Jan J. de Jong
Papers
9
Total Citations
65
H-Index
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About
Jan J. de Jong is a mechanical engineering researcher whose work spans two interconnected domains: the dynamic balancing of high-speed robotic mechanisms and the design of advanced flexure-based grippers. His most significant contributions lie in developing rigorous mathematical and computational frameworks to eliminate the disruptive shaking forces and moments that plague fast-moving robots, reducing base vibrations, noise, and precision loss. His 2020 paper on higher-order derivatives of rigid body dynamics for spatial linkage balance (21 citations) and his 2019 screw-based methodology for instantaneous dynamic balance (16 citations) represent foundational advances in this field, offering elegant, systematic approaches to a longstanding engineering challenge. De Jong has also tackled the practical problem of payload variation in balanced systems and explored flexibility effects in balancing through frequency-domain analysis. More recently, he has turned his expertise toward robotic grippers, developing optimized flexure-based designs for anthropomorphic and underactuated grippers manufactured via metal additive manufacturing—addressing real-world demands in agri-food robotics. With work ranging from robotic transcranial magnetic stimulation to parasitic dynamics analysis, his research consistently bridges theoretical rigor with meaningful practical application.
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- 2A screw based methodology for instantaneous dynamic balance16 citations · 2019
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- 4Numerical Optimization of Underactuated Flexure-Based Grippers6 citations · 2023
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