Publications

2022

Journal Articles

  • L. Pratt and A. J. Petruska, “Empirically comparing magnetic needle steering models using expectation-maximization,” Robotics, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 1–18, Apr. 2022.
  • Rajagopalan, A. J. Petruska, and D. Howard, “Design of bi-state shape memory material composite soft actuator,” MDPI Actuators, vol. 11, 3 Mar. 2022.
  • Pancaldi, L. Noseda, A. Dolev, A. Fanelli, D. Ghezzi, A. J. Petruska, and M. S. Sakar, “Locomotion of sensor-integrated soft robotic devices inside sub-millimetre arteries with impaired flow conditions,” Advanced Intelligent Systems, pp. 1–10, 2100247 Feb. 2022.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Kale, A. J. Petruska, and J. Samaniuk, “Active particle tracking microrheology using artificial thermal noise,” Journal of Rheology, vol. 66, p. 187, 1 Dec. 2021.
  • L. Moser, J. A. Gordon, and A. J. Petruska, “Unified parameterization and calibration of serial, parallel, and hybrid manipulators,” Robotics, vol. 10, p. 124, 4 Nov. 2021.
  • Shi, A. Olvera, C. Hamilton, J. Li, L. Utke, A. Petruska, Z. Yu, Y. Deng, and H. Zhang, “AI-enabled robotic NDE for structural damage assessment and repair,” Materials Evaluation, vol. 79, 7 Jul. 2021.
  • Hong, A. J. Petruska, A. Zemmar, and B. J. Nelson, “Magnetic control of a flexible needle in neurosurgery,” IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, vol. 68, 2 Feb. 2021.

2020

Journal Articles

  • L. Husa, B. D. Saunders, B. E. Suesser, and A. J. Petruska, “Optimal current shell approximation for solenoids of rectangular cross-section,” AIP Advances, vol. 10, no. 9, 2020.
  • J. Petruska, “Open-loop orientation control using dynamic magnetic fields,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 5472–5476, Oct. 2020.
  • D. Segal, M. C. Lesak, A. K. Silverman, and A. J. Petruska, “A gesture-controlled rehabilitation robot to improve engagement and quantify movement performance,” Sensors, vol. 20, pp. 1–18, 4269 Jul. 2020.
  • J. Abbott, E. Diller, and A. J. Petruska, “Magnetic methods in robotics,” Annu Rev Robot Cont Autom, vol. 3, pp. 2.1–2.34, May 2020.
  • L. Bruns, K. E. Riojas, D. S. Ropella, M. S. Cavilla, A. J. Petruska, M. H. Freeman, R. F. Labadie, J. J. Abbott, and R. J. Webster, “Magnetically steered robotic insertion of cochlear-implant electrode arrays: System integration and first-in-cadaver results,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 2240–2247, Apr. 2020.

2019

Journal Articles

2018

Journal Articles

  • Edelmann, A. J. Petruska, and B. J. Nelson, “Estimation-based control of a magnetic endoscope without device localization,” J Med Robot Res, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1850002-1–10, Nov. 2018
  • Ullrich, J. Lussi, V. Chatzopolus, S. Michels, A. J. Petruska, and B. J. Nelson, “A robotic diathermy system for automated capsulotomy,” J Med Robot Res, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1850001-1–13, 2018.
  • Mohanty, A. Hong, C. Alcantara, A. J. Petruska, and B. J. Nelson, “Stereo-holographic diffraction based tracking of microrobots,” IEEE Robot Autom Lett, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 567–572, Jan. 2018

2017

Journal Articles

  • A. J. Petruska, J. Edelmann, and B. J. Nelson, “Model-based calibration for magnetic manipulation,” IEEE Trans Magn, vol. 53, no. 7, pp. 1–6, Jan. 2017
  • B. Zeydan, A. J. Petruska, L. Somm, R. Pieters, Y. Fang, D. F. Sargent, and B. J. Nelson, “Automated particle collection for protein crystal harvesting,” IEEE Robot Autom Lett, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1391–1396, Feb. 2017
  • H.-W. Huang, A. J. Petruska, and B. J. Nelson, “Soft micro-robots for military medicine,” J Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center, vol. Special Nanotechnology Issue, pp. 25–27, Feb. 2017
  • J. Edelmann, A. J. Petruska, and B. J. Nelson, “Magnetic control of continuum devices,” Int J Rob Res, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 68–85, Jan. 2017
  • A. Hong, B. Zeydan, S. Charreyron, O. Ergeneman, S. Pané, M. F. Toy, A. J. Petruska, and B. J. Nelson, “Real-time holographic tracking and control of microrobots,” IEEE Robot Autom Lett, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 143–148, Jan. 2017

2016

Journal Articles

  • B. Jang, W. Wang, S. Wiget, A. J. Petruska, X. Chen, C. Hu, A. Hong, D. Folio, A. Ferreira, S. Pané, and B. J. Nelson, “Catalytic locomotion of core-shell nanowire motors,” ACS Nano, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 9983–9991, Oct. 2016
  • H.-W. Huang, M. S. Sakar, A. J. Petruska, S. Pané, and B. J. Nelson, “Soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphology,” Nature Comm, vol. 7, no. 12263, pp. 1–10, Jul. 2016
  • F. Ullrich, J. Lussi, D. Felekis, S. Michels, A. J. Petruska, and B. J. Nelson, “Perforation forces of the intact porcine anterior lens capsule,” J Mech Behavior Biomed Mat, vol. 62, pp. 347–354, Sep. 2016
  • M. Hoop, Y. Shen, X.-Z. Chen, F. Mushtaq, L. M. Iuliano, M. S. Sakar, A. Petruska, M. J. Loessner, B. J. Nelson, and S. Pané, “Magnetically driven silver-coated nanocoils for efficient bacterial contact killing,” Adv Func Mater, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 1063–1069, Feb. 2016

Conference Proceedings

  • H.-W. Huang, A. J. Petruska, M. S. Sakar, M. Skoura, F. Ullrich, Q. Zhang, S. Pané, and B. Nelson, “Self-folding hydrogel bilayer for enhanced drug loading, encapsulation, and transport,” in 38th Ann Int Conf IEEE Eng Med and Bio Soc, 2016
  • A. Hong, S. Charreyron, O. Ergeneman, S. Pané, M. F. Toy, A. J. Petruska, and B. J. Nelson, “Real-time holographic tracking for the 3d control of microrobots,” in IEEE Int Conf on Autom Sci and Eng, 2016
  • A. J. Petruska, F. Ruetz, A. Hong, L. Regli, O. Surucu, A. Zemmar, and B. J. Nelson, “Magnetic needle guidance for neurosurgery: initial design and proof of concept,” in IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, 2016, pp. 4392–4397
  • H.-W. Huang, M. S. Sakar, K. Riederer, N. Shamsudhin, A. J. Petruska, S. Pané, and B. J. Nelson, “Magnetic microrobots with addressable shape control,” in IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, 2016, pp. 1719–1724

2015

Journal Articles

  • T.-Y. Huang, M. S. Sakar, A. Mao, A. J. Petruska, F. Qiu, X.-B. Chen, S. Kennedy, D. Mooney, and B. J. Nelson, “3d printed microtransporters: compound micromachines for spatiotemporally controlled delivery of therapeutic agents,” Adv Mater, vol. 27, no. 42, pp. 6644–6650, Nov. 2015
  • A. J. Petruska and B. J. Nelson, “Minimum bounds on the number of electromagnets required for remote magnetic manipulation,” IEEE Tran Robot, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 714–722, Jun. 2015

Conference Proceedings

  • A. J. Petruska, J. B. Brink, and J. J. Abbott, “First demonstration of a modular and reconfigurable magnetic-manipulation system,” in Int Conf Robotics and Automation, 2015, Finalist: Best Robotic Manipulation Paper
  • A. Hong, A. J. Petruska, and B. J. Nelson, “Tracking a magnetically guided catheter with a single rotating c-arm,” in Int Conf Robotics and Automation, 2015

2014

Journal Articles

  • A. J. Petruska, A. W. Mahoney, and J. J. Abbott, “Remote manipulation with a stationary computer-controlled magnetic dipole source,” IEEE Tran Robot, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 1222–1227, Oct. 2014
  • A. J. Petruska and J. J. Abbott, “Omnimagnet: an omnidirectional electromagnet for controlled dipole-field generation,” IEEE Trans Magn, vol. 50, no. 7, pp. 1–10, Jul. 2014

Conference Proceedings

  • J. B. Brink, A. J. Petruska, D. E. Johnson, and J. J. Abbott, “Factors affecting the design of untethered magnetic haptic interfaces,” in IEEE Haptics Symp, 2014, pp. 107–114, Winner: Best Paper

2013

Journal Articles

  • A. J. Petruska and J. J. Abbott, “Optimal permanent-magnet geometries for dipole field approximation,” IEEE Trans Magn, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 811–819, Feb. 2013
  • J. Greer, A. J. Petruska, A.W. Mahoney, M. Nambi, E. Bamberg, and J. J. Abbott, “Experimental investigation of wire electrical discharge machining of NdFeB permanent magnets with an RC-Type machine,” J Mater Eng Perform, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 1392–1401, 2013

Conference Proceedings

  • A. J. Petruska and J. J. Abbott, “An omnidirectional electromagnet for remote manipulation,” in IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, 2013, pp. 814–819

2011

Conference Proceedings

  • A. J. Petruska and S. G. Meek, “Non-drifting limb angle measurement relative to the gravitational vector during dynamic motions using accelerometers and rate gyros,” in IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2011, pp. 3632–3637
  • J. R. Nostrom and A. J. Petruska, “Development of a six degrees of freedom test stand for low-thrust applications,” in JANNAF, 2011