Spencer Backus

Yale University, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Carnegie Mellon University

Papers

12

Total Citations

257

H-Index

8

About

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Research Focus

Computer science12 · 257 citations
Engineering12 · 257 citations
Artificial intelligence9 · 239 citations
Robot8 · 223 citations
Actuator3 · 147 citations
Underactuation3 · 144 citations
Mechanical engineering4 · 106 citations
Structural engineering3 · 92 citations
Joint (building)2 · 89 citations
Mathematics2 · 86 citations
Simulation4 · 83 citations
Control theory (sociology)3 · 81 citations

Key Achievements

8
H-Index
12
Papers
257
Total Citations
21
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
An Adaptive Three-Fingered Prismatic Gripper With Passive Rotational Joints
76 citations · 2016
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2020 (3 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 46
🏛 Institutions: Yale University, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Carnegie Mellon University

Top Papers

  1. 1
    An Adaptive Three-Fingered Prismatic Gripper With Passive Rotational Joints
    76 citations · 2016
  2. 2
    Design of hands for aerial manipulation: Actuator number and routing for grasping and perching
    55 citations · 2014
  3. 3
    Design and testing of the JPL‐Nautilus Gripper for deep‐ocean geological sampling
    41 citations · 2020
  4. 4
    LORIS: A Lightweight Free-Climbing Robot for Extreme Terrain Exploration
    18 citations · 2024
  5. 5
    Robust Resonant Frequency-Based Contact Detection With Applications in Robotic Reaching and Grasping
    16 citations · 2013
  6. 6
    A Prismatic-Revolute-Revolute Joint Hand for Grasping From Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Other Minimally Constrained Vehicles
    13 citations · 2018
  7. 7
    Robust, inexpensive resonant frequency based contact detection for robotic manipulators
    10 citations · 2012
  8. 8
    REMORA CubeSat for large debris rendezvous, attachment, tracking, and collision avoidance
    8 citations · 2018
  9. 9
    Design and Testing of an Ultra-Light Weight Perching System for Sloped or Vertical Rough Surfaces on Mars
    7 citations · 2020
  10. 10
    Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) System Development and Test
    7 citations · 2023

Key Collaborators

AMAaron M. Dollar5 shared papersRMRyan McCormick2 shared papersPNPaul Nadan2 shared papersRMRudranarayan Mukherjee2 shared papersRJRianna Jitosho1 shared papersAAAlex Austin1 shared papersATAlfred Tadros1 shared papersAUAllen Umali1 shared papersAPAaron Parness1 shared papersJQJustin Quan1 shared papersAKArash Kalantari1 shared papersLCLaurie Chappell1 shared papersCPCatherine Pavlov1 shared papersJJJason J. Hyon1 shared papersBKBen K. Bradley1 shared papersJKJung-Gon Kim1 shared papersAMAaron M. Johnson1 shared papersLULael U. Odhner1 shared papersLFL. Fradet1 shared papersJSJennifer Shatts1 shared papers
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