Publications
Peer-Reviewed Conference
Book chapters
Patents
Honors and Awards
Grant
Publications
2024
- Choudhury R, Park JH*, Banarjee C, Coca M, Fukuda D, Xie R, Stout JR, Thiamwong L. Association between Monitor-Independent Movement Summary (MIMS) and Fall Risk Appraisal Combining Fear of Falling and Physiological Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Frontiers in Aging; 2024;5 doi: 10.3389/fragi.2024.1284694
- Lafontant K, Blount A, Suarez JRM, Fukuda DH, Stout JR, Trahan EM, Lighthall NR, Park JH, Xie R, Thiamwong L. Comparing Sensitivity, Specificity, and Accuracy of Fall Risk Assessments in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Clin Interv Aging. 2024;19:581-588 https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S453966
- Sterner DA, Stout JR, Lafontant K, Park J, Fukuda DH, Thiamwong L, Phase Angle and Impedance Ratio as Indicators of Physical Function and Fear of Falling in Older Adult Women: Cross-Sectional Analysis
JMIR Aging 2024;7:e53975 doi: 10.2196/53975
2023
- Thiamwong L, Xie R, Park J, Lighthall N, Loerzel V, Stout J, Optimizing a Technology-Based Body and Mind Intervention to Prevent Falls and Reduce Health Disparities in Low-Income Populations: Protocol for a Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial, JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e51899 DOI: 10.2196/51899
- Renziehausen, J, Bergquist, A, Park, J-H, Hill, E, Wells, A, Stout, J, Fukuda, D. Time of Day Effects on Anaerobic Performance Using a Nonmotorized Treadmill. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 37(10):p 2002-2007, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004521
- Bayat N, Kim J-H, Choudhury R, Kadhim IF, Al-Mashhadani Z, Aldritz Dela Virgen M, Latorre R, De La Paz R, Park J-H*. Vision Transformer Customized for Environment Detection and Collision Prediction to Assist the Visually Impaired. Journal of Imaging. 2023; 9(8):161. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging9080161
- Thiamwong L, Tongsiri S, Suwanno S, Xie R, Ng BP, Park J-H, Li W, Eckstrom E, Community Health Workers and Care Managers Implement the CDC’s Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) Program for Older Adults in a Low and Middle-Income Country: A Pilot Study. OAJ Gerontol & Geriatric Med. 2023; 7(2): 555710. DOI: 10.19080/OAJGGM.2023.07.555710
- Al-Mashhadani Z, Bayat N, Kadhim IF, Choudhury R, Park J-H*. The Efficacy and Utility of Lower-Dimensional Riemannian Geometry for EEG-Based Emotion Classification. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(14):8274. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148274
- J. Fu, Z. Al-Mashhadani, K. Currier, A. Al-Ani and J. Park*, “Challenges and Trends of Machine Learning in the Myoelectric Control System for Upper Limb Exoskeletons and Exosuits” in Multi-Robot Systems, K. Dr. Serdar Ed. Rijeka: IntechOpen, p. Ch. 16. 2023 (ISBN 978-1-83768-289-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.111901)
- Thiamwong L, Xie R, Park JH, Choudhury R, Malatyali A, Li W, Eckstrom E, Stout JR. Levels of Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity in Older Adults With a Mismatch Between Physiological Fall Risk and Fear of Falling. J Gerontol Nurs. 2023 Jun;49(6):41-49. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20230512-06. Epub 2023 Jun 1. PMID: 37256756; PMCID: PMC10513747.
- Choudhury R, Park J-H*, Banarjee C, Thiamwong L, Xie R, Stout JR. Associations of Mutually Exclusive Categories of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Body Composition and Fall Risk in Older Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):3595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043595
- M. Hosseini, S., Ehyaei, A., Park, J., Fu, J., Safari A., “A Constrained Model Predictive Controller for Two Cooperative Tripod Mobile Robots”, Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 2023;0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01423312231152645
2022
- Bayat N, Davey DD, Coathup M, Park J-H*. White Blood Cell Classification Using Multi-Attention Data Augmentation and Regularization. MDPI Big Data and Cognitive Computing. 2022; 6(4):122. https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc6040122
- Thiamwong, L., Xie, R., Park, J-H., Lighthall, N., Loerzel, V., Stout, J., A Technology-based body-mind intervention for low-income American order adults, Innovation in Aging, Volume 6, Issue Supplement_1, November 2022, Page 273, doi: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.1080
- Fukuda, D.H., Thiamwong, L., Park, J.H. and Stout, J.R., 2022. Evaluation of bioelectrical impedance vector analysis according to fall risk appraisal categorization in older adults, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 54(9S), p.481.DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000881120.25102.81
- Fu, J., Choudhury, R., M. Hosseini, S., Simpson, R., Choudhury, R., Park, J.*, “Myoelectric Control Systems for Upper Limb Wearable Robots-A systematic review”, Sensors (Basel). 2022 Oct 24;22(21):8134. DOI: 10.3390/s22218134
- Kim JH, Kwon S, Fu J, Park JH*. Hair Follicle Classification and Hair Loss Severity Estimation Using Mask R-CNN. J Imaging. 2022 Oct 14;8(10):283. doi: 10.3390/jimaging8100283
- Choudhury R, Park JH*, Thiamwong L, Xie R, Stout JR. Objectively Measured Physical Activity Levels and Associated Factors in Older US Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Aging. 2022 Aug 22;5(3):e38172. doi: 10.2196/38172
2021
- Thiamwong L, Stout JR, Park JH, Yan X., “Technology-Based Fall Risk Assessments for Older Adults in Low-Income Settings: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study” JMIR Res Protoc. 2021 Apr 7;10(4):e27381. DOI: 10.2196/27381
- Armstrong, NC, Park, JH, Tweedell, A, Boynton, A, “Redistributing torso borne load from the shoulders to the hips: a preliminary evaluation of the VIRTUS Dynamic Weight Distribution System”, DSTL/TR116601-1, 2021
- Tweedell A, Boynton A, Park JH, “Physical Task and Sensor Considerations for Close Combat Exoskeletons” ARL-TR-9218, DTIC, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, pp. 1-45, 2021
– 2020
- R. Murray, C. Ophaswongse, J. Park and S. Agrawal, “Characterizing Torso Stiffness in Female Adolescents With and Without Scoliosis,” in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 1634-1641, April 2020, DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2020.2969945
- H. Crowell, J. Park, C. Haynes, J. Neugebauer, A. Boynton, “Design, evaluation, and research challenges relevant to exoskeletons and exosuits for military load carriage: a 26-year perspective from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory,” IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 0: pp. 1–14, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/24725838.2018.1563571
- H. Crowell, G. Kanagaki, M. O’Donovan, C. Haynes, J. Park, J. Neugebauer, E. Hennessy, A. Boynton, B. Mitchell, A. Tweedell, H. Girolamo, “Methodologies for evaluating the effects of physical augmentation technologies on Soldier performance,” ARL-TR-8444, DTIC AD1057611, US Army Research lab, Aberdeen Proving Ground, United States, pp. 1-78, 2018. [link]
- J. Park, P. Stegall, D. Roye Jr., S. Agrawal, “Robotic Spine Exoskeleton (RoSE): Characterizing the Three-dimensional Stiffness of the Human Torso in Treatment of Spine Deformity,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 26(5), pp. 1026-1035, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2018.2821652
- A. Boynton, J. Park, J. Neugebauer, “Biomechanical, physiologic, and mobility performance changes during prolonged load carriage,” Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20S, S172-S174, 2017. [link]
- J. Park, P. Stegall, H. Zhang, S. Agrawal, “Walking with a backpack using load distribution and dynamic load compensation reduces metabolic cost and adaptations to loads,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 25(9), pp. 1419-1430, 2017. DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2016.2627057
- J. Park, P. Stegall, S. Agrawal, “Reducing Dynamic Loads from a Backpack during Load Carriage using an Upper Body Assistive Device,” Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME. 8(5), 051017, pp. 1-8, 2016. DOI: 10.1115/1.4032214
- J. Park, X. Jin, S. Agrawal, “Second Spine: Upper Body Assistive Device for Human Load Carriage,” Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME. 7(1), 011012, pp. 1-11, 2015 DOI: 10.1115/1.4029293
- J. Park, K. Yoon, “Designing a Biomimetic Ornithopter Capable of Sustained and Controlled Flight,” Journal of Bionic Engineering. 5(1), pp. 39-47, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1672-6529(08)60005-0
Peer-Reviewed Conference
2023
- J. Fu, R. Choudhury and J. -H. Park*, “Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Upper Limb Neuromusculoskeletal Simulator for Modelling Human Motor Control,” 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), Honolulu, Oahu, HI, USA, 2023, pp. 2789-2795, doi: 10.1109/SMC53992.2023.10394268
- Z. Al-Mashhadani and J. -H. Park*, “Autonomous Agricultural Monitoring Robot for Efficient Smart Farming,” 2023 23rd International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), Yeosu, Korea, Republic of, 2023, pp. 640-645, doi: 10.23919/ICCAS59377.2023.10316866
- N. Bayat, Q. Li and J. -H. Park*, “Stochastic Economic Dispatch Considering Demand Response and Endogenous Uncertainty,” 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/PESGM52003.2023.10252780.
2022
- N. Bayat and J. -H. Park*, “Particle Swarm Optimization Based Demand Response Using Artificial Neural Network Based Load Prediction,” 2022 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 2022, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/NAPS56150.2022.10012263.
- G. R. Carbonell, R. Choudhury, E. Frankle, I. F. Kadhim, D. Fukuda and J. -H. Park*, “Work-sharing of Upper and Lower Limbs (WULL) to Assist Ambulatory Movements,” 2022 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/BioRob52689.2022.9925403.
- B. Lu, J. Fu, S. M. Hosseini and J. -H. Park*, “Modeling and Characterization of 3D Printed Flexible Mesh Structure for Wearable Interface,” 2022 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2022, pp. 01-08, doi: 10.1109/BioRob52689.2022.9925405.
- Kadhim, IF, Aracena Alvial, AA, Frankle, E, Rios Carbonell, G, Hosseini, SM, Fukuda, D, Stout, J, & Park, J*. “Variable Resistance Suit (VARS) for Enhancing Resistance Training.” Proceedings of the ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 7: 46th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR). St. Louis, Missouri, USA. August 14–17, 2022. V007T07A055. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2022-91042
- J. Fu, S. M. Hosseini, R. Simpson, A. Brooks, R. Huff and J. -H. Park*, “A Bilateral Six Degree of Freedom Cable-driven Upper Body Exosuit,” 2022 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), Guilin, Guangxi, China, 2022, pp. 617-623, doi: 10.1109/ICMA54519.2022.9856241. – “Best Student Paper Award”
- Devasundaram, S., Raymond, A., Virgen, M., Shapiro, D. and Park, J-H*. Design of a Reconfigurable Multimodal Wearable Sensor Network (RMWSN) for Human Health and Ambience Monitoring. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Sensor Networks, ISBN 978-989-758-551-7, ISSN 2184-4380, pages 26-33. 2022 DOI: 10.5220/0010838100003118
-2020
- R. Murray, C. Ophaswongse, J. Park and S. Agrawal, “Characterizing Torso Stiffness in Female Adolescents with and without Scoliosis,” 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Paris, France, May 31 – June 4, 2020
- A. Boynton, J. Park, J. Neugebauer, “Biomechanical, physiologic, and mobility performance changes during prolonged load carriage,” 4th International Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance (ICSPP), Melbourne, Australia, 28 Nov-1 Dec, 2017
- J. Park, P. Stegall, S. Agrawal, S. Yarlagadda, J. Tierney, S. Sharma, J. Gillespie, “Wearable Upper Body Suit for Assisting Human Load Carriage,” Proceeding of ASME. International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Volume 5B: 39th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2015-47973, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, August 2–5, 2015 – “Best Paper Award Honorable Mention”
- J. Park, P. Stegall, S. Agrawal, “Dynamic brace for correction of abnormal postures of the human spine,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 5922-5927, Seattle, WA, May 26-30, 2015
- Z. Sheng, J. Park, P. Stegall, S. Agrawal, “Analytic Determination of Wrench Closure Workspace of Spatial Cable Driven Parallel Mechanisms,” Proceeding of ASME. International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Volume 5C: 39th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2015-47976, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, August 2–5, 2015
- J. Park, X. Jin, S. Agrawal, “Compensating inertia forces during human load carrying using a motorized second spine,” Proceeding of ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Volume 5B: 38th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2014-34853, Buffalo, New York, USA, August 17–20, 2014
- J. Park, D. Zanotto, V. Vashista, X. Jin, P. Stegall, S. Agrawal, “Second Spine: A device to relieve stresses on the upper body during loaded walking,” 5th IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BIOROB), pp. 689-694, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug 12-15, 2014
- J. Park, S. Agrawal, “Dynamic effects of Asymmetric In-Phase Flapping (AIF) on forward flight,” 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 3550-3555, Hong Kong, China, 31 May-7 June, 2014
- J. Park, P. Stegall, D. Zanotto, V. Vashista, X. Jin, S. Agrawal, “Design of the second spine: A secondary pathway to transfer loads from the shoulders to the pelvis,” Proceeding of ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC), Volume 6B: 37th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2013-12795, Portland, Oregon, Aug 4–7, 2013
- J. Park, E. Yang, C. Jang, S. Agrawal, “Kinematics Design of an Asymmetric In-Phase Flapping Mechanism for MAVs,” 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 5099-5104, Saint Paul, MN, May 14-18, 2012
- J. Park, K. Yoon, H. Park, J. Kim, S. Jun, “Development on flapping aerial vehicle designed to load flexible solar cell wing,” Proceedings of 2009 Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences (KSAS), pp. 868-887, 2009
- J. Park, H. Kim, S. Hong, K. Yoon, “Development and experimental study of flapping characteristics on bio-mimetic flapping wings,” Proceedings of 2007 Korean Society of Aeronautical & Space Sciences (KSAS), pp. 823-826, 2007
- J. Park, K. Yoon, H. Park, “Development of bio-mimetic composite wing structures and experimental study of flapping characteristics,” 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), Sanya, China, pp. 25-30, Dec. 2007
- J. Park, K. Yoon, H. Park, “Designing bio-mimetic ornithopter capable of sustained and control flight,” 2007 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Unmanned System (ICIUS07), Bali, Indonesia, Oct. 2007
- J. Park, K. Yoon, “Development of micro flying robot with flapping wings composed of bio-mimetic composite structures,” International Symposium on Nature-Inspired Technology (ISNIT07), Daejun, South Korea, Oct. 2007
- J. Park, B. Yoon, H. Kim, K. Yoon, “Design/Manufacturing/Test of flapping micro air vehicle,” 2007 Proceedings of Korean Society of Aeronautical & Space Sciences (KSAS), pp. 252-255, 2007
Book chapters
- Fu, Z. Al-Mashhadani, K. Currier, A. Al-Ani and J. Park, “Challenges and Trends of Machine Learning in the Myoelectric Control System for Upper Limb Exoskeletons and Exosuits” in Multi-Robot Systems, K. Dr. Serdar Ed. Rijeka: IntechOpen, p. Ch. 16, 2023 (ISBN 978-1-83768-289-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.111901)
- K. Yoon, J. Park, S. Widhiarini, “MAV‐Motivated Structures and Materials,” Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering (eds R. Blockley and W. Shyy), pp. 3550-3555, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Dec. 15, 2010 (ISBN: 978-0-470-75440-5; DOI: 10.1002/9780470686652.eae405)
- J. Park, K. Yoon, “Designing Cicada-Mimetic Flapping Wing with Composite Wing Structure and Application to Flapping MAV,” Intelligent Unmanned Systems: Theory and Applications (eds A. Budiyono, B. Riyanto, E. Joelianto), pp. 119-133, Springer, 2009 (ISBN: 978-3-642-00264-9; DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00264-9)
Patents
- J-H. Park, I. Kadhim, A. Alvial, G. Carbonell, S. Mohammadhosseini, “VARIABLE RESISTANCE EXERCISE APPAREL”, US Patent 63/343,302, May 19, 2022
- J-H. Park, G. Carbonell, E. Frankle, “Appendage Work Sharing Apparatus”, US Patent 63/345,295, May 27, 2022
- C. Kim, J. Ring, J. Nijssen, S. Pratt, S. Agrawal, P. Stegall, J. Park, “Back brace,” US Patent (US 2018/0042755 A1), Feb. 18, 2018
- S. Agrawal, J. Park, P. Stegall, “Spinal treatment device, methods, and systems,” US (US 2017/0042717 A1), European (EP3134038A4) and International (WO2015164814A3), Feb. 16, 2017
- S. Agrawal, J. Park, M. Bundy, “An Asymmetric In-Phase Flapping Mechanism for MAVs”, UD12-20, 61/570,372 (provisional patent pending), Dec. 2011.
Honors and Awards
- Geela Ramos : Order of Pegasus & Founders’ Day Student Award (April 2023)
- Jirui Fu : Best Student Paper award 2022 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), Guilin, Guangxi, China, 2022 (Aug 2022)
- Renoa Choudhury : UCF Multidisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (2022-2024 Academic year) (July 2022)
- Renoa Choudhury : David T. and Jane M. Donaldson Memorial Graduate Scholarship (2021-2022 Academic year) (Aug 2021)
- Robert Riley : Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) for Summer 2021 (May 2021)
- Geela Ramos : Distinguished Undergraduate Research Award (May 2021)
- Senior Design Team won First place in the Interdisciplinary division (April 2021)
- Sonia Alvarez : Scholarship awarded during 2021 UCF Research Week (April 2021)
- Renoa Choudhury : Scholarship awarded during 2021 UCF Research Week (April 2021)
- Magdalena Pasternak : Scholarship awarded during 2021 UCF Research Week (April 2021)
- Joon-Hyuk Park : Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award (Ladda Thiamwong, Jeffrey Stout, Joon-Hyuk Park, Xin Yan), US National Academy of Medicine / National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (Oct 2020)
- Apoorva Shah : Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) for Summer 2020 (April 2020)
- Arnaldo Baretto : Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) for Summer 2020 (April 2020)
- Joon-Hyuk Park : National Academy of Science – Research Associateship Program (NRC-RAP) awarded to postdocs to promote excellence in scientific and technological research conducted by the U.S. government at sponsoring federal laboratories and affiliated institutions (Aug 22, 2016 to Aug 21, 2019)
- Joon-Hyuk Park : Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention) at the 39th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (ASME/IDETC), for the paper: “Wearable upper body suit for assisting human load carriage” (Apr 4, 2015)
- Joon-Hyuk Park : NASA Graduate Fellowship awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement as a graduate fellow (NASA/DESGC Grant NNX10AN63H)
Grant
- VentureWell
“Collaborative Healthcare Innovation: Designing Assistive Technology for Adults (CHI-DATA)” (28394-23)
PI: Carolyn Buchanan
Period: 02/01/24-08/31/2027
Amount: $25,108.00 Total Costs - National Institutes of Health
“Investigators from Novices, a Transdisciplinary Research Education Program to Increase Diversity (INTREPID) in Aging Research” (R25 AG076410)
PI: Norma Conner (UCF CON)
Period: 04/01/23-03/31/2028
Amount: $1.86 M Total Costs - National Institutes of Health
“Optimizing a technology-based body and mind intervention to prevent falls and reduce health
disparities in low-income populations” (R01 MD018025)
PI: Ladda Thiamwong
Co-I: Joon-Hyuk Park, Jeffrey Stout (UCF Kinesiology), Rui Xie (Statistic and data science), Nichole Lighthall (Psychology), Vicki Loerzel (CON)
Period: 01/01/2023-12/30/2027
Amount: $2.3M Total Costs - UCF Research Seed Funding, Interdisciplinary Research Award
“Technology-based fall risk assessments for older adults in low-income settings” (R03 AG069799)
PI: Ladda Thiamwong
Co-I: Joon-Hyuk Park, Jeffrey Stout (UCF Kinesiology), Xin Yan (UCF Statistics)
Period: 07/01/2022-06/30/2023
Amount: $45,000 Total Costs - National Institutes of Health
“Technology-based fall risk assessments for older adults in low-income settings” (R03 AG069799)
PI: Ladda Thiamwong
Co-I: Joon-Hyuk Park, Jeffrey Stout (UCF Kinesiology), Xin Yan (UCF Statistics)
Period: 09/30/2020-06/30/2022
Amount: $149,000 Total Costs - Learning Institute for Elders (LIFE) at the University of Central Florida
“Technology innovation enabling falls risk assessments and physical activity in low-income older
adults” (26038A06)
PI: Ladda Thiamwong (UCF College of Nursing)
Co-I: Joon-Hyuk Park, Jeffrey Stout (UCF Kinesiology), Xin Yan (UCF Statistics)
Period: 09/01/2020-08/31/2021
Amount: $7,200 Total Costs