Conference Presentations

Conference Presentations with Publication (peer-reviewed original paper)

  1. Fulton, M.J., Prendergast, J.M., DiTommaso, E.R., Rentschler, M.E., “Comparing Visual Odometry Systems in Actively Deforming Simulated Colon Environments,” IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, NV, October, 2020. (Abstract, Video, Presentation Video)
  2. Formosa, G.A., Prendergast, J.M., Edmundowicz, S.A., Rentschler, M.E., “Novel Optimization-Based Design and Surgical Evaluation of a Treaded Robotic Capsule Colonoscope,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France, June, 2020. (Abstract, PDF, Video,  Presentation Video)
  3. Johnson, B.K., Sundaram, V., Naris, M., Acome, E., Ly, K., Correll, N., Keplinger, C.M., Humbert, J.S., Rentschler, M.E., “Identification and Control of a Nonlinear Soft Actuator and Sensor System,” IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Yale University, April, 2020. (Abstract, PDF, Video, Presentation Video)
  4. Schunk, C., Pearson, L., Acome, E., Morrissey, T., Correll, N., Keplinger, C.M., Rentschler, M.E., Humbert, J.S., “System Identification and Closed-Loop Control of a Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic (HASEL) Actuator,” IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Madrid, Spain, October, 2018.
  5. Prendergast, J.M., Formosa, G.A., Heckman, C.R., Rentschler, M.R., “Autonomous Localization, Navigation and Haustral Fold Detection for Robotic Endoscopy,” IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Madrid, Spain, October, 2018.  (Abstract, PDF, Video)
  6. Lauff, C.A., Kotys-Schwartz, D., Rentschler, M.E., “Prototyping Canvas: Building Purposeful Prototypes During Early Stage Design,” ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conference, Quebec City, Canada, August, 2018.
  7. Lauff, C.A., Kotys-Schwartz, D., Rentschler, M.E., “Design Methods used during Early Stages of Product Development: Three Company Cases,” ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conference, Quebec City, Canada, August, 2018.
  8. Lauff, C.A., Kotys-Schwartz, D., Rentschler, M.E., “What is a Prototype? Emergent Roles of Prototype from Empirical Work in Three Diverse Companies,” ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conference, Cleveland, OH, August, 2017.
  9. Lauff, C.A., Kotys-Schwartz, D., Rentschler, M.E., “Perceptions of Prototypes: Pilot Study Comparing Students and Professionals,” ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conference, Cleveland, OH, August, 2017.
  10. Han, F., Yang, X., Deng, Y., Rentschler, M., Yang, D., Zhang, H., "SRAL: Shared Representative Appearance Learning for Long-Term Visual Place Recognition," IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Singapore, June, 2017.
  11. Ortega Alcaide, J., Pearson, L., Rentschler, M., "Design, Modeling and Control of a SMA-Actuated Biomimetic Robot with Novel Functional Skin," IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Singapore, June, 2017. *Top 5 Paper by IEEE Spectrum Magazine (Abstract, PDF, Video)
  12. Han, F., Yang, X., Deng, Y., Rentschler, M., Yang, D., Zhang, H., "Life-Long Place Recognition by Shared Representative Appearance Learning," Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, June, 2016.
  13. O’Connor, K., Lauff, C., Kotys-Schwartz, D., Rentschler, M.E., “Learning and Identity at the Nexus of Practice: Mediated Discourse Analysis as a Methodology for Engineering Education Research,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June, 2015.
  14. Lauff, C., O’Connor, K., Kotys-Schwartz, D., Rentschler, M.E., “Comparing Organizational Structures: Two Case Studies of Engineering Companies,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June, 2015.
  15. Lauff, C., O’Connor, K., Kotys-Schwartz, D., Rentschler, M.E., “How is Design Organized? A Preliminary Study of Spatiotemporal Organization in Engineering Design,” IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Madrid, Spain, October, 2014.
  16. Lauff, C., Weidler-Lewis, J., O’Connor, K., Kotys-Schwartz, D., Rentschler, M.E., “Undergraduate to Professional Engineering Design: A Disconnected Trajectory?,” American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference, Long Beach, CA, April, 2014.
  17. Wang. X., Di Natali, C., Beccani, M., Kern, M., Valdastri, P., Rentschler, M.E. “Novel Medical Wired Palpation Device: A Validation Study of Material Properties,” International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems – Transducers 2013 and Eurosensors XXVII, Barcelona, Spain, May, 2013.
  18. Beccani, M., Di Natali, C., Rentschler, M.E., Valdastri, P. “Wireless Tissue Palpation: Proof of Concept for a Single Degree of Freedom,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Karlsruhe, Germany, May, 2013.
  19. Sliker, L.J., Kern, M.D., Rentschler, M.E. “Preliminary Experimental Results and Modeling for a Four Degree of Freedom Automated Traction Measurement Platform for Quantitative Evaluation of In Vivo Robotic Capsule Colonoscopy Mobility Effectiveness,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Karlsruhe, Germany, May, 2013.
  20. Beccani, M., Di Natali, C., Rentschler, M.E., Valdastri, P. “Uniaxial Wireless Tissue Palpation Device for Minimally Invasive Surgery,” ASME Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April, 2013.
  21. Terry, B.S., Francisco, M., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E. “Sensor for Measuring the Contact Force from Human Myenteric Contractions for In vivo Robotic Capsule Endoscope Mobility,” ASME Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April, 2013.
  22. Terry, B.S., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., "Preliminary Mechanical Characterization of the Small Bowel for In vivo Mobility," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November, 2010.
  23. Wang, X., Qi, H., Rentschler, M.E., "Analysis of Wheel-Tissue Interaction for In vivo Robotic Mobility," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November, 2010.
  24. Hart, K.D., Mitchell, M.B., Rentschler, M.E., "Initial Design and Evaluation of an Intra-Cardiac Camera System for Ventricular Septal Defects," ASME IDETC and CIE – Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August, 2010.
  25. Sliker, L.J., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., "Preliminary In vivo Capsule Crawler Mobility," ASME IDETC and CIE – Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August, 2010.
  26. Rentschler, M.E., Zable, J.A., “Beyond Capstone Design – Developing a New Graduate Design Pedagogy and Program,” Capstone Design Conference, Boulder, CO, June, 2010.
  27. Platt, S.R., Hawks, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., Redden, L., Oleynikov, D., Farritor, S., “Modular Wireless Wheeled In vivo Surgical Robots,” ASME DETC and CIE Conference - 30th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, vol. 2, pp. 727-736, Brooklyn, NY, August, 2008.
  28. Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Oleynikov, D., Iagnemma, K., Farritor, S. “Mobile In Vivo Biopsy Robot,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 4155-4160, Orlando, FL, May, 2006.
  29. Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Hadzialic, A., Platt, S., Oleynikov, D., Iagnemma, K., Farritor, S., “Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of In Vivo Wheeled Mobility,” Proceedings of the ASME DETC and CIE Conference - 28th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, vol. 2, pp. 1241-1249, Salt Lake City, UT, October, 2004.
  30. Rentschler, M., Hover, F., Chryssostomidis, C., “Modeling and Control of an Odyssey III AUV through System Identification Tests”, 13th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, Durham, NH, August, 2003.
  31. Farritor, S., Rentschler, M., “Robotic Highway Safety Markers”, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dynamic Systems and Control Division DSC, vol. 71, pp. 833-839, New Orleans, LA, November, 2002.

Conference Presentations with Publication (paper w/ peer-reviewed original abstract)

  1. Johannes, K., Bowen, L., Zuetell, E., Calahan, K., Long, R., Rentschler, M., “Bulk Experimental Data and Micro Scale Contact Modeling of Adhesion Mechanics of Highly Strained Silicone Micro-Patterned Surfaces in Contact With Soft Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Material,” ASME Verification and Validation Symposium, Baltimore, MD, May, 2020.
  2. Fankell, D., Regueiro, R., Rentschler, M.,“Simulating Arterial Tissue Fusion with a Large Deformation Thermo-Poromechanics Finite Element Model,” Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Cambridge, MA, May, 2018.
  3. Lauff, C., O’Connor, K., Kotys-Schwartz, D., Rentschler, M.E., “Engineering Design Process: More than the 'Standardized Loop',” American Society for Engineering Education Rocky Mountain Section Conference, Denver, CO, April, 2015.
  4. Kramer, E.A., Anderson, N.S. Taylor, K.D., Ferguson, V.L., Rentschler, M.E., "The Role of Glycosaminoglycans in Tissue Adhesion during Energy-Based Vessel Sealing," International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February, 2015.
  5. Fankell, D., Kramer, E.A., Taylor, K.D., Ferguson, V.L., Rentschler, M.E., "A Novel Parameter for Predicting Arterial Fusion and Ablation in Finite Element Models," International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February, 2015.
  6. Cezo, J., Kramer, E., Taylor, K., Ferguson, V., Rentschler, M.E., "Tissue Fusion Bursting Pressure and the Role of Tissue Water Content," BiOS SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February, 2013.
  7. Hawks, J., Rentschler, M., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D., Platt, S., “A Modular Wireless In Vivo Surgical Robot with Multiple Surgical Applications,” Studies in Health Technology and Informatics - Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, vol. 142, pp. 117-121, IOS Press, Long Beach, CA, January, 2009.
  8. Hawks, J., Rentschler, M., Redden, L., Infanger, R., Dumpert, J., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D., Platt, S., “Towards an In Vivo Wireless Mobile Robot for Surgical Assistance,” Studies in Health Technology and Informatics - Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, vol. 132, pp. 153-158, IOS Press, Long Beach, CA, January, 2008.
  9. Joseph, J.V., Boczko, J., Capello, S., Oleynikov, D., Dumpert, J., Rentschler, M., Patel, H.R., “Microrobots in Urology: Video Demonstration of Microrobot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy and Nephrectomy in a Canine Model,” Journal of Endourology. 20: A311, 2006.
  10. Joseph, J.V., Oleynikov, D., Boczko, J., Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Patel, H.R., “Microrobots in urologic surgery: The next step in the evolution of robotic surgery,” Journal of Urology, 175(4): 344, 2006.
  11. Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D., “Mobile In Vivo Biopsy and Camera Robot,” Studies in Health Technology and Informatics - Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, vol. 119, pp. 449-454, IOS Press, Long Beach, CA, January, 2006.
  12. Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D., “Toward In Vivo Mobility,” Studies in Health Technology and Informatics - Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, vol. 111, pp. 397-403, IOS Press, Long Beach, CA, January, 2005.
  13. Rentschler, M., Oleynikov, D., Hadzialic, A., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Farritor, S., “In Vivo Camera Robots Provide Improved Vision for Laparoscopic Surgery,” International Congress Series - Proceedings of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery Conference, vol. 1268, pp. 787-792, Chicago, IL, June, 2004.
  14. Rentschler, M., Hadzialic, A., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D., “In Vivo Robots for Laparoscopic Surgery,” Studies in Health Technology and Informatics - Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, vol. 98, pp. 316-322, IOS Press, Newport Beach, CA, January, 2004.

Conference Presentations without Publication (peer-reviewed original abstract)

  1. Calahan, K., Qi, Y., Long, R., Rentschler, M.E., “Mapping Three-Dimensional Micromechanics for Investigation of Soft Tribology Mechanisms,” Gordon Research Conference – Science of Adhesion, Mount Holyoke College, MA, July, 2019.
  2. Calahan, K., Johannes, K., Long, R., Rentschler, M., “Mapping Three-dimensional Micro-mechanics between Micro-pillars and Soft Gel Substrates for Biomedical Application,” World Congress on Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland, July, 2018.
  3. Johannes, K.G., Rentschler, M., “A Tunable Bio-Inspired Micro-Pillared Surface,” World Congress on Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland, July, 2018.
  4. Rentschler, M., "Micro-Patterned Materials to Enable In vivo Robotic Capsule Endoscope Locomotion," MRS Spring Meeting, Invited Symposium Speaker on A Soft Future - From Electronic Skin to Robotics and Energy Harvesting, Phoenix, AZ, April, 2017. *Meeting Scientific Highlight
  5. Rentschler, M., "Towards Autonomous Robotic Capsule Endoscopy," IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Invited Symposium Speaker on Frontiers of Endoluminal Robotic Surgery, Daejeon, Korea, October, 2016.
  6. Kramer, E., Ferguson, V. L., Rentschler, M.E., "Biothermomechanics of Thermal Tissue Fusion: A Multi-Faceted Interaction," World Congress on Biomechanics, Boston, MA, July, 2014.
  7. Cezo, J., Kramer, E., Schoen, J.A., Ferguson, V., Rentschler, M.E., "Tissue Storage Ex vivo Significantly Increases Vascular Fusion Bursting Pressure," The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Salt Lake City, UT, April, 2014.
  8. Lindley, E.M., Spiegel, B., Zimkowski, M., Rentschler, M.E., Blount, T., Milligan, K., Burger, E.L., Patel, V.V., "A New Method For Clinically Assessing Pain," American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March, 2014.
  9. Kleck, C.J., LaFleur, M., Lindley, E.M., Clark, M., Burger, E.L., Cain, C.M.J., Rentschler, M.E., Razavi-Shearer, D., Patel, V.V., "Pedicle Screw Precision with 3-Dimensional Imaging, Navigation, and Measurement," SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress, Hyderabad, India, October, 2013.
  10. Lindley, E.M., Spiegel, B., Milligan, K., Zimkowski, M., Rentschler, M.E., Burger, E.L., Patel, V.V., "A New Method For Clinically Assessing Pain," SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress, Hyderabad, India, October, 2013.
  11. Lindley, E., Zimkowski, M., Patel, V., Rentschler, M.E., "Pain Sensitivity Testing Using A Novel Computer-Controlled Pressure Algometer That Simultaneously Records Sympathetic Nervous System Responses to Pain Stimuli," American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Honolulu, HI, May, 2012.
  12. Mills, Z., Terry, B., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., "Single Port Access Surgery with a Novel Magnet Camera System," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November, 2011 (IMECE2011-63963).
  13. Lyle, A., Terry, B., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., "An Experimental Evaluation of Small Bowel Friction Forces when Eliminating Edge Effects," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November, 2011 IMECE2011-63943).
  14. Kern, M., Sliker, L.J., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., "Preliminary In vivo Capsule Endoscopic Mobility Using Micro-Patterned Treads," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November, 2011 (IMECE2011-63723).
  15. Sliker, L.J., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., "The Design and Experimental Evaluation of Micro-Patterned Treads for In vivo Robotic Mobility," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November, 2011 (IMECE2011-63766).
  16. Cezo, J., Ferguson, V., Rentschler, M.E., "Computational Modeling of Direct Heat Tissue Fusion," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November, 2011 (IMECE2011-62134).
  17. Terry, B.S., Schoen, J.A., Rentschler, M.E., "Development and Characterization of a Novel Sensor for Measuring the Radial Force from Myenteric Contractions," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November, 2011 (IMECE2011-62121).
  18. Wang, X., Qi, H.J., Rentschler, M.E., "A Theoretical Study of Friction for In vivo Surgical Robotic Wheel-Tissue Interaction," ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, CO, November, 2011 (IMECE2011-62386).
  19. Wood, N., Lehman, A., Rentschler, M., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D., “A Robotic Assistant for Surgical Dissection,” Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, Long Beach, CA, January, 2009.
  20. Lehman, A., Dumpert, J., Visty, A., Rentschler, M., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D., "Towards Cooperative Miniature Robots for Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery," Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA) Congress, Rome, Italy, January, 2008.
  21. Berg, K., Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Lehman, A., Platt, S., Oleynikov, D., Farritor, S., “Surgery with Cooperative Robots,” Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference, Long Beach, CA, February, 2007.
  22. Rentschler, M., Berg, K., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Oleynikov, D., Farritor, S., “In vivo Robotics during the NEEMO 9 Mission,” Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference, Long Beach, CA, February, 2007.
  23. Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Lehman, A., Berg, K., Platt, S., Oleynikov, D., Farritor, S., “In Vivo Robots for Tele-Surgery During Long-Term Space Flight,” American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Space Conference, San Jose, CA, September, 2006.
  24. Boczko, J., Capello, S., Oleynikov, D., Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Patel, H.R., Joseph, J.V., “Microrobots in Urology: Video Demonstration of Microrobot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy and Nephrectomy in a Canine Model,” The 24th World Congress of Endourology, Cleveland, OH, August, 2006.
  25. Rentschler, M., Reid, J., “LS-DYNA Simulation of In vivo Surgical Robot Mobility,” The 9th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, Dearborn, MI, June, 2006.
  26. Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D., “Natural Orifice Surgery with an Endoluminal Mobile Robot,” The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Dallas, TX, April 2006.
  27. Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Iagnemma, K., Oleynikov, D., Farritor, S., "In vivo Mobile Surgical Robotic Task Assistance," Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April, 2006.
  28. Rentschler, M., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D., “Mobile In Vivo Robots Can Assist In Abdominal Exploration,” The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Fort Lauderdale, FL, April, 2005.
  29. Dumpert, J., Rentschler, M., Platt, S., Farritor, S., Oleynikov, D., “Improving In Vivo Robot Vision Quality,” Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, Long Beach, CA, January, 2005.
  30. Narazaki, K., Oleynikov, D., DiMartino, A., Rentschler, M., Stergiou, N., “Objective Quantification of Proficiency in Robotic Laparoscopy with Bimanual Inanimate Tasks,” Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, Long Beach, CA, January, 2005.
  31. Oleynikov, D., Rentschler, M., Hadzialic, A., Dumpert, J., Platt, S., Farritor, S., “Miniature Robots Can Assist in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy,” The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Denver, CO, March, 2004.