Papers
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Total Citations
227
H-Index
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About
Inhyuk Moon is a robotics researcher whose work spans assistive technology, rehabilitation engineering, and autonomous mobile systems. Best known for his pioneering contributions to human-robot interaction, Moon's 2004 paper on an intelligent robotic wheelchair — integrating EMG signals, facial gesture recognition, and voice commands — remains his most influential work, accumulating 75 citations and demonstrating a remarkably comprehensive multimodal interface for individuals with disabilities. This line of inquiry extended to earlier safety-focused wheelchair systems and reflects a sustained commitment to mobility solutions for the physically impaired. Moon has made equally significant strides in rehabilitation robotics, designing tendon-driven robotic hands, wearable exoskeletons for stroke survivors, and wrist rehabilitation robots incorporating novel electromagnetic actuation mechanisms. His DULEX-II wearable hand robot and accompanying wireless data glove represent notable practical advances in upper-extremity rehabilitation. Across these projects, he consistently emphasized clinical safety, mechanical ingenuity, and patient-centered design. Earlier in his career, Moon investigated autonomous navigation, developing online viewpoint and motion planning algorithms for mobile robots operating under uncertainty — work that laid a strong computational foundation for his later applied robotics research. With over 220 cumulative citations, his contributions offer both theoretical depth and meaningful real-world impact for patients and clinicians alike.
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- 2Design of robotic hand with tendon-driven three fingers36 citations · 2007
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- 5Safe and reliable intelligent wheelchair robot with human robot interaction21 citations · 2003
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- 9Online Viewpoint and Motion Planning Method under Uncertainty.6 citations · 1999
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