Sungwon Seo
Papers
12
Total Citations
207
H-Index
10
About
Sungwon Seo is a robotics and materials engineer whose research bridges soft robotics, advanced actuation systems, and intelligent sensing technologies. His work centers on developing novel artificial muscles, variable stiffness mechanisms, and flexible sensors that push the boundaries of biologically inspired robotic systems. Seo's early contributions include pioneering silver nanoflower-decorated graphene oxide sponges for highly sensitive stress sensors (55 citations), demonstrating his ability to engineer soft conductive materials with exceptional performance. He has become particularly recognized for his extensive work on twisted-coiled polymer actuators (TCAs), advancing their application across variable stiffness robotic hands, lightweight bionic arms, and proprioceptive feedback systems — collectively accumulating over 90 citations since 2022 alone. His hybrid actuator designs, combining shape memory alloys with TCAs, and his model predictive control frameworks for simultaneous position-stiffness regulation reflect a sophisticated systems-level approach to soft robotics challenges. Seo has also contributed meaningfully to collaborative robot dynamics and vacuum gripper modeling, broadening his impact across both soft and rigid robotic platforms. With over 200 total citations spanning sensing, actuation, and control, his research offers invaluable resources for students and engineers pursuing next-generation robotic systems.
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Top Papers
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- 2Variable Stiffness Robotic Hand Driven by Twisted-Coiled Polymer Actuators24 citations · 2022
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- 8Impedance Control of a High Performance Twisted-Coiled Polymer Actuator13 citations · 2018
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