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Karl Kruusamäe

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+372 5886 3299

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karl.kruusamae@ut.ee

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ETIS

Karl Kruusamäe

ORCID

0000-0002-1720-1509

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• ut-ims-robotics
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Links

• student projects in robotics
• IMS Robotics Community

Publications

• Valner, R., Kruusamäe, K., Pryor, M. TeMoto: Intuitive multi-range telerobotic system with natural gestural and verbal instruction interface, Robotics, 2018.
• Veiko Vunder, Robert Valner, Conor McMahon, Karl Kruusamae, Mitch Pryor Improved Situational Awareness in ROS Using Panospheric Vision and Virtual Reality, 2018 11th International Conference on Human System Interaction (HSI), 2018.
• Andrew Sharp, Karl Kruusamae, Ben Ebersole, Mitch Pryor Semiautonomous dual-arm mobile manipulator system with intuitive supervisory user interfaces, 2017 IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO), 2017.
• Kruusamäe, K., Thompson, J., Pryor, M. Spatially-Mapped Human-Robot interface for teleoperation of high-precision tasks, D and RS 2016 - Decommissioning and Remote Systems, 2016.
• Zhu, Z., Horiuchi, T., Kruusamäe, K., Chang, L., Asaka, K. Influence of Ambient Humidity on the Voltage Response of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Sensor, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2016.
• Zhu, Z., Horiuchi, T., Kruusamae, K., Chang, L., Asaka, K. The effect of ambient humidity on the electrical response of ion-migration-based polymer sensor with various cations, Smart Materials and Structures, 2016.
• Karl Kruusamae, Mitch Pryor High-precision telerobot with human-centered variable perspective and scalable gestural interface, 2016 9th International Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI), 2016.
• Kinji Asaka, Karl Kruusamäe, Kwang Kim, Viljar Palmre, Kam K. Leang IPMCs as EAPs: How to Start Experimenting with Them, Electromechanically Active Polymers, 2016.
• Kruusamäe, K., Sugino, T., Asaka, K. Ionic and viscoelastic mechanisms of a bucky-gel actuator, Journal of Applied Physics, 2015.
• Kruusamäe, K., Sugino, T., Asaka, K. Measuring blocking force to interpret ionic mechanisms within bucky-gel actuators, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2015.
• Karl Kruusamae, Ken Mukai, Takushi Sugino, Kinji Asaka Electroactive Shape-Fixing of Bucky-Gel Actuators, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2015.
• Horiuchi, T., Kruusamäe, K., Zhu, Z., Asaka, K. Evaluating curvature and making picture-overlaid trajectory of motion of largely bent carbon nanotube composite bucky gel actuator using camera measurement system, Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, 2015.
• Karl Kruusamäe, Andres Punning, Alvo Aabloo, Kinji Asaka Self-Sensing Ionic Polymer Actuators: A Review, Actuators, 2015.
• Punning, A., Kim, K.J., Palmre, V., Vidal, F., Plesse, C., Festin, N., Maziz, A., Asaka, K., Sugino, T., Alici, G., Spinks, G., Wallace, G., Must, I., P�ldsalu, I., Vunder, V., Temmer, R., Kruusam�e, K., Torop, J., Kaasik, F., Rinne, P., Johanson, U., Peikolainen, A.-L., Tamm, T., Aabloo, A. Ionic electroactive polymer artificial muscles in space applications, Scientific Reports, 2014.
• Karl Kruusamäe, Ken Mukai, Takushi Sugino, Kinji Asaka Impact of viscoelastic properties on bucky-gel actuator performance, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2014.
• Andres Punning, Indrek Must, Inga Põldsalu, Veiko Vunder, Rauno Temmer, Karl Kruusamäe, Friedrich Kaasik, Janno Torop, Pille Rinne, Tõnis Lulla, Urmas Johanson, Tarmo Tamm, Alvo Aabloo Lifetime measurements of ionic electroactive polymer actuators, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2014.
• Kruusamäe, K., Mukai, K., Sugino, T., Asaka, K. The viscoelastic effect in bending bucky-gel actuators, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2014.
• Kruusamäe, K., Mukai, K., Sugino, T., Asaka, K. Mechanical behaviour of bending bucky-gel actuators and its representation, Smart Materials and Structures, 2014.
• Kruusamäe, K., Kaasik, F., Punning, A., Aabloo, A. Self-sensing ionic electromechanically active actuator with patterned carbon electrodes, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2013.
• Einike Pilli, Marek Sammul, Piia Post, Ülle Aasjõe, Karl Kruusamäe Eesti kõrgkoolide esmakursuslaste õpi- ja teadmuskäsitus, Eesti Haridusteaduste Ajakiri = Estonian Journal of Education, 2013.
• Kruusamäe, K., Punning, A., Aabloo, A. Electrical model of a carbon-polymer composite (CPC) collision detector, Sensors, 2012.
• Kruusamäe, K., Punning, A., Aabloo, A. Self-sensing properties of carbon-polymer composite (CPC) actuators, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2011.
• Kruusamäe, K., Brunetto, P., Punning, A., Kodu, M., Jaaniso, R., Graziani, S., Fortuna, L., Aabloo, A. Electromechanical model for a self-sensing ionic polymer-metal composite actuating device with patterned surface electrodes, Smart Materials and Structures, 2011.
• Kruusamäe, K., Brunetto, P., Graziani, S., Fortuna, L., Kodu, M., Jaaniso, R., Punning, A., Aabloo, A. Experiments with self-sensing IPMC actuating device, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2010.
• Kruusamäe, K., Brunetto, P., Graziani, S., Punning, A., Di Pasquale, G., Aabloo, A. Self-sensing ionic polymer-metal composite actuating device with patterned surface electrodes, Polymer International, 2010.
• Kruusamäe, K., Punninga, A., Kruusmaa, M., Aabloo, A. Dynamical variation of the impedances of IPMC, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2009.

Other Publications

Proceedings and book chapters

17. Veiko Vunder, Robert Valner, Conor McMahon, Karl Kruusamäe, Mitch Pryor (2018) Improved Situational Awareness in ROS using Panospheric Vision and Virtual Reality, 2018 11th International Conference on Human System Interaction (HSI), 471 - 477.
16. Robert Valner, Veiko Vunder, Andy Zelenak, Mitch Pryor, Alvo Aabloo, Karl Kruusamäe (2018) Intuitive “human-on-the-loop” interface for tele-operating remote mobile manipulator robots, International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS 2018), accepted in April 2018.
15. Robert Valner, Veiko Vunder, Karl Kruusamäe, Mitchell W. Pryor, Andy Zelenak (2018) TeMoto 2.0: Source Agnostic Command-to-Task Architecture Enabling Increased Autonomy in Remote Systems, Proceedings of Waste Management Symposia 2018, 18438.
14. Andrew Sharp, Karl Kruusamäe, Ben Ebersole, Mitch Pryor (2017) Semiautonomous dual-arm mobile manipulator system with intuitive supervisory user interfaces, 2017 IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO).
13. Kinji Asaka, Karl Kruusamäe, Kwang Kim, Viljar Palmre, Kam K. Leang (2016) IPMCs as EAPs: How to Start Experimenting with Them, Electromechanically Active Polymers: A Concise Reference, 215-233.
12. Karl Kruusamäe, Jack Thompson, Mitch Pryor (2016) Spatially-Mapped Human-Robot Interface for Teleoperation of High-Precision Tasks, Decommissioning and Remote System (D&RS 2016), 239-243.
11. Karl Kruusamäe, Mitch Pryor (2016) High-precision telerobot with human-centered variable perspective and scalable gestural interface, 2016 9th International Conference on Human System Interactions (HSI), 190-196.
10. Karl Kruusamäe, Takushi Sugino, Kinji Asaka (2015) Measuring blocking force to interpret ionic mechanisms within bucky-gel actuators, Proc. SPIE 9430, 94300P.
9. Karl Kruusamäe, Ken Mukai, Takushi Sugino, Kinji Asaka (2014) The viscoelastic effect in bending bucky-gel actuators, Proc. SPIE 9056, 90560G.
8. Karl Kruusamäe, Kinji Asaka (2013) Thermo- and electromechanical properties of bucky-gel bending actuators under external loading, 第31回日本ロボット学会学術講演会 (The 31st Annual Conference of the Robotic Society of Japan), RSJ2013AC2L2-01.
7. Karl Kruusamäe, Friedrich Kaasik, Andres Punning and Alvo Aabloo (2013) Self-sensing ionic electromechanically active actuator with patterned carbon electrodes, Proc. SPIE 8687, 868706.
6. Juha Kontio, Patric Granholm, Heikki Valmu, Janne Mäntykoski, Karl Kruusamäe, Marija Aukstuoliene, Loreta Savulioniene, Peter Munkebo Hussmann, Kristina Edström (2012) Supporting programme development with self‐ and cross‐evaluations – results from an international quality assurance project, Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education 2012 (ICEE 2012), 816 - 823.
5. Karl Kruusamäe (2012) Tehislihased: ajamid mikrorobotitele, kuid mitte ainult, Eesti Füüsika Seltsi aastaraamat 2011, XXII aastakäik, 60-72.
4. Indrek Must, Karl Kruusamäe, Urmas Johanson, Tarmo Tamm, Andres Punning, Alvo Aabloo (2011-2012) Characterisation of electromechanically active polymers using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Lecture Notes on Impedance Spectroscopy: Measurement, Modeling and Applications 2, Olfa Kanoun (Ed.), CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group, pp 113-121
3. Karl Kruusamäe, Andres Punning, Alvo Aabloo (2011) Self-sensing properties of carbon-polymer composite (CPC) actuators, Proc. SPIE 7976, 79760Q.
2. 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.
1. Karl Kruusamäe, Andres Punning, Maarja Kruusmaa, Alvo Aabloo (2009) Dynamical variation of the impedances of IPMC, Proc. SPIE 7287, 72870V.

PhD thesis

• Karl Kruusamäe (2012), Deformation-dependent electrode impedance of ionic electromechanically active polymers, Dissertationes physicae Universitatis Tartuensis 83 (128 p).

MSc thesis

• Karl Kruusamäe (2008), Isetundlik IPMC täitur, Magistritöö (30 EAP, 47 lk), Tartu Ülikooli loodus- ja tehnoloogiateaduskond.

Videos

• Temoto [手元] shared autonomy telerobot agent on YouTube: (1) (2) (3)
• Tartu Ülikooli robotikarja animatsioon (DivX, 40.9 MB) (YouTube)
• Team Helina ja Püha Vaim 4000 (XviD, 21.6 MB) (YouTube)
• Berit Talpsepa robootiline skulptuur "Superheterodüünvastuvõtt" (XviD, 21.7 MB) (YouTube)
• Team Helina ja Püha Vaim 3000 (XviD, 28.6 MB) (YouTube)