Amir Khajepour
Papers
40
Total Citations
1,115
H-Index
19
About
Amir Khajepour is a distinguished robotics and autonomous systems researcher whose work spans cable-driven parallel robots, soft robotics, and intelligent vehicle control. He is perhaps best known for his foundational contributions to cable-based parallel manipulator theory, most notably his highly cited 2005 analysis of stiffness in cable-driven systems (206 citations), which established critical design principles governing antagonistic forces, stability, and trajectory planning. This work laid groundwork for subsequent advances in redundancy resolution and stiffness optimization in kinematically-constrained cable-driven parallel robots, areas he continued to develop through rigorous modeling and vibration decoupling frameworks. Beyond rigid robotics, Khajepour has demonstrated versatility by pioneering lightweight soft inflatable arms for human-safe interaction, reflecting a commitment to accessible, practical robotic design. His research further extends to aerial cable towed robots and hybrid cable-driven systems, broadening the applicability of cable robotics to complex real-world environments. More recently, he has contributed to autonomous vehicle technology, proposing adaptive model predictive control schemes that elegantly unify decision-making and control. With numerous papers accumulating hundreds of citations collectively, Khajepour's body of work represents a sustained, high-impact career shaping modern robotics and intelligent systems research.
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- 4A New Cable-Based Parallel Robot with Three Degrees of Freedom61 citations · 2005
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- 7Out-of-Plane Vibration Control of a Planar Cable-Driven Parallel Robot44 citations · 2018
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- 9Design of reduced DOF parallel cable-based robots39 citations · 2004
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