Papers
6
Total Citations
159
H-Index
5
About
Aslam Pervez is a pioneering researcher in safe human-robot interaction and assistive robotics, with a career dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for elderly and disabled individuals. His most influential work, "Safe physical human robot interaction-past, present and future" (2008, 128 citations), established foundational principles for quantifying and ensuring user safety in physical human-robot contact—a critical challenge for mobility assistance robots. Pervez introduced a novel danger index to evaluate safety in physically attached robots, addressing a gap in existing methods. His contributions extend to autonomous navigation, where he developed a complete SLAM solution for indoor mobile robots (2010, 8 citations), enabling fully autonomous exploration and map-based navigation using the Pioneer PeopleBot platform. Notably, Pervez created the SpiderBot™ system, a wire-driven parallel manipulator designed for in-home rehabilitation and daily assistance, including posture balancing and muscle strengthening exercises (2005, 3 citations). His work on active synchronized motion control (2007, 7 citations) and augmented reality teleoperation (2007, 5 citations) further demonstrates his commitment to comfortable, safe, and intuitive assistive technologies. With over 150 total citations, Pervez’s research remains vital for developing robots that can safely and effectively support human mobility and independence.
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Top Papers
- 1Safe physical human robot interaction-past, present and future128 citations · 2008
- 2A fully autonomous indoor mobile robot using SLAM8 citations · 2010
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- 4Active synchronized motion control for comfortable walking support7 citations · 2007
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