Pruittikorn Smithmaitrie
Papers
6
Total Citations
33
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4
About
Dr. Pruittikorn Smithmaitrie is a robotics researcher whose work bridges the critical gap between human needs and robotic precision, focusing on medical rehabilitation, human-robot interaction, and soft robotics. His most impactful contribution is the development of a robot-assisted transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system using hybrid position/force control (10 citations), which addresses the challenge of maintaining accurate coil placement and contact force for effective depression treatment—a task traditionally reliant on manual neurologist effort. He has also advanced rehabilitation robotics with an autonomous robot employing external force/velocity control (4 citations) to aid stroke survivors, and explored safe human-robot cooperation through compliance control strategies (3 citations). In soft robotics, Dr. Smithmaitrie has optimized a novel soft bellow actuator using response surface design (7 citations) to improve grasping force while simplifying fabrication, and investigated alternative materials like natural rubber thermoplastic elastomers for faster, more efficient soft robot production (2 citations). His work on aerial robot control system modeling (7 citations) further demonstrates his versatility. With a growing citation record, Dr. Smithmaitrie’s research is shaping safer, more effective robotic systems for healthcare and cooperative tasks.
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- 4External force/velocity control for an autonomous rehabilitation robot4 citations · 2018
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