Amir Jafari

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Conference Proceeding

• Exley, T., Wijesundara, R., Tan, N., Sunkara, A., He, X., Wang, S., Chan, B., Jain, A., Espinosa, L., Jafari, A. (2024). Agonist-Antagonist Pouch Motors: Bidirectional Soft Actuators Enhanced by Thermally Responsive Peltier Elements. 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 9214-9220. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/iros58592.2024.10802253
• Ruiz, K., Ryan, S., Stutsman, S., Tirumala, T., Williams, J., Wijesundara, R., Exley, T., Jafari, A. (2024). Design considerations of Peltier-Integrated Therapeutic Wrist Wrap for Medical Applications. 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC). 1-4. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/embc53108.2024.10781731

Journal Article

• Jafari, A., Deary, T., Johnson, D. (2024). Comparative Analysis of Peltier Devices and Flexible Heater Strips for Enhancing Bandwidth in Thermo-Active Soft Actuators. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. 7 (24) 465-470. Denton, Journal of Medical Robotics Research. 3940 N Elm street
• Jafari, A., Exley, T., Johnson, D. (2024). Toward a Unified Naming Scheme for Thermo-Active Soft Actuators: A Review of Materials, Working Principles, and Applications. Robotics Reports. 7 (4) 768-774. Denton, Marry Ann. 3940 N Elm street
• Exley, T., Johnson, D., Jafari, A. (2023). A Novel Variable Impedance Actuator Utilizing Adjustable Viscoelastic Properties of Thermoresponsive Polycaprolactone. Other. 1 (1) Mary Ann Liebert.
• Johnsn, D., Exley, T., Jafari, A. (2023). Towards a novel thermal-based variable impedance module through adjusting viscoelastic properties of a thermoresponsive polymer. Other. 5 (4) IEEE.
• Exley, T., Johnson, D., Jafari, A. (2023). Utilizing the peltier effect for actuation of thermo-active soft robots. Smart Materials and Structures. IOP Science.
• Hays, E., Slayton, J., Tejeda-Godinez, G., Carney, E., Cruz, K., Exley, T., Jafari, A. (2023). A Review of Rehabilitative and Assistive Technologies for Upper-Body Exoskeletal Devices. Actuators. 12 (4) 178. MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/act12040178
• Habibi, N., Ghasemzadeh, F., Jafari, A., Fouladgar, F. (2023). Substrate-free self-assembly of peptides nano-particles through acoustic levitation. Other. 657, (130439) 245-261. Netherlands, Elsevier.
• Exley, T.N., Jafari, A.N. (2022). Increasing robustness and output performance of Variable Stiffness Actuators in periodic motions. 169 104645. The Netherlands, Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094114X21003761
• Exley, T.N., Jafari, A.N. (2021). Maximizing energy efficiency of variable stiffness actuators through an interval-based optimization framework. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. Part of the work for my NSF CAREER award. 332 (1) 113123. Netherlenad, Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924424721005884
• Hoshyarmanesh, H., Ebrahimi, N., Jafari, A., Hoshyarmanesh, P., Kim, M., Park, H. (2018). PZT/PZT and PZT/BiT Composite Piezo-Sensors in Aerospace SHM Applications: Photochemical Metal Organic + Infiltration Deposition and Characterization. Sensors. 19 (1) 13. MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19010013

Patent

• Jafari, A. (2023). Microrobotic systems and methods for endovascular interventions. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20230060639A1/en

Poster

• Jenkins, J., Madera, O., Guerrero, C., Siu, K., Jafari, A., Exley, T. (2024). Motor Control System for Treadmill with Adjustable Stiffness. IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems conference 2024.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Jafari, A.N. (Principal), "CAREER: A Prosthetic Elbow with Network of Soft and Modular Thermo-Active Actuators for Mobility Impaired Patients," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $525046 Funded. (2021 - 2026).