Vani Virdyawan
Papers
10
Total Citations
47
H-Index
3
About
Vani Virdyawan is a researcher at the forefront of soft robotics and medical device innovation, with a focus on creating safer, more accessible technologies for healthcare. Her work spans the design and modeling of soft pneumatic actuators, particularly fiber-reinforced systems for two-degree-of-freedom motion, and the development of affordable soft robotic manipulators for minimally invasive diagnosis. She has made significant contributions to needle steering surgery, including a novel vessel pose estimation method using forward-looking sensors to avoid obstacles during percutaneous brain interventions, and a sensing technique based on Laser Doppler Flowmetry to detect tissue boundaries during robotic needle insertion. Her most cited paper, "Modeling of a two-degree-of-freedom fiber-reinforced soft pneumatic actuator" (2023, 15 citations), advances understanding of winding effects on bending motion. Virdyawan also explores stretchable piezoresistive strain sensors using palm oil as an organic solvent, and has designed the Rehab-Bot, a home-based lower-extremity rehabilitation robot for muscle recovery. Her work on supervisory-control robots further underscores her commitment to practical, patient-centered robotics. With over 45 citations across her publications, Virdyawan is shaping the future of soft robotics for medical and rehabilitation applications.
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Top Papers
- 1Modeling of a two-degree-of-freedom fiber-reinforced soft pneumatic actuator15 citations · 2023
- 2Optimised Design and Performance Comparison of Soft Robotic Manipulators11 citations · 2022
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- 5Palm oil based stretchable piezoresistive strain sensors2 citations · 2024
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- 9A novel morphing soft robot design to minimize deviations2 citations · 2024
- 10Supervisory-Control Robots2 citations · 2020