N. S. S., & Vashista, V. (2018, August). Lower limb musculoskeletal stiffness analysis during swing phase as a cable-driven serial chain system. In 2018 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob) (pp. 934-939). IEEE.

2017

  • Kang, J., Martelli, D., Vashista, V., Martinez-Hernandez, I., Kim, H., & Agrawal, S. K. (2017). Robot-driven downward pelvic pull to improve crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy. Science Robotics, 2(8), eaan2634.

  • Kang, J., Vashista, V., & Agrawal, S. K. (2017). On the adaptation of pelvic motion by applying 3-dimensional guidance forces using TPAD. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 25(9), 1558-1567.

  • Narayanan, T., Vishnu, R. S., Bhavani, R. R., & Vashista, V. (2017, September). A cable driven parallel robot for coconut farm. In 2017 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI) (pp. 864-870). IEEE.

  • Sanjeevi, N. S. S., & Vashista, V. (2017, July). On the stiffness analysis of a cable driven leg exoskeleton. In 2017 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) (pp. 455-460). IEEE.

  • Sanjeevi, N. S. S., & Vashista, V. (2017). Workspace Analysis of a Cable Driven Leg Exoskeleton. In Proceedings of the Advances in Robotics (pp. 1-6).

  • Mazumder, A., & Vashista, V. (2017). Development of an adaptive gait characterizer. In Proceedings of the Advances in Robotics (pp. 1-6).

2016

  • Vashista, V., Khan, M., & Agrawal, S. K. (2016). A novel approach to apply gait synchronized external forces on the pelvis using A-TPAD to reduce walking effort. IEEE robotics and automation letters, 1(2), 1118-1124.

2015

  • Martelli, D., Vashista, V., Micera, S., & Agrawal, S. K. (2015). Direction-dependent adaptation of dynamic gait stability following waist-pull perturbations. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 24(12), 1304-1313.

  • Vashista, V., Martelli, D., & Agrawal, S. K. (2015). Locomotor adaptation to an asymmetric force on the human pelvis directed along the right leg. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 24(8), 872-881.

  • Duan, Q., Vashista, V., & Agrawal, S. K. (2015). Effect on wrench-feasible workspace of cable-driven parallel robots by adding springs. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 86, 201-210.

  • Martelli, D., Vashsita, V., Micera, S., & Agrawal, S. K. (2015, August). Locomotor adaptations following repeated waist-pull perturbations. In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) (pp. 636-641). IEEE.

  • Kang, J., Vashista, V., & Agrawal, S. K. (2015, August). A novel assist-as-needed control method to guide pelvic trajectory for gait rehabilitation. In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) (pp. 630-635). IEEE.

  • Aggarwal, R., Behari, M., Agrawal, S., Pretzer-Aboff, I., Winfree, K., Dhankar, G., Shiva, T. & Vashista, V. (2015). Clinical outcomes of step synchronized vibration training in Parkinson's disease patients: 1092. Movement Disorders, 30.

  • Bishop, L., Stein, J., Vashista, V., Khan, M., Hinds, S., & Agrawal, S. (2015). Stroke Survivor Gait Adaptations Using Asymmetric Forces with the Tethered Pelvic Assist Device. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96(12), e20.

2014

  • Park, J. H., Zanotto, D., Vashista, V., Jin, X., Stegall, P., & Agrawal, S. K. (2014, August). Second Spine: a Device to relieve stresses on the upper body during loaded walking. In 5th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (pp. 689-694). IEEE.

  • Vashista, V., Jin, X., & Agrawal, S. K. (2014, May). Active tethered pelvic assist device (a-tpad) to study force adaptation in human walking. In 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (pp. 718-723). IEEE.

  • Lenzo, B., Zanotto, D., Vashista, V., Frisoli, A., & Agrawal, S. (2014, May). A new Constant Pushing Force Device for human walking analysis. In 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (pp. 6174-6179). IEEE.

2013

  • Vashista, V., Agrawal, N., Shaharudin, S., Reisman, D. S., & Agrawal, S. K. (2013). Force adaptation in human walking with symmetrically applied downward forces on the pelvis. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 21(6), 969-978.

  • Vashista, V., Reisman, D. S., & Agrawal, S. K. (2013, June). Asymmetric adaptation in human walking using the tethered pelvic assist device (TPAD). In 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.

  • Park, J. H., Stegall, P., Zanotto, D., Vashista, V., Jin, X., & Agrawal, S. K. (2013, January). Design of the second spine: A secondary pathway to transfer loads from the shoulders to the pelvis. In ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection.

  • Vashista, V., Chen, X., & Agrawal, S. K. (2013). Adult-Human Learning on a Robotic Wheelchair Using a Force Feedback Joystick. In Proceedings of the 1st International and 16th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM2013) (pp. 794-799).

2012 and earlier

  • Vashista, V., Agrawal, N., Shaharudin, S., Reisman, D. S., & Agrawal, S. K. (2012). Force adaptation in human walking with symmetrically applied downward forces on the pelvis. In Conference proceedings: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference (Vol. 2012, p. 3312).

  • Vashista, V., Mustafa, S. K., & Agrawal, S. K. (2011, June). Experimental studies on the human gait using a tethered pelvic assist device (t-pad). In 2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (pp. 1-6). IEEE.

  • Vashista, V., Jere, A., Rane, S., Grover, V., & Saha, S. K. (2007). Synthesis and analysis of a new mechanism for sheep shearing machine. In 13th National Conference on Mechanisms and Machines, Bangalore, India, 7 pages, 12-13 December 2007.

  • Rane, S., Grover, V., Vashista, V., Jere, A., & Saha, S. K. (2007). Computer aided analysis of a sheep shearing machine. Nat. Conf. on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering ETME-07, NIT-Surat.

Symposium Presentations and Posters

  • D. Kumar, K. Madhu, V. Kesavan, A. Das, V. Vashista, and U. Lahiri, "An Indigenously Developed Cost-Effective Wireless Sensor for Post-Stroke Gait Rehabilitation," 2017.

  • T. Narayanan, V. S. Rajendran, and V. Vashista, “A Cable Driven Material Handling Robot For Agricultural Sector,” International Conference on Robotics and Automation for Humanitarian Applications 2016.

  • M. Kumar, J. M. Mekie, and V. Vashista, “Wearable pressure sensor to detect critical gait events,” International Conference on Robotics and Automation for Humanitarian Applications 2016.

  • V. Vashista, S. K. Mustafa, and S. K. Agrawal, “Experimental studies on the human gait using a tethered pelvic assist device (TPAD),” Center for Biomedical Engineering Research Symposium, 2011.

  • V. Vashista, X. Chen, S. Saharuddin, S. K. Mustafa, and S. K. Agrawal, “Adult-human learning on a robotic wheelchair using a force feedback joystick,” Center for Biomedical Engineering Research Symposium, 2011.

  • K. N. Winfree, S. Saharuddin, V. Vashista, D. Hilgart, I. Pretzer-Aboff, and S. K. Agrawal, “An untethered shoe with vibratory feedback for improving gait of Parkinson's patients: The PDShoe,” Center for Biomedical Engineering Research Symposium, 2011.