Jaydip Desai

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Jaydip Desai is a researcher specializing in assistive robotics, rehabilitation engineering, and human-machine interfaces, with a particular focus on improving quality of life for individuals living with neuromuscular disorders such as cerebral palsy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and stroke-related impairments. His work spans the design and control of robotic exoskeletons, brain-machine interfaces (BMI), and soft robotic systems aimed at restoring or augmenting upper limb function for activities of daily living. Among his most impactful contributions is the development of a wheelchair-mounted upper limb robotic exoskeleton featuring an adaptive controller (25 citations), alongside pioneering work using artificial neural networks to decode hand gestures for robotic arm control (22 citations). His research into shoulder kinematics assessment (19 citations) and sEMG-IMU sensor fusion for assistive robotic arms (13 citations) further demonstrates his multidisciplinary approach bridging biomechanics, signal processing, and robotics. Notably, Desai has also advanced non-invasive EEG-based control systems, enabling users to operate robotic hands through motor imagery alone. With over 120 cumulative citations, his body of work represents a sustained and meaningful effort to translate engineering innovation into practical assistive technologies for vulnerable populations.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Wheelchair-Mounted Upper Limb Robotic Exoskeleton with Adaptive Controller for Activities of Daily Living

   25 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Artificial Neural Network to Detect Human Hand Gestures for a Robotic Arm Control

   22 citations · 2019
3. 3
   Shoulder Kinematics Assessment towards Exoskeleton Development

   19 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Integration of Forearm sEMG Signals with IMU Sensors for Trajectory Planning and Control of Assistive Robotic Arm

   13 citations · 2019
5. 5
   Extracting Motor Imagery Features to Control Two Robotic Hands

   13 citations · 2018
6. 6
   A Preliminary Study to Design and Evaluate Pneumatically Controlled Soft Robotic Actuators for a Repetitive Hand Rehabilitation Task

   7 citations · 2022
7. 7
   SIMULINK<sup>®</sup> based robotic hand control using Emotiv™ EEG headset

   7 citations · 2014
8. 8
   Master-Slave Control for a Pneumatically Actuated Low Pressure Soft Robotic Glove to Facilitate Bilateral Training for Stroke Patients

   7 citations · 2020
9. 9
   Noninvasive Brain-Machine Interface To Control Both Mecha Te Robotic Hands Using Emotiv Eeg Neuroheadset

   5 citations · 2015
10. 10
    Force Myography Controlled Intelligent Assistive Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Exoskeleton for Arm Movements

    5 citations · 2019

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