Junghwan Back
Papers
22
Total Citations
567
H-Index
14
About
Junghwan Back is a robotics researcher whose work spans surgical robotics, soft robotics, tactile sensing, and medical imaging systems. His research has made significant contributions to the design and control of flexible and continuum robots for minimally invasive surgery, with a particular focus on catheter-based interventions and contact force estimation. His 2015 work on finger contact sensing (66 citations) and his multi-section kinematic model for catheter force estimation (40 citations) reflect his sustained effort to bring reliable tactile feedback to robotic surgical systems—a challenge that remains central to safe clinical deployment. Back has also advanced soft robotic end-effector design, notably developing a parallel soft robotic system for extracorporeal ultrasound (52 citations) and contributing to both single- and dual-arm robotic ultrasound platforms for fetal imaging (45 citations). His 2019 paper on closed-loop motion control of cable-driven catheter robots through contacts (62 citations) demonstrates his ability to integrate sensing, modeling, and control into cohesive clinical solutions. With pioneering contributions to fiber-optic force sensing and stiffness-based soft manipulator modeling, Back's cumulative body of work—exceeding 400 citations—positions him as a notable figure bridging surgical robotics and human-safe sensing technologies.
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Top Papers
- 1Finger contact sensing and the application in dexterous hand manipulation66 citations · 2015
- 2Motion Control of Cable-Driven Continuum Catheter Robot Through Contacts62 citations · 2019
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- 10Three-Axis Fiber-Optic Body Force Sensor for Flexible Manipulators29 citations · 2015