Douwe Dresscher
Papers
10
Total Citations
113
H-Index
7
About
Douwe Dresscher is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of haptic teleoperation, medical robotics, and human-robot embodiment. His work fundamentally advances how humans interact with remote robotic systems, with a particular focus on restoring the sense of touch in minimally invasive surgery. His most cited work, a comprehensive review on haptic feedback in robotic liver surgery (35 citations), addresses the critical challenge of performing delicate procedures on the liver’s complex, moving tissue. Dresscher has made foundational contributions to telepresence by introducing the concept of transporting both the functional and social self beyond mere physical presence, a framework that has garnered 20 citations. To ensure stability in these systems, he developed passivity-based control architectures for haptic teleoperation of legged manipulators under time delays (15 citations). His innovative work also includes using electromyography for intuitive impedance modulation in haptic control, and designing energy-efficient motor-gearbox selections and novel continuously variable transmissions for robotics. By bridging control theory, energy-aware design, and human perception, Dresscher’s research is shaping the next generation of intuitive, stable, and embodied teleoperation systems for both surgical and industrial applications.
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- 4Motor-gearbox selection for energy efficiency11 citations · 2016
- 5Intuitive Impedance Modulation in Haptic Control Using Electromyography9 citations · 2018
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- 7Power Split Based Dual Hemispherical Continuously Variable Transmission7 citations · 2017
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- 9Power and Energy Communication Services for Control-software Models3 citations · 2021
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