Publications

List of publications of people who are involved with our group

Electroactive polymers

Ionomers

2012

• David Pugal, Pavel Solin, Kwang J. Kim and Alvo Aabloo (2012) Modeling Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites with Space-Time AdaptiveMultimesh hp-FEM Communications in Computational Physics, 11(1) 249 - 270.

2011

• Janno Torop, Takushi Sugino, Kinji Asaka, Alar Jänes, Enn Lust, Alvo Aabloo (2011)Nanoporous carbide-derived carbon based actuators modified with gold foil: Prospect for fast response and low voltage applications, Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, accepted.
• Indrek Must, Friedrich Kaasik, Inga Põldsalu, Urmas Johanson, Andres Punning and Alvo Aabloo (2011) A carbide-derived carbon laminate used as a mechanoelectrical sensor, Carbon, accepted.
• Endel Soolo, Daniel Brandell, Anti Liivat, Heiki Kasemägi, Tarmo Tamm and Alvo Aabloo (2011) Molecular Dynamics simulations of EMI-BF₄ in nanoporous carbon actuators, Journal of Molecular Modeling, accepted.
• Karl Kruusamäe, Paola Brunetto, Andres Punning, Margus Kodu, Raivo Jaaniso, Salvatore Graziani, Luigi Fortuna and Alvo Aabloo (2011) Electromechanical model for a self-sensing ionic polymer-metal composite actuating device with patterned surface electrodes, Smart Materials and Structures, 20(12), 124001.
• David Pugal, Kwang J. Kim, and Alvo Aabloo (2011)An explicit physics-based model of ionic polymer-metal composite actuators Journal of Applied Physics,111,084904.
• Janno Torop, Viljar Palmre, Mati Arulepp, Takushi Sugino, Kinji Asaka and Alvo Aabloo (2011) Flexible supercapacitor-like actuator with carbide-derived carbon electrodes Carbon, 49,9,3113-3119.
• Viljar Palmre, Enn Lust, Alar Jänes, Mihkel Koel, Anna-Liisa Peikolainen, Janno Torop, Urmas Johanson and Alvo Aabloo (2011). Electroactive polymer actuators with carbon aerogel electrodes Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (8), 2577 - 2583.

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• Indrek Must, Karl Kruusamäe, Urmas Johanson, Tarmo Tamm, Andres Punning, Alvo Aabloo (2011) Characterisation of electromechanically active polymers using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Lecture Notes on Impedance Spectroscopy, Volume 2, Olfa Kanoun (Ed.), CRC Press
• Friedrich Kaasik, Janno Torop, Anna-Liisa Peikolainen, Mihkel Koel and Alvo Aabloo (2011) Carbon aerogel based electrode material for EAP actuators, Proc. SPIE 7976, 79760O.
• Karl Kruusamäe, Andres Punning and Alvo Aabloo (2011) Self-sensing properties of carbon-polymer composite (CPC) actuators, Proc. SPIE 7976, 79760Q.
• David Pugal, Kwang J. Kim, Pavel Solin, Alvo Aabloo (2011) A novel hp-FEM model for IPMC actuation,Proceedings of the SPIE 7978,79780E.
• Veiko Vunder, Andres Punning, Alvo Aabloo (2011)Variable-focal lens using electroactive polymer actuator,Proceedings of the SPIE 7977,79771E.
• D. Pugal, K. J. Kim, K. K. Leang, and V. Palmre (2011) Modeling and designing IPMCs for twisting motion: electromechanical and mechanoelectrical transduction, Proc. SPIE 7976, 79761S.
• A. Punning, S. Akbari, M. Niklaus and H. Shea (2011)Multilayer dielectric elastomer actuators with ion implanted electrodes, Proc. SPIE 7976, 79760U.
• Gursel Alici, Andres Punning, Herbert R. Shea (2011) Enhancement of Actuation Ability of Ionic-Type Conducting Polymer Actuators Using Metal Ion Implantation, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 157, 1, 72-84.

2010

• Karl Kruusamäe, Paola Brunetto, Salvatore Graziani, Andres Punning, Giovanna Di Pasquale, Alvo Aabloo (2010) Self-sensing ionic polymer-metal composite actuating device with patterned surface electrodes, Polymer International, 59(3), 300-304.
• Pugal, David; Jung, Kwangmok; Aabloo, Alvo; Kim, Kwang (2010) Ionic polymer-metal composite mechanoelectrical transduction: review and perspectives, Polymer International, 59(3), 279-289.
• Janno Torop, Mati Arulepp, Jaan Leis, Andres Punning, Urmas Johanson, Viljar Palmre, Alvo Aabloo(2010) Nanoporous Carbide-Derived Carbon Material-Based Linear Actuators, Materials, 3(1), 9-25
• Il-Seok Park, Sang-Mun Kim, David Pugal, Liming Huang, Suk-Wah Tam-Chang, and Kwang J. Kim,Visualization of the cation migration in ionic polymer-metal composite under an electric field Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 043301 (2010)
• Daniel Brandell, Heiki Kasemägi, Alvo Aabloo (2010),Poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(butadiene) interpenetrated networks as electroactive polymers for actuators: a molecular dynamics study, Electrochimica Acta, 55, n 4, p 1333-1337.
• Soolo, E.; Brandell, D.; Liivat, A.; Tamm, T.; Kasemägi, A.; Aabloo, A. (2010) Force Field Generation and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Li⁺ - Nafion, Electrochimica Acta, 55, n 4, p 2587-2591.

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• Pugal, D; Kim, K.J; Aabloo, A. (2010). Modeling the transduction of IPMC in 3D configurations. Zoubeida Ounaies and Jiangyu Li (Toim.). Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites 2010 (76441T). San Diego, CA, USA: SPIE.
• Torop, Janno; Kaasik, Friedrich; Sugino, Takushi; Aabloo, Alvo; Asaka, Kinji (2010). Electromechanical characteristics of actuators based on carbide-derived carbon. In: Proceedings of the SPIE: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); San Diego, CA, USA; 7-11 March, 2010. SPIE, 2010, 76422A-1 - 76422A-7.
• Palmre, V.; Brandell, D.; Mäeorg, U.; Torop, J.; Volobujeva, O.; Punning, A.; Johanson, U.; Aabloo, A. (2010). Ionic polymer metal composites with nanoporous carbon electrodes. In: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2010 : Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); San Diego, CA, USA; 8-11 March, 2010. SPIE, 2010, 76421D.
• Karl Kruusamäe, Paola Brunetto, Salvatore Graziani, Luigi Fortuna, Margus Kodu, Raivo Jaaniso, Andres Punning, Alvo Aabloo (2010) Experiments with self-sensing IPMC actuating device, Proc. SPIE 7642, 76420V.

2009

• Andres Punning, Urmas Johanson, Mart Anton, Alvo Aabloo, and Maarja Kruusmaa (2009) A Distributed Model of Ionomeric Polymer Metal Composite, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 20, 14, 1711-1724.
• Punning, A.; Jalviste. E. (2009). Analytical Solution for Voltage-Step Response of Lossy Distributed RC Lines, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 57, 2, 449 - 457.
• Viljar Palmre, Daniel Brandell, Uno Mäeorg, Janno Torop, Olga Volobujeva, Andres Punning, Urmas Johanson, Maarja Kruusmaa and Alvo Aabloo (2009) Nanoporous carbon-based electrodes for high strain ionomeric bending actuators, Smart Materials and Structures, 18, 095028 (7pp).

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• Pugal, D.; Aabloo, A.; Kim, Kwang J (2009) Dynamic surface resistance model of IPMC, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7289, 72891E
• Karl Kruusamäe, Andres Punning, Maarja Kruusmaa, Alvo Aabloo (2009) Dynamical variation of the impedances of IPMC, Proc. SPIE 7287, 72870V.
• Torop, J.; Arulepp, M.; Leis, J.; Punning, A.; Johanson, U.; Aabloo, A.(2009) Low voltage linear actuators based on carbide-derived carbon powder, Proc. SPIE 7287, 72870V.
• Must, I.; Anton, M.; Kruusmaa, M.; Aabloo, A. (2009) Linear modeling of elongated bending EAP actuator at large deformations, Proc. SPIE 7287, 72870V.
• Pugal, D., Aabloo, A. Kwang J. K., Jung Y., "Modeling IPMC Material With Dynamic Surface Characteristics", Proc. SMASIS: Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, (2009), Oxnard, CA
• A. Hunt, Z. Chen, X. Tan, M. Kruusmaa (2009). Feedback Control of a Coupled IPMC (Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite) Sensor-Actuator, Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC'09), Hollywood, CA, Paper DSCC2009-2700 (7 pp).
• M. Anton, Z. Chen, M. Kruusmaa, X. Tan, (2009), Analytical and Computational Modeling of Robotic Fish Propelled by Soft Actuation Material-based Active Joints, Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, St. Louis, MO, pp. 2126-2131.

2008

• M. Anton, A. Punning. A.Aabloo, M.Kruusmaa (2008) A Mechanical Model of a non-uniform bending ionomeric polymer metal composite (IPMC) actuator., Journ. of Smart Materials and Structures, 17, 025004.
• Pugal, D.; Kim, K.J.; Punning, A.; Kasemägi, H.; Kruusmaa, M.; Aabloo, A. (2008) Finite A self-oscillating ionic polymer-metal composite bending actuator, Journal of Applied Physics, 103,8
• Johanson,U.; Mäeorg, U.; Sammelselg, V.; Brandell, D; Punning, A.; Kruusmaa, M; Aabloo A. (2008) Electrode Reactions in Cu-Pt Coated Ionic Polymer Actuators., Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 31, 340-346.

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• Punning, Andres (2007), Electromechanical Characterization of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Sensing Actuators, PhD Thesis, University of Tartu.
• Punning, A. ; Johanson, U.; Anton, M.; Kruusmaa, M.; Aabloo, A. distributed model of IPMC Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, v 6927, p 69270G-1-10, 27 March 2008
• Hunt, A. ; Punning, A.; Anton, M.; Aabloo, A.; Kruusmaa, M. A multilink manipulator with IPMC joints Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, v 6927, p 69271Z-1-9, 27 March 2008.
• Johanson, U. ; Punning, A.; Kruusmaa, M.; Aabloo, A. Self healing properties of Cu-Pt coated ionic polymer actuators Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, v 6927, p 69271Y-1-11, 27 March 2008.
• Soolo, E. ; Liivat, A.; Kasemagi, H.; Tamm, T.; Brandell, D.; Aabloo, A. A new force field for molecular dynamics studies of Li+ and Na+-nafion Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, v 6927, p 69270E-1-9, 27 March 2008.
• Brandell, D.; Kasemagi, H.; Citerin, J.; Vidal, F.; Chevrot, C.; Aabloo, A. Molecular dynamics studies of interpenetrating polymer networks for actuator devices Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, v 6927, p 692727-1-11, 27 March 2008
• Pugal D.; Kasemägi H.; Kruusmaa M.; and Aabloo A.: An advanced finite element model of IPMC, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008 6927(1), SPIE, 2008
• M. Kruusmaa, A. Hunt, A. Punning. M. Anton, A. Aabloo, "A Linked Manipulator with Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) Joints for Soft- and Micromanupulation", In Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, p 3588-3593, 2008, 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2008, download.

2007

• Punning, A.; Kruusmaa, M.; Aabloo, A. (2007). A Self-Sensing Ionomeric Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuator. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 136, 656–664.
• Doyeon Kim and Kwang J. Kim, Yongsuk Tak, Deivid Pugal, Il-Seok Park (2007). Self-oscillating electroactive polymer actuator. Applied Physics Letters,90, 184104.
• Pugal, D., Kasemägi, H., Kim, KJ, Kruusmaa, M., and Aabloo, A.: Finite element simulations of the bending of the IPMC sheet, Proceedings of SPIE 6524, SPIE, 65240B, 2007
• Punning, A.; Kruusmaa, M.; Aabloo, A. (2007). Surface resistance experiments with IPMC sensors and actuators. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 133(1), 200 - 209.

2006

• Soolo, Endel; Karo, Jaanus; Kasemagi, Heiki; Kruusmaa, Maarja; Aabloo, Alvo (2006). Application of the Monte Carlo method for creation of initial models of EAP molecules for molecular dynamics simulation Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); San Diego, California, USA; 27.02.-02.03.2006. Bellingham: SPIE, 2006, (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering), 61682A.
• Brandell, Daniel; Ainla, Alar; Liivat, Anti; Aabloo, Alvo (2006). Molecular dynamics simulations of Li- and Na-nafion membranes. Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); San Diego, California, USA; 27.02.-02.03.2006. Bellingham: SPIE, 2006, (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering), 61680G.
• Punning, Andres; Anton, Mart; Kruusmaa, Maarja; Aabloo, Alvo (2006). Empirical model of a bending IPMC actuator. Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); San Diego, California, USA; 27.02.-02.03.2006. Bellingham: SPIE, 2006, (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering), 61681V.
• Anton, M.; Punning, A.; Aabloo, A.; Kruusmaa, M. (2006). Validating Usability of Ionomeric Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators for Real Life Applications. IROS 2006, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems; Beijing, China; 9-15 October, 2006. IEEE, 2006. download.

2005

• Punning, Andres ; Anton, Mart ; Kruusmaa, Maarja ; Aabloo, Alvo (2005). An Engineering Approach to Reduced Power Consumption of IPMC (Ion-Polymer Metal Composite) Actuators. In: Proceedings: 12th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR2005); Seattle, USA; 18.-20.07.2005. New York: IEEE, 2005, 856 - 863.

2004

• Anton, M.; Punning, A.; Aabloo, A.; Listak, M.; Kruusmaa, M. (2004). Towards a biomimetic EAP robot. Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS 2004); Clochester, UK; 06.-08.19.2004. Clochester, UK: University of Essex, 2004, (Technical Report Series), 1 - 7. download.
• Punning, A.; Anton, M.; Kruusmaa, M.; Aabloo, A. (2004). A Biologically Inspired Ray-like Underwater Robot with Electroactive Polymer Pectoral Fins. IEEE Confrence "Mechatronics and Robotics 2004" (MechRob04); Aachen, Germany; 13.-15.09.2004. Aachen: Eysoldt, 2004, (2), 241 - 245. download.

Conductive polymers

• Raudsepp, T.; Marandi, M.; Tamm, T.; Sammelselg, V.; Tamm, J. (2010). Redoping - A simple way to enhance the redoxcapacity of polypyrrole films. Electrochemistry Communications, 12, 1180 - 1183.
• Raudsepp, T.; Marandi, M.; Tamm, T.; Sammelselg, V.; Tamm, J. (2008). Study of the factors determining the mobility of ions in the polypyrrole films doped with aromatic sulfonate anions. Electrochimica Acta, 53, 3828 - 3835.
• Tamm, J.; Raudsepp, T.; Marandi, M.; Tamm, T.(2007) Electrochemical properties of the polypyrrole films doped with benzenesulfonate. Synthetic Metals, v 157, n 1, p 66-73
• P. Burk, I. Rauk, T. Tamm, Comparative semiempirical, ab initio, and DFT study of interactions between polypyrrole pentamer dicatio and some anions, Proc. Estonian Acad. Sci. Chem. 2005, v 54, p 85-93.
• Tamm, T.; Tamm, J.; Karelson, M. (2005). Complexes of oligopyrrole dications with inorganic anions: a comparative theoretical HF/post-HF study. Synthetic Metals, 149(1), 47 - 52.
• Johanson, U.; Marandi, M.; Tamm, T.; Tamm, J. (2005). Comparative study of the behavior of anions in polypyrrole films. Electrochimica Acta, 50(7-8), 1523 - 1528.
• Tamm, J.; Johanson, U.; Marandi, M.; Tamm, T.; Tamm, L.; Study of the properties of electrodeposited polypyrrole films, Russian J. Electrochem., 2004, 40, 388-392.
• Tamm, T.; Tamm, J.; Karelson, M. (2002). Theoretical study of the effect of counterions on the structure of pyrrole oligomers. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 88(2), p 296 - 301.
• J. Tamm, A. Alumaa, A. Hallik, U. Johanson, L. Tamm, T. Tamm, Influence of anions on electrochemical properties of polypyrrole-modified electrodes, Russian J. Electrochem.,2002, 38, p 210-216.
• Tamm, T.; Tamm, J.; Karelson, M. (1999). A quantum-mechanical study of oxidized oligopyrroles. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 71(1), 101 - 109.

Polymer electrolytes

2011

• Daniel Brandell; Priit Priimägi; Heiki Kasemägi; Alvo Aabloo (2011)Branched polyethylene/poly(ethylene oxide) as a host matrix for Li-ion battery electrolytes: an MD study, Electrochimica Acta, accepted.
• Vahur Zadin; Daniel Brandell (2011)Modelling Polymer Electrolytes for 3D-Microbatteries using Finite Element Analysis, Electrochimica Acta, accepted.
• Vahur Zadin, Heiki Kasemägi, Alvo Aabloo, Josh Thomas, Daniel Brandell (2011), Finite element modelling of ion transport in the electrolyte of a 3D-microbattery, Solid State Ionics, 192, 279–283.

2010

• Brandell, Daniel, Karo, Jaanus and Thomas, John O. (2010) Modelling the Nafion (R) diffraction profile by molecular dynamics simulation, Journal of Power Sources, 195, 18, 5962-5965.
• Jaanus Karo, Alvo Aabloo, John O. Thomas and Daniel Brandell (2010) Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Proton Transport in Nafion and Hyflon Nanostructures, Journal of Chemical Physics B, 114, 6056–6064.
• Anti Liivat, Josh Thomas (2010) Li-ion migration in Li2FeSiO4-related cathode materials: A DFT study, Solid State Ionics, accepted.

• Vahur Zadin; Heiki Kasemägi, Alvo Aabloo, Daniel Brandell (2010), Modelling electrode material utilization in the trench-model 3D-microbattery by finite element analysis, Journal of Power Sources, 195,18,6218-6224.

2009

• Karo, Jaanus.(2009) The Rôle of Side-Chains in Polymer Electrolytes for Batteries and Fuel Cells, PhD thesis, Uppsala University.
• Jaanus Karo, Daniel Brandell (2009), A Molecular dynamics study of the influence of side-chain length and spacing on lithium mobility in non-crystalline LiPF6-PEO; x10 and 20, Solid State Ionics, 180,1272-1284.

2007

• Anti Liivat, Daniel Brandell, Alvo Aabloo, J.O. Thomas (2007), A Molecular Dynamics Study of Short-Chain Ordering in Crystalline LiPF₆PEO₆, Polymer, 48,6448-6456
• Anti Liivat, Daniel Brandell and J.O. Thomas (2007), A molecular dynamics study of ion conduction mechanisms in crystalline low-Mw LiPF₆•PEO₆, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17, 3938-3946.
• Daniel Brandell, Jaanus Karo, Anti Liivat and John O. Thomas (2007), Molecular Dynamics Studies of the Nafion®, Dow® and Aciplex® Fuel-Cell Polymer Membrane Systems, J Molecular Modelling,13, 1039 - 1046.
• Brandell, Daniel; Ainla, Alar (2007). Nafion-Polybenzimidazole (PBI) Composite Membranes for DMFC Applications. Solid State Ionics, 178, 581 - 585.
• Liivat, Anti.(2007) Ordering in Crystalline Short-Chain Polymer Electrolytes, PhD thesis, Uppsala University.

2005

• Liivat, A.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2005). Development of a force field for Li2SiF6 Journal of Computational Chemistry, 26(7), 716 - 724.
• Brandell, D.; Liivat, A.; Kasemagi, H.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2005). Molecular dynamics simulation of the LiPF₆ center dot PEO₆ structure. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15, 1422 - 1428.
• Karo, J.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, J. (2005). A molecular dynamics study of the effect of side-chains on mobility in a polymer host. Solid State Ionics, 176, 3041 - 3044.
• Brandell, D.; Liivat, A.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2005). Molecular dynamics simulation of the crystalline short-chain polymer system LiPF₆ center dot PEO₆ (M-w similar to 1000). Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15, 4338 - 4345.
• Brandell, D.; Liivat, A.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2005). Conduction mechanisms in crystalline LiPF6.PEO6 doped with SiF62- and SF6. Chemistry of Materials, 17, 3673
• Thomas, Josh; Kasemagi, Heiki; Aabloo, Alvo (2005). Combining MD and FEA in 3-D micro- And nanoscale battery design. In: Meeting Abstracts: 208th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society; Los Angeles, CA, USA; 16.-21.10.2005. Electrochemical Soc Inc, 2005, 2310.

2004

• Kasemagi, H.; Aabloo, A.; Klintenberg, MK.; Thomas, JO. (2004). Molecular dynamics simulation of the effect of nanoparticle fillers on ion motion in a polymer host. Solid State Ionics, 168(3-4), 249 - 254.

2003

• Kasemagi, H.; Klintenberg, M.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2003). Molecular dynamics simulation of temperature and concentration dependence of the 'filler' effect for the LiCl/PEO/Al₂O₃-nanoparticle system. Electrochimica Acta, 48(14-16), 2273 - 2278.
• Hektor, A.; Klintenberg, MK.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2003). Molecular dynamics simulation of the effect of a side chain on the dynamics of the amorphous LiPF₆-PEO system. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 13(2), 214 - 218.

B.C :)

• Brandell, D.; Klintenberg, M.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2002). Optical absorption spectra from rare-earth ions in polymers: The effect of the polymer host. Macromolecular Symposia, 186, 51 - 56.
• Kasemagi, H.; Klintenberg, M.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2002). Molecular dynamics simulation of the LiBF₄-PEO system containing Al₂O₃ nanoparticles. Solid State Ionics, 147(3-4), 367 - 375.
• Brandell, D.; Klintenberg, M.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2002). The effect of polymer host on optical absorption spectra for Er(CF₃SO₃)(3) in poly(ethylene oxide). Journal of Materials Chemistry, 12(3), 565 - 569.
• Aabloo, A.; Thomas, J. (2001). Molecular dynamics simulation of lithium ion mobility in a PEO surface. Solid State Ionics, 143(1), 83 - 87.
• Kasemagi, H.; Klintenberg, M.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2001). Molecular dynamics simulation of the effect of adding an Al₂O₃ nanoparticle to PEO-LiCl/LiBr/LiI systems. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 11(12), 3191 - 3196.
• Brandell, D.; Klintenberg, M.; Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (2000). Calculation of the optical absorption spectrum of ErCl₃ in poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO). International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 80(4-5), 799 - 806.
• Aabloo, A.; Klintenberg, M.; Thomas, JO. (2000). Molecular dynamics simulation of a polymer-inorganic interface. Electrochimica Acta, 45(8-9), 1425 - 1429.
• Aabloo, A.; Thomas, JO. (1998). Molecular dynamics simulation of Nd³⁺ ions in a crystalline PEO surface. Electrochimica Acta, 43(10-11), 1361 - 1364.
• Aabloo, A.; Thomas, J. (1997). Molecular dynamics simulations of a poly(ethylene oxide) surface. Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science, 7(1), 47 - 51.
• Aabloo, A.; French, AD. (1994). Preliminary potential-energy calculations of cellulose i-alpha crystal-structure. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 3(1), 185 - 191.
• Aabloo, A.; French, AD.; Mikelsaar, RH.; Pertsin, AJ. (1994). Studies of crystalline native celluloses using potential-energy calculations. Cellulose, 1(2), 161 - 168.
• French, AD.; Miller, DP.; Aabloo, A. (1993). Miniature crystal models of cellulose polymorphs and other carbohydrates. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 15(1), 30 - 36.

Robotics and path planning

• Abels, A.; Kruusmaa, M. (2009). Design of a shape-changing anthropomorphic mannequin for tailoring applications. In: ICAR: 2009 14th International Conference on Advanced Robotics: The 14th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics (IEEE ICAR), Munich, Germany, June 22-26, 2009. IEEE, 2009, 6 pp. .
• M. Kruusmaa, Y. Gavshin, A. Eppendahl (2007), Don't Do Things You Can't Undo: Reversiblity Models for Generating Safe Behaviour, in Proc, of the IEEE Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2007) download.
• Kristo Heero, Path planning and learning strategies for mobile robots in dynamic partially unknown environments, Ph.D. Thesis, Tartu University, 2006
• Willemson, Jan; Kruusmaa, Maarja (2006). Algorithmic Generation of Path Fragment Covers for Mobile Robot Path Planning. In: Intelligent Systems: 3rd International IEEE Conference; London, UK; 04.-06.09.2006. (Toim.) Chountas, P.; Kacprzyk, J.; Ptrounias, I.; Yager, R.. New York: IEEE, 2006, 673 - 678.
• A. Eppendahl and M. Kruusmaa (2006), Obstacle avoidance as a consequence of suppressing irreversible actions, in Proceedings of the Sixth International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics, Lund University Cognitive Studies, vol. 128. download.
• Heero, K.; Kruusmaa, M.; Aabloo, A. (2005). On the Utility of Exploration on Time-Critical Mobile Robot Missions. In: Proceedings: 2nd European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR05); Ancona, Italy; 07.-10.09.2005. Macerata: Edizioni Simple, 2005, 152 - 157. download.
• Heero, K.; Kruusmaa, M.; Aabloo, A. (2005). Learning innovative routes for mobile robots in dynamic partially unknown environments. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems , 2(3), 209 - 222. download.
• Heero, K.; Kruusmaa, M.; Willemson, J.; Aabloo, A. (2004). Robots Find a Better Way: A Learning Method for Mobile Robot Navigation in Partially Unknown Environments. Groen, F.; Amato, N.;Bonarini, A.; Yoshida, E.; Kröse, B. (Toim.). Intelligent Autonomous Systems (559 - 566). Amsterdam: IOS Press. download.
• Kruusmaa, M. (2003). Global level path planning for mobile robots in dynamic environments. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 38(1), 55 - 83.
• Kruusmaa, M. (2003). Global navigation in dynamic environments using case-based reasoning. Autonomous Robots, 14(1), 71 - 91.
• Kruusmaa, M.; Willemson, J. (2003). Covering the path space: a casebase analysis for mobile robot path planning. Knowledge-Based Systems, 16(5-6), 235 - 242.
• Heero, K.; Kruusmaa, M.; Willemson, J. (2003). Path Selection for Mobile Robots in Dynamic Environments. In: Proceedings: 1st European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR 2003); Radziejowice, Poland; 04.-06.09.2003. Warszawa:, 2003.
• Listak, Madis; Martin, Georg; Kruusmaa, Maarja (2003). Automatic image detection system - a tool for monitoring underwater macrovegetation. Baltic Sea Science Congress, Helsinki, August 24th - 28th, 2003. , 2003.
• Kruusmaa, M.; Willemson, J. (2002). Covering the Path Space: A Casebase Analysis for Mobile Robot Path Planning. In: Research and Development in Intelligent Systems XIX: 22nd SGAI International Conference on Knowledge Based Systems and Applied Artificial Intelligence; Cambridge, UK; DEC 2002. (Toim.) Bramer, M.; Preece, A.; Coenen, F.. London: Springer, 2002, (BCS Conference Series), 1 - 16.
• Kruusmaa, M. (2001). Repeated Path Planning For Mobile Robots In Uncertain Environments. In: Proceedings of the IASTED: IASTED International Conference of Robotic and Applications; Tampa, Florida; 19-22 November, 2001, . , 2001.

An Underwater vehicle for environmental monitoring

• Madis Listak, A Task-Oriented Design of a Biomimetic Underwater Vehicle, Ph.D. Thesis, Tallinn University of Technology, 2007
• Listak, Madis; Pugal, Deivid; Kruusmaa, Maarja (2007). Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of a Biomimetic Underwater Robot. 13th International Conference on Advanced Robotics , Korea, Jeju, 21-24 August, 2007. IEEE, 2007, 314 - 319. download.
• Listak, Madis; Pugal, Deivid; Kruusmaa, Maarja (2007). Biomimetic fish-like underwater robot for shallow water applications. 13th International Conference on Advanced Robotics , Korea, Jeju, 21-24 August, 2007. IEEE, 2007, 332 - 336. download.
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