Michael A Meller
Papers
8
Total Citations
225
H-Index
6
About
Michael A. Meller is a leading researcher in bioinspired actuation and fluidic artificial muscles, with a focus on advancing hydraulic McKibben muscles for human-scale robotics and assistive devices. His work has garnered over 225 citations, reflecting its impact on the field. Meller’s key contributions include pioneering hydraulic artificial muscles as a viable, efficient alternative to pneumatic systems, and introducing variable recruitment muscle bundles—a concept inspired by biological muscle recruitment that significantly improves actuation efficiency and endurance. His 2012 paper on hydraulic artificial muscles (82 citations) established a foundational framework, while his 2016 work on variable recruitment control (51 citations) demonstrated practical gains in runtime for untethered robots. Meller’s model-based control strategies and energy-savings analyses (e.g., 2018 cascade control paper) have further optimized performance, enabling compliant, lightweight actuation for applications like legged locomotion. Notably, his research bridges the gap between large-scale fluid power and meso-scale systems, offering transformative solutions for mobile robotics and prosthetics. Meller’s innovative approach to bioinspired hydraulic control continues to shape the future of efficient, power-dense actuation.
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Top Papers
- 1Hydraulic artificial muscles82 citations · 2012
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- 3Variable recruitment fluidic artificial muscles: modeling and experiments50 citations · 2014
- 4Model-based feedforward and cascade control of hydraulic McKibben muscles23 citations · 2018
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- 6Toward Variable Recruitment Fluidic Artificial Muscles6 citations · 2013
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- 8Bioinspired hydraulic control systems2 citations · 2013