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Theses
Precision Assembly of Underconstrained Heavy Shafts Suspended By Multiple Cables From A Robotic Crane
R. Hoffman — PhD Thesis, d'Arbeloff Laboratory, MIT (advisor: H. Harry Asada), 2021
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A Multi-Track Elevator System for E-Commerce Fulfillment Centers
R. Hoffman — Master's Thesis, d'Arbeloff Laboratory, MIT (advisor: H. Harry Asada), 2017
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A Method for Obtaining Formula One Race Track Curvature for Use in Solving Minimum Lap Time Optimal Control Problems
R. Hoffman — Undergraduate Thesis, Vehicle Dynamics and Optimization Laboratory, University of Florida (advisor: Anil V. Rao), 2015
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Journal Publications
Control Strategy for Jam and Wedge-Free 3D Precision Insertion of Heavy Objects Suspended with a Multi-Cable Crane
R. Hoffman and H. H. Asada — IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 7453–7460, Oct. 2021. Also presented at IROS 2021 (Prague, Czech Republic).
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Leveraging the Human Operator in the Design and Control of Supernumerary Robotic Limbs
J. Guggenheim, R. Hoffman, H. Song, and H. H. Asada — IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 2177–2184, April 2020. Also presented at ICRA 2020 (Paris, France).
Precision Assembly of Heavy Objects Suspended with Multiple Cables From a Crane
R. Hoffman and H. H. Asada — IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 6876–6883, Oct. 2020. Also presented at IROS 2020 (Las Vegas, NV).
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Device Prototype for Vaginal Delivery of Extremely Preterm Fetuses in The Breech Presentation
M. Whalen, E. Chang-Davidson, T. Moran, R. Hoffman, G. Frydman, A. Slocum, and A. Dangel — ASME Journal of Medical Devices, Nov. 2020.
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Conference Publications
Music and the Brain – Design of an MEG Compatible Piano
J. Chacon-Castano, D. Rathone, R. Hoffman, H. Yang, D. Pantazis, J. Yang, and N. Hanumara — IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2017), Seogwipo, South Korea, July 2017.
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A Multi-Track Elevator System for E-Commerce Fulfillment Centers
R. Hoffman and H. H. Asada — IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2017), Vancouver, Canada, Oct. 2017. Winner, Best Application Paper Award.
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