Papers
18
Total Citations
927
H-Index
12
About
Soo Hyun Kim is a pioneering researcher whose work spans robotics, soft electronics, and human-robot interaction. His foundational contributions include the dynamic analysis of nonholonomic two-wheeled inverted pendulum robots (218 citations) and the development of calibration techniques for industrial robots that compensate for both geometric and non-geometric errors (150 citations). Kim has also made significant advances in mobile robotics for hazardous environments, including double-track robots for firefighting and mine detection (79 citations) and centipede-inspired robots for uneven terrain exploration (30 citations). In a striking interdisciplinary leap, he co-developed ultra-stretchable and biodegradable elastomers for soft, transient electronics (139 citations), demonstrating the potential for eco-friendly wearable and implantable devices. His work on electrically controllable twisted-coiled artificial muscle actuators using surface-modified polyester fibers (62 citations) further showcases his innovative approach to soft robotics. Kim has also contributed to human-robot interaction through speech emotion recognition research (24 citations). With a career spanning over two decades and papers cited hundreds of times, Kim exemplifies how robotics research can evolve from precision mechanisms to bio-inspired systems and sustainable electronics.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Dynamic Analysis of a Nonholonomic Two-Wheeled Inverted Pendulum Robot218 citations · 2005
- 2Calibration of geometric and non-geometric errors of an industrial robot150 citations · 2001
- 3Ultra-stretchable and biodegradable elastomers for soft, transient electronics139 citations · 2023
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- 5Double-track mobile robot for hazardous environment applications79 citations · 2003
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- 10Speech Emotion Recognition Using Eigen-FFT in Clean and Noisy Environments24 citations · 2007