The following are publications by members of our lab.

Journal Publications

A. Winkelmann, and E. J. Barth,”Design, Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Stirling Pressurizer with a Controlled Displacer Piston,” Submitted to: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2015.

Alexander V. Pedchenko, E. Bryn Pitt*, Eric J. Barth, “Analytical Tools for Investigating Stability and Power Generation of Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvesters Paper,” IEEE Transactions of Mechatronics, Accepted July 2015 (in press)

Zachary J. Diggins, Nagabhushan Mahadevan, E. Bryn Pitt, Daniel Herbison, Gabor Karsai, Brian D. Sierawski, Eric J. Barth, Robert A. Reed, Ronald D. Schrimpf, Robert. A. Weller, Michael L. Alles, and Arthur Witulski, “System Health Awareness in Total-Ionizing Dose Environments,” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Aug. 2015

D.B. Comber, E.J. Barth, and R.J. Webster III. “Design and Control of a Magnetic Resonance Compatible Precision Pneumatic Active Cannula Robot,” ASME J Medical Devices, 8(2):011003-1 to 011003-7, 2014. PDF

Zachary J. Diggins, Nagabhushan Mahadevan, Daniel Herbison, Gabor Karsai, Brian D. Sierawski, Eric Barth, E. Bryn Pitt, Robert A. Reed, Ronald D. Schrimpf, Robert. A. Weller, Michael L. Alles, and Arthur Witulski, “Total-Ionizing-Dose Induced Timing Window Violations in CMOS Microcontrollers,” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Dec. 2014

J. Ueda, D.B. Comber, J. Slightam, M. Turkseven, V. Gervasi, R.J. Webster III, and E.J. Barth. “MRI-Compatible Fluid-Powered Medical Devices,” ASME Dynamic Systems & Control Magazine, 1(2):13-17, June 2013 PDF

D.B. Comber, D. Cardona, R.J. Webster III, and E.J. Barth. “Precision Pneumatic Robot for MRI-Guided Neurosurgery,” ASME J Medical Devices, 6(1):017587-1, 2012. PDF

Conference Publications

E. Bryn Pitt, Nabil Simaan, Eric J. Barth, “An Investigation of Stiffness Modulation Limits in a Pneumatically Actuated Parallel Robot with Actuation Redundancy,” ASME/Bath FPMC 2015, October 2015

Cummins JJ, Barth EJ, Adams DE. “Modeling of a Pneumatic Strain Energy Accumulator for Variable System Configurations with Quantified Projections of Energy Efficiency Increases.” Proceedings of the 2015 Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control. October 12th-14th, 2015.

Zachary J. Diggins, Nagabhushan Mahadevan, E. Bryn Pitt, Daniel Herbison, Gabor Karsai, Brian D. Sierawski, Eric J. Barth, Robert A. Reed, Ronald D. Schrimpf, Robert. A. Weller, Michael L. Alles, and Arthur Witulski, “Bayesian Inference Modeling of Total Ionizing Dose Effects on System Performance,” IEEE NSREC 2015, July 2015

Cummins JJ, Pedchenko A, Barth EJ, Adams DE. “Advanced Strain Energy Accumulator: Materials, Modeling and Manufacturing.” Proceedings of the 2014 Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control. September 10th-12th, 2014.

A. Winkelmann, and E. J. Barth, “System Dynamic Model and Design of a Stirling Pump,” 2014 Proceeding of the 27^th Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control, ASME/Bath, FPMC2014-7839, September 10-12, 2014, Bath, England PDF

Cummins JJ, Maurice C, Song Y, Sanchez F, Barth EJ, Adams DE. “Elastomeric Evolution: A New Look at Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Elastomers.” Proceedings of the 40th European Rotorcraft Forum 2014. September 2nd-5th, 2014.

D.B. Comber, J.E. Slightam, V.R. Gervasi, R.J. Webster III, and E.J. Barth. “Design and Precision Control of an MR-Compatible Flexible Fluidic Actuator,” Proc ASME/Bath Symposium on Fluid Power & Motion Control, Sarasota, FL, 2013. PDF

D.B. Comber, R.J. Webster III, and E.J. Barth. “Open-Loop Tip Accuracy of an MRI-Compatible Active Cannula Robot,” Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, Royal Academy of Engineering, London, UK, 2013. PDF

D.B. Comber, D. Cardona, R.J. Webster III, and E.J. Barth. “Sliding Mode Control of an MRI-compatible Pneumatically Actuated Robot,” Proc Bath/ASME Symp Fluid Power & Motion Control, pp. 283-293, University of Bath, Bath, UK, 2012. PDF

D. Comber and E.J. Barth. “Precision Position Tracking of MR-Compatible Pneumatic Piston-Cylinder Using Sliding Model Control,” Proc Bath/ASME Symp Fluid Power & Motion Control, pp. 1-7, Arlington, VA, 2011. PDF