Publications
Journal Articles (* indicates equal contribution)
Y. Pan*, I. Kang* J. Joh, P. Kim, K. Herrin, and A. Young, Effects of bilateral assistance for hemiparetic gait post-stroke using a powered hip exoskeleton, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, August 2022
I. Kang, R. Peterson, K. Herrin, A. Mazumdar, and A. Young, Design and validation of a torque-controllable series elastic actuator-based hip exoskeleton for dynamic locomotion, ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, June 2022
I. Kang, D. Molinaro, G. Choi, J. Camargo, and A. Young, Subject-independent continuous locomotion mode classification for robotic hip exoskeleton applications, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, April 2022
D. Molinaro, I. Kang, J. Camargo, M. Gombolay, and A. Young, Subject-independent, biological hip moment estimation during multimodal overground ambulation using deep learning, IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, January 2022
D. Lee, B. McLain, I. Kang, and A. Young, Biomechanical comparison of assistance strategies using a bilateral robotic knee exoskeleton, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, May 2021
I. Kang, D. Molinaro, S. Duggal, Y. Chen, P. Kunapuli, and A. Young, Real-time gait phase estimation for robotic hip exoskeleton control during multimodal locomotion, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, February 2021
D. Lee, I. Kang, D. Molinaro, A. Yu, and A. Young, Real-time user-independent slope prediction using deep learning for modulation of robotic knee exoskeleton assistance, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, March 2021
SE. Lee, C. Kilpatrick, I. Kang, H. Hsu, W. Childers, and A. Young, Investigating the impact of the user interface for a powered hip orthosis on metabolic cost and user comfort: a preliminary study, Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, June 2020
G. Sawicki, O. Beck, I. Kang, and A. Young, The exoskeleton expansion: improving walking and running economy, Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, February 2020
D. Lee, EC. Kwak, B. McLain, I. Kang, and A. Young, Effects of assistance during early stance phase using a robotic knee orthosis on energetics, muscle activity, and joint mechanics during incline and decline walking, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, February 2020
I. Kang*, P. Kunapuli*, and A. Young, Real-time neural network-based gait phase estimation using a robotic hip exoskeleton, IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, April 2019
I. Kang, H. Hsu, and A. Young, The effect of hip assistance levels on human energetic cost using robotic hip exoskeletons, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, April 2019
Refereed Conference Proceedings
D. Lee, I. Kang, G. Kogler, F. Hammond, and A. Young, User and environmental context adaptive knee exoskeleton assistance using electromyography, IEEE International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), April 2023
H. Cho, I. Kang, D. Park, D. Molinaro, and A. Young, Real-time walk detection for robotic hip exoskeleton applications, IEEE International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), April 2022
H. Jin, I. Kang, G. Choi, D. Molinaro, and A. Young, Wearable sensor-based step length estimation during overground locomotion using a deep convolutional neural network, IEEE International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), October 2021
G. Choi, D. Lee, I. Kang, and A. Young, Effect of assistance timing in knee extensor muscle activation during sit-to-stand using a bilateral robotic knee exoskeleton, IEEE International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), October 2021
I. Kang, D. Molinaro, G. Choi, and A. Young, Continuous locomotion mode classification using a robotic hip exoskeleton, IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Mechatronics (BioRob), November 2020
D. Molinaro, I. Kang, J. Camargo, and A. Young, Biological hip torque estimation using a robotic hip exoskeleton, IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Mechatronics (BioRob), November 2020
I. Kang, P. Kunapuli, H. Hsu, and A. Young, Electromyography (EMG) signal contributions in speed and slope estimation using robotic exoskeletons, IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), June 2019
H. Zheng, T. Shen, R. Afsar, I. Kang, and A. Young, X. Shen A semi-wearable robotic device for sit-to-stand assistance, IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), June 2019
I. Kang, H. Hsu, and A. Young, Design and validation of a torque controllable hip exoskeleton for walking assistance, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), October 2018
H. Hsu, I. Kang, and A. Young, Design and evaluation of a proportional myoelectric controller for hip exoskeletons during walking, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), October 2018
S. Kim, X. Chen, G. Dreifus, J. Lindahl, I. Kang, A. Kim, M. Selim, D. Nuttal, A. Messing, A. Nycz, R. Minneci, J. Bowers, B. Braswell, A. Hassan, B. Pipes, and V. Kunc, An integrated design approach for infill patterning of fused deposition modeling and its application to an airfoil, Society of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Conference, February 2017Â