Erin McGonigle

About

Erin McGonigle is a leading researcher in rehabilitation robotics, specializing in the development of intelligent, home-based therapeutic devices. Her work centers on creating accessible, robot-aided systems that empower patients to perform precise, repetitive exercises remotely, addressing critical barriers like travel and insurance constraints that often lead to high dropout rates in traditional therapy. McGonigle’s major contributions include the design of the "Flexohand," a hybrid exoskeleton for hand rehabilitation, and the implementation of novel control strategies—such as flatness-based and modified super-twisting control—to ensure robust, chatter-free performance in wearable robotic systems. Her research has garnered over 60 citations, with her most influential papers, including those on the Flexohand and Kinect-controlled NAO robots for telerehabilitation, each accumulating 17–20 citations. Notably, she has pioneered the use of teleoperation and real-time feedback systems, enabling therapists to remotely guide multiple patients simultaneously. McGonigle’s innovative fusion of advanced control theory and accessible robotics is shaping the future of cost-effective, scalable rehabilitation solutions.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Flexohand: A Hybrid Exoskeleton-Based Novel Hand Rehabilitation Device

   20 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Flatness Based Control of a Novel Smart Exoskeleton Robot

   17 citations · 2021
3. 3
   Kinect Controlled NAO Robot for Telerehabilitation

   17 citations · 2020
4. 4
   A Novel Modified Super-Twisting Control Augmented Feedback Linearization for Wearable Robotic Systems Using Time Delay Estimation

   6 citations · 2021
5. 5
   Robot sensor system for supervised rehabilitation with real-time feedback

   3 citations · 2020

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