Papers
51
Total Citations
870
H-Index
17
About
Yassine Bouteraa is a prominent robotics and rehabilitation engineering researcher whose work sits at the intersection of assistive technology, human-robot interaction, and intelligent control systems. He is best known for pioneering the design and development of robotic exoskeletons for upper limb rehabilitation, most notably his highly cited 3D-printed myoelectric hand exoskeleton (2017, 135 citations), which demonstrated how affordable manufacturing techniques could advance stroke rehabilitation technology. His research consistently tackles the challenge of improving post-stroke patient recovery through innovative devices that integrate EMG-driven electrical stimulation, fuzzy logic control architectures, and machine learning — including SVM-based muscle fatigue estimation — to create more responsive and personalized rehabilitation experiences. Beyond rehabilitation robotics, Bouteraa has made notable contributions to advanced control theory, including optimized fuzzy-enhanced sliding mode control for parallel robots, and to assistive technology for visually impaired individuals through sensor-fused wearable navigation systems. His work on gesture-based telemanipulation and remote rehabilitation reflects a forward-thinking commitment to accessible, cost-effective healthcare solutions. With over 465 cumulative citations across his top works, Bouteraa stands as an influential voice in medical robotics and intelligent assistive systems.
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- 4Optimized Fuzzy Enhanced Robust Control Design for a Stewart Parallel Robot41 citations · 2022
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- 6A Fuzzy Logic Architecture for Rehabilitation Robotic Systems34 citations · 2020
- 7Task-space region-reaching control for medical robot manipulator31 citations · 2017
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- 10Exoskeleton robots for upper-limb rehabilitation23 citations · 2016