Publications
Publications
Journal Articles
2018
Rheological Modification of Liquid Metal for Additive Manufacturing of Stretchable Electronics
Uranbileg Daalkhaijav, Osman Dogan Yirmibesoglu, Stephanie Walker and Yigit Mengüç, Advanced Materials Technologies. February 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201700351
Smart and Squishy Robots
Y Mengüç, American Scientist, May-June 2017.
Using an environmentally benign and degradable elastomer in soft robotics
S. Walker, S. Hemleben, J Rueben, T Van Volkenburg, J Simonsen, C Grimm, and Y Mengüç, International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications (JIRA). June 2017.
2017
Directly Fabricating Soft Robotic Actuators With an Open-Source 3-D Printer
J Morrow, S Hemleben, and Y Mengüç, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 277-281, 2017.
2015
A soft, wearable, quantitative ankle diagnostic device
J Bae, J Lee, M Malley, JB Gafford, D Holland, D Vogt, Y Mengüç, J Bean, and CJ Walsh, Journal of Medical Devices, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 030905, 2015.
Development of the polipo pressure sensing system for dynamic space-suited motion
A Anderson, Y Mengüç, RJ Wood, and D Newman, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 15, no. 11, pp. 6229-6237, 2015.
Capacitive Soft Strain Sensors via Multicore–Shell Fiber Printing
A. Frutiger, J. T. Muth, D. M. Vogt, Y. Mengüç, A. Campo, A. D. Valentine, C. J. Walsh, and J. A. Lewis, Advanced Materials, vol. 27, no. 15, pp. 2440–2446, 2015, doi: 10.1002/adma.201500072, Back Cover
2014
Pneumatic Energy Sources for Autonomous and Wearable Soft Robotics
M. Wehner, M. T. Tolley, Y. Mengüç, Y.-L. Park, M. Annan, Y. Ding, C. Onal, R. F. Shepard, G. M. Whitesides, and R. J. Wood, Soft Robotics, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 263-274, 2014, doi: 10.1089/soro.2014.0018
Mechanical and electrical numerical analysis of soft liquid-embedded deformation sensors analysis
J. T. B. Overvelde, Y. Mengüç, P. Polygerinos, Y. Wang, Z. Wang, C. J. Walsh, R. J. Wood, and K. Bertoldi, Extreme Mechanics Letters, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 42–46, 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.eml.2014.11.003
Wearable Soft Sensing Suit for Human Gait Measurement
Y. Mengüç, Y.-L. Park, H, Pei, D. Vogt, P. Aubin, E. Winchell, L. Fluke, L. Stirling, R.J. Wood, and C.J. Walsh, International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 33, no. 14, pp. 1748-1764, 2014, doi: 10.1177/0278364914543793, Editor's Choice
Embedded 3D Printing of Strain Sensors within Highly Stretchable Elastomers
J. T. Muth*, D. M. Vogt*, R. L. Truby, Y. Mengüç, D. B. Kolesky, R. J. Wood, and J. A. Lewis, Advanced Materials, vol. 26, no. 36, pp. 6307–6312, 2014, doi: 10.1002/adma.201400334, Inside Front Cover
2013
Staying Sticky: Contact Self-Cleaning of Gecko-Inspired Fibrillar Adhesives
Y. Mengüç*, M. Rohrig*, U. Abusomwan*, H. Holscher, and M. Sitti, Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, vol. 11 no. 94, 2014, doi: 10.1098/rsif.2013.1205, Front Cover
Enhanced Fabrication and Characterization of Gecko-Inspired Mushroom-Tipped Microfiber Adhesives
J. Song, Y. Mengüç, and M. Sitti, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 17, pp. 1921-1932, 2013, doi: 10.1080/01694243.2013.766533
2012
Gecko-Inspired Controllable Adhesive Structures Applied to Micromanipulation
Y. Mengüç, S.Y. Yang, S. Kim, J.A. Rogers, and M. Sitti, Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 1246-1254, 2012, doi: 10.1002/adfm.201101783/abstract, Frontispiece
2011
Waalbot II: Adhesion Recovery and Improved Performance of a Climbing Robot using Fibrillar Adhesives
M.P. Murphy, C. Kute, Y. Mengüç, and M. Sitti, International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 118-133, 2011, doi: 10.1177/0278364910382862
Conference Articles (full-length and peer-reviewed)
2018
Direct 3D Printing of Silicone Elastomer Soft Robots and Their Performance Comparison with Molded Counterparts
Osman Dogan Yirmibesoglu, John Morrow, Stephanie Walker, Walker Gosrich, Reece Aidan Canizares, Hansung Kim, Uranbileg Daalkhaijav, Chloe Fleming, Callie Branyan and, Y. Mengüç, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (ROBOSOFT), April 2018
Helically Wound Soft Actuators for Torsion Control
Gina Olson, and, Y. Mengüç, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (ROBOSOFT), April 2018
Measurement of Tissue Stiffness Using Soft eGa-In Sensors and Pressure Application
Nicholas Bira, and, Y. Mengüç, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (ROBOSOFT), April 2018
2017
Soft snake robots: Mechanical design and geometric gait implementation
Branyan, C., Fleming, C., Remaley, J., Kothari, A., Tumer, K., Hatton, R. L., & Mengüç, Y. (2017, December). . In Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2017 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 282-289). IEEE.
Toolpath Planning for Continuous Extrusion Additive Manufacturing
C. Fleming, S. Walker, C. Branyan, A. Nicolai, G. Hollinger, Y. Mengüç, International Convention on Shape, Solid, Structure, & Physical Modeling (S3PM-2017), 2017
Hybrid soft sensor with embedded IMUs to measure motion
O.Dogan Yirmibesoglu, Y Mengüç, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 798-804, 2016
2016
2016
Toward a modular soft sensor-embedded glove for human hand motion and tactile pressure measurement
F. L. Hammond, Y. Mengüç, and R. J. Wood, Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2014), 4000 - 4007, 2014, DOI
2014
2013
Soft Wearable Motion Sensing Suit for Lower Limb Biomechanics Measurements
Y. Mengüç, Y.-L. Park, E. Martinez-Villalpando, P. Aubin, M. Zisook, L. Stirling, R. J. Wood, and C. J. Walsh, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 5289-5296, 2013,DOI
2010
Adhesion recovery and passive peeling in a wall climbing robot using adhesives
C. Kute, M.P. Murphy, Y. Mengüç, and M. Sitti, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 2797-2802, 2010, DOI
Workshop Papers, Posters
2018
Silicone 3D Printing of Soft Mechanisms and Architectures: Extended Abstract
Osman Dogan Yirmibesoglu*, Steph Walker*, and Yigit Menguc. 2018. In Proceedings of ACM Conference (Conference’18). ACM, June 2018, Boston, MA,
USA, 5 pages.
Contextual Collision: The Social Consequences of Touch and Collision in Human Robot Interaction
Alison Shutterly, Yigit Menguc, and Heather Knight. 2018. In HRI ’18 Companion: 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction Companion, March 5–8, 2018, Chicago, IL, USA. ACM, NewYork, NY, USA, 2 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3173386.3176922
Multi-material 3D Printing of Soft Robots for Radiation Environments
Osman Dogan Yirmibesoglu, and, Yigit Menguc, Graduate Student Showcase, 2018
Foldable Emotive Robotics
A. Shutterly, Y Mengüç, H. Knight, Workshop on Folding in Robotics at IROS2017, Vancouver, BC, September 2017
2017
Adding Peristalsis to Lateral Undulation for Soft Snake Locomotion
Branyan, C., Orth-Smith, L., and Menguc, Y. IROS 2017 Workshop on Robotics-Inspired Biology, July 2017
Design and Fabrication of an Underwater Soft Robotic Tentacle for Manipulation in Radiation Environments
Osman Dogan Yirmibesoglu, and Menguc, Y. IEEE-RAS Summer School on Soft Manipulation (SOMA) July 17th-21st, 2017, Germany
3D Printing Soft Robots and Design Rules
Osman Dogan Yirmibesoglu, John Morrow, and Menguc, Y. RSS 2017 Workshop on Material Robotics July 2017
Mechanically Pre-programming Soft Robots for Specific Shape Spaces
Branyan, C., and Menguc, Y. RSS 2017 Workshop on Material Robotics, July 2017
Soft Snakes: Construction, Locomotion, and Control
C Branyan, T Courier, C Fleming, J Remaley, R Hatton, and Y Mengüç, APS March Meeting Session Y12: Robophysics II, March 2017
Liquid Metal Circuit Printing over Silicone Substrate for Soft Robotics
O Dogan Yirmibesoglu, Uranbileg Daalkhaijav, and Y Mengüç, Graduate Student Showcase, Portland Art Museum, Feb 2017
Second Place Winner
2016
New Techniques in Making Soft Robots Better
O D Yirmibesoglu, J Morrow, S Walker, S Hemleben, and Y Mengüç, RSS 2016 Workshop on Robot Makers: The future of digital rapid design and fabrication of robots, 2016
Soft Encoders for Soft Robots
O Dogan Yirmibesoglu, and Y Mengüç, Graduate Student Showcase, Portland Art Museum, Feb 2016
2015
Anatomy of Soft Robotics
Y Mengüç, Workshop on Soft Robotics: Actuation, Integration, and Applications Blending research perspectives at ICRA2015 Seattle, WA. 2015.
2014
Design for manufacturability of soft sensors with discretized stiffness gradients
Y. Mengüç, C. J. Walsh, and R. J. Wood, Robot Makers Workshop at Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) 2014
Characterizing an elastomeric strain sensor at large strains and strain rates
Y. Mengüç and R. J. Wood, Soft Robotics Workshop at Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) 2014
Patents
"The Methods, Apparatuses, and Systems for Micromanipulation with Adhesive Fibrillar Structures"
Y. Mengüç and M. Sitti, Patent No. WO/2013/096730, awarded June 27, 2013
"Artificial Skin and Elastic Strain Sensor"
R.J. Wood, Y.-L. Park, B.-R. Chen, C.S. Majidi, L.A. Stirling, R. Nagpal, D. Young, Y. Mengüç, and C.J. Walsh, Provisional Patent No. US12/056903, filed September 24, 2012.
Book Chapters
Gecko-Inspired Controllable Adhesive Structures
Y. Mengüç and M. Sitti, in Polymer Adhesion, Friction, and Lubrication (ed. H. Zeng), 2012
Theses
U. Daalkhaijav, Ph.D. Thesis, May 2018
J. Morrow, Masters Thesis, March 2018
A. Zatopa, Masters Thesis, July 2017
S. Hemleben, Masters Thesis, April 2017
Y. Mengüç, Ph.D. Thesis, December 2011