Payman Joudzadeh

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Payman Joudzadeh is a researcher dedicated to advancing assistive robotics, with a primary focus on lower limb exoskeletons designed to restore mobility. His work centers on developing innovative, lightweight, and user-friendly systems to help elderly and disabled individuals perform the physically demanding task of stair climbing. Joudzadeh’s major contributions include pioneering the use of cable-driven mechanisms and shape memory alloys as alternatives to traditional heavy actuators, aiming to reduce system weight and improve wearability. His most-cited paper, "Design and fabrication of a lower limb exoskeleton to assist in stair ascending" (2019, 11 citations), presents a novel hybrid motor-cable design that prioritizes ease of use. Earlier foundational work, such as his conceptual design using shape memory alloys (2016, 4 citations) and the implementation of a cable-driven prototype (2017, 3 citations), demonstrates a sustained effort to tackle the core challenge of creating practical, power-efficient exoskeletons. Through these projects, Joudzadeh has contributed to the critical goal of making assistive devices more accessible and effective for real-world mobility challenges.

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1. 1
   Design and fabrication of a lower limb exoskeleton to assist in stair ascending

   11 citations · 2019
2. 2
   Conceptual design of a lower limb exoskeleton actuated by shape memory alloys for assisting elderly people in stair climbing

   4 citations · 2016
3. 3
   Design and Implementation of a Cable Driven Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Stair Climbing

   3 citations · 2017

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