Publications
Book Chapters
V. Crocher & J. Fong (2024) Fundamentals of neurorehabilitation robotics (engineering perspective), in Rehabilitation Robots for Neurorehabilitation in High-, Low-, and Middle-Income Countries (pp 39-65), Academic Press
Patents
D. Oetomo, Y. Tan, J. Fong, V. Crocher (2021). Electromechanical robotic manipulandum device (US/16614161)
Journal Articles
J. Fong, V Crocher, M Klaic, K Davies, A Rowse, E Sutton, Y Tan, D Oetomo, K Brock & MP Galea (2022) Promoting clinical best practice in a user-centred design study of an upper limb rehabilitation robot, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 17:5, 531-538, DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1785567
M Klaic, J. Fong, V Crocher, K Davies, K Brock, E Sutton, D Oetomo, Y Tan & MP Galea (2022) Application of the extended technology acceptance model to explore clinician likelihood to use robotics in rehabilitation, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2022.2060356
Y. Xu, V. Crocher, J. Fong, Y. Tan & D. Oetomo (2021) Inducing Human Motor Adaptation Without Explicit Error Feedback: A Motor Cost Approach, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 29, pp. 1403-1412, 2021, doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3096516.
W. Wu, J. Fong, V. Crocher, P.V. Lee, D. Oetomo, Y. Tan, & D. C. Ackland. (2018). Modulation of shoulder muscle and joint function using a powered upper-limb exoskeleton. Journal of biomechanics, 72, 7-16.
V. Crocher, J. Fong, T. J. Bosch, Y. Tan, I. Mareels and D. Oetomo (2018), "Upper Limb Deweighting Using Underactuated End-Effector-Based Backdrivable Manipulanda," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 2116-2122, July 2018, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2018.2809605.
J. Fong, Y. Tan, V. Crocher, D. Oetomo, & I. Mareels, I. (2018). Dual-loop iterative optimal control for the finite horizon LQR problem with unknown dynamics. Systems & Control Letters, 111, 49-57.
B. Ploderer, J. Fong, M. Klaic, S. Nair, F. Vetere, L.E. Cofré Lizama, M.P. Galea (2016) How Therapists Use Visualizations of Upper Limb Movement Information From Stroke Patients: A Qualitative Study With Simulated Information, JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol 2016;3(2):e9, doi: 10.2196/rehab.6182
S.H. Zhou, J. Fong, V. Crocher, Y. Tan, D. Oetomo & I. Mareels (2016) Learning control in robot-assisted rehabilitation of motor skills – a review, Journal of Control and Decision, 3:1, 19-43, DOI: 10.1080/23307706.2015.1129295
Conference Articles
X. Cheng, J. Fong, Y. Tan & D. Oetomo, "Investigating User Volitional Influence on Step Length in Powered Exoskeleton Designed for Users with SCI," 2022 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICORR55369.2022.9896596.
J. Fong, K. Bernacki, D. Pham, R. Shah, Y. Tan & D. Oetomo, "Exploring the Utility of Crutch Force Sensors to Predict User Intent in Assistive Lower Limb Exoskeletons," 2022 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICORR55369.2022.9896511.
X. Cheng, J. Fong, Y. Tan & D. Oetomo, (2022). Optimising Balance Margin in Lower Limb Exoskeleton to Assist User-Driven Gait Stability. In: Moreno, J.C., Masood, J., Schneider, U., Maufroy, C., Pons, J.L. (eds) Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends. WeRob 2020. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 27. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_13
J. Fong, E.B. Küçüktabak, V. Crocher, Y. Tan, K.M. Lynch, J.L. Pons & D. Oetomo, (2022). CANopen Robot Controller (CORC): An Open Software Stack for Human Robot Interaction Development. In: Moreno, J.C., Masood, J., Schneider, U., Maufroy, C., Pons, J.L. (eds) Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends. WeRob 2020. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 27. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_47
X. Chen, X. Cheng, J. Fong, D. Oetomo & Y. Tan, "The Effect of Crutch Gait Pattern on Shoulder Reaction Force when Walking with Lower Limb Exoskeletons," 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Mexico, 2021, pp. 7574-7577, doi: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630080.
J. Fong, V. Crocher, Y. Tan & D. Oetomo, "Indirect Robotic Movement Shaping through Motor Cost Influence," 2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Toronto, ON, Canada, 2019, pp. 977-982, doi: 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779430.
V. Crocher, J. Fong, M. Klaic, Y. Tan & D. Oetomo, "Direct versus Indirect Visual Feedback: the Effect of Technology in Neurorehabilitation," 2019 9th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER), San Francisco, CA, USA, 2019, pp. 105-109, doi: 10.1109/NER.2019.8716925.
D. Kremers, J. Fong, V. Crocher, Y. Tan, & D. Oetomo. (2019). Sensorless Force Estimator in Rehabilitation Robotics. In: Masia, L., Micera, S., Akay, M., Pons, J. (eds) Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation III. ICNR 2018. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 21. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01845-0_36
J. Fong, V. Crocher, R. Haddara, D. Ackland, M.P. Galea, Y, Tan & D. Oetomo, "Effect Of Arm Deweighting Using End-Effector Based Robotic Devices On Muscle Activity," 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Honolulu, HI, USA, 2018, pp. 2470-2474, doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512773.
J. Fong, V. Crocher, Y. Tan, D. Oetomo and I. Mareels, "EMU: A transparent 3D robotic manipulandum for upper-limb rehabilitation," 2017 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), London, UK, 2017, pp. 771-776, doi: 10.1109/ICORR.2017.8009341.
G. Sebastian, J. Fong, V. Crocher, Y. Tan, D. Oetomo and I. Mareels, "Quantifying task similarity for skill generalisation in the context of human motor control," 2016 14th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), Phuket, Thailand, 2016, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICARCV.2016.7838705.
M. van Lith, J. Fong, V. Crocher, Y. Tan, I. Mareels & D. Oetomo, "Calibration free upper limb joint motion estimation algorithm with wearable sensors," 2016 14th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), Phuket, Thailand, 2016, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICARCV.2016.7838634.
B. Ploderer, J. Fong, A. Withana. M. Klaic. S., Nair, V. Crocher, F. Vetere & S. Nanayakkara. (2016). ArmSleeve: a patient monitoring system to support occupational therapists in stroke rehabilitation. In Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (pp. 700-711).
J. Fong, V. Crocher, D. Oetomo, Y. Tan and I. Mareels, "Effects of robotic exoskeleton dynamics on joint recruitment in a neurorehabilitation context," 2015 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Singapore, 2015, pp. 834-839, doi: 10.1109/ICORR.2015.7281306.
J. Fong, V. Crocher, D. Oetomo and Y. Tan, "An investigation into the reliability of upper-limb robotic exoskeleton measurements for clinical evaluation in neurorehabilitation," 2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER), Montpellier, France, 2015, pp. 795-798, doi: 10.1109/NER.2015.7146743.
V. Crocher, J. Fong, M. Klaic, D. Oetomo, & Y. Tan. (2014). A Tool to Address Movement Quality Outcomes of Post-stroke Patients. In: Jensen, W., Andersen, O., Akay, M. (eds) Replace, Repair, Restore, Relieve – Bridging Clinical and Engineering Solutions in Neurorehabilitation. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08072-7_53