Ronald Van Ham

5.7k citations
88 papers · 3.6k · 2 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

    • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
    • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
    • Soft Robotics and Applications
    • Robotic Locomotion and Control
    • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
    • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
    • Robot Manipulation and Learning

Papers in

Ronald Van Ham

85 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Ronald Van Ham's Hit Papers

Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Components 2015 · 324 citations
3240+5+11Years since publication200400600

Peers

Ronald Van Ham
Comparison fields: 5 of 98
  • Biomedical Engineering 3.2k
  • Control and Systems Engineering 1.1k
  • Rehabilitation 316
  • Mechanical Engineering 558
  • Earth-Surface Processes 90
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All Works

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Compliant actuator designs
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2009643
2
Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Components
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2015324
3 2007281
4 2006144
5 2005142
6 2009134
7 2009119
8 2002109
9 2009103
10 2009102
11 201191
12 201380
13 200673
14 201170
15 200867
16 200864
17 200963
18 200052
19 200649
20 201249

About Ronald Van Ham

Ronald Van Ham is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Rehabilitation and Genetics, having authored 88 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (70 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (40 papers), Robotic Locomotion and Control (35 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (18 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (13 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (6 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (5 papers) and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biomedical Engineering (3.2k citations), Control and Systems Engineering (1.1k citations), Rehabilitation (316 citations), Mechanical Engineering (558 citations) and Earth-Surface Processes (90 citations). Ronald Van Ham has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Dirk Lefeber, Bram Vanderborght, Michaël Van Damme, Björn Verrelst, Kevin W. Hollander, Thomas G. Sugar, Pieter Beyl, Frank Daerden, Nikos G. Tsagarakis and Darwin G. Caldwell. Their work appears in journals such as Continental Shelf Research, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, International Applied Mechanics, Autonomous Robots and The International Journal of Robotics Research.

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