Hee Doo Yang

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Hee Doo Yang is a leading researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, wearable technology, and medical rehabilitation. His work focuses on developing novel manufacturing processes for soft and soft-rigid hybrid robots, enabling the creation of complex, inflatable structures using layered textiles and thermal bonding. Yang’s most impactful contribution is the development of a soft robotic apparel system that averts freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease patients, a breakthrough that has garnered 67 citations since 2024. He also designed a modular hybrid continuum robotic manipulator with integrated electronics and a piece-wise constant curvature control model (47 citations). His research on a soft exosuit for hip abduction assistance, aimed at reducing knee adduction moment during walking, addresses knee osteoarthritis progression (24 citations). With over 200 total citations across his key works, Yang has advanced the field by demonstrating how compliant, textile-based robots can be manufactured at scale and applied to real-world clinical challenges, from gait disorders to joint loading.

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1. 1
   Soft robotic apparel to avert freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease

   67 citations · 2024
2. 2
   Design and Characterization of a Modular Hybrid Continuum Robotic Manipulator

   47 citations · 2020
3. 3
   A Layered Manufacturing Approach for Soft and Soft-Rigid Hybrid Robots

   37 citations · 2020
4. 4
   A New Manufacturing Process for Soft Robots and Soft/Rigid Hybrid Robots

   29 citations · 2018
5. 5
   A Soft Exosuit Assisting Hip Abduction for Knee Adduction Moment Reduction During Walking

   24 citations · 2022
6. 6
   A Soft Inflatable Wearable Robot for Hip Abductor Assistance: Design and Preliminary Assessment

   15 citations · 2020
7. 7
   Modeling and Analysis of a Novel Pneumatic Artificial Muscle and Pneumatic Arm Exoskeleton

   5 citations · 2017

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