Papers
13
Total Citations
190
H-Index
7
About
John Fasoulas is a robotics researcher whose work spans three interconnected domains: dexterous robotic manipulation, bio-inspired underwater propulsion, and agricultural robotics. His early and most influential contributions, dating from 2002, focused on the challenging problem of grasping and object manipulation using robot fingers equipped with soft, deformable fingertips. These foundational papers — accumulating 50 and 34 citations respectively — developed rigorous dynamic models and feedback control strategies that account for area contact mechanics, gravity effects, and rolling constraints, advancing the theoretical basis for compliant robotic hands. Building on this, Fasoulas extended his expertise into bio-inspired underwater robotics, producing a series of papers on undulatory fin propulsion systems inspired by electric eels and cuttlefish. This body of work, garnering up to 28 citations, addressed dynamic modeling, membrane mechanics, and experimental propulsion control for robotic underwater vehicles. More recently, Fasoulas has turned toward practical agricultural robotics, contributing to the development of a tomato-harvesting robot capable of peduncle recognition and a versatile multi-purpose spraying robot for greenhouse and disinfection applications. Together, his research demonstrates a consistent commitment to bridging theoretical modeling with experimental validation across diverse and socially relevant robotic platforms.
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Top Papers
- 1Feedback control for object manipulation by a pair of soft tip fingers50 citations · 2002
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- 4Dynamic modeling and experimental analysis of a two-ray undulatory fin robot17 citations · 2015
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