Le Dinh Phong

Korea University of Science and Technology, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University

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Le Dinh Phong is a leading researcher in robotics, with a primary focus on force estimation, haptic feedback, and rehabilitation exoskeletons. His most impactful contribution is the development of a novel algorithm that estimates external forces on robot manipulators using joint torque sensors, combining Time Delay Estimation with input estimation techniques. This work, published in his 2012 paper (45 citations), has been foundational for safe human-robot interaction and advanced manipulation. He further refined this approach in a 2015 simulation study (20 citations), demonstrating its effectiveness on a 4-DOF manipulator. Phong also made notable early contributions to telesurgery, co-authoring a 2009 paper (16 citations) on laboratory-level telesurgery using industrial robots and haptic devices over the internet. More recently, he has advanced rehabilitation robotics with the development of an IoT-integrated lower limb exoskeleton (2017, 6 citations), designed to provide gait rehabilitation for the elderly and injured. With over 87 total citations, Phong’s work bridges fundamental force estimation theory with practical applications in surgery and assistive robotics.