Home address:
Phuoc Thien DO
Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 22012, Republic of Korea
Phone: (84).329883131
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=MK8XbSkAAAAJ&hl=vi&oi=ao
Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1765-9840
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Do-Thien-5
University address:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Incheon National University, (Songdo-dong), 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 22012, Republic of Korea.
E-mail: thien.dobk98@inu.ac.kr/
thiendo.me98@gmail.com
About me
Phuoc Thien Do received the B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2021 and the M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Incheon National University, Republic of Korea, in 2025. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Incheon National University. He conducts his research at the Specialized Drone and Robotics Laboratory. His research interests include SMA actuators, robotic grippers, sensing, intelligent robotic systems, artificial intelligence, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Research Interests
Automation Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Soft Robotics.
Education
09/2025 - Present PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University (INU), Republic of Korea. Studying
09/2022 - 12/2024 Ms.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University (INU), Republic of Korea. Graduated
08/2016 - 10/2021 B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam. Graduated
Career
3/2025 - present Senior Researcher at LASTMILE Co. LTD Research Center.
Journal Article
2027
A Tendon-Actuated 3D-Printed Four-Finger Gripper with Segmented Flex Sensors for Learning-Based Object Geometry Perception, preparing to submit.
Active-Perception Grasping of Fragile Objects Using a Three-Descriptor Touch Protocol, preparing to submit.
Hysteresis-Aware Force Regulation of a Two-Way SMA Spring Gripper Using Recurrent Neural Modeling , preparing to submit.
2026
On-Gripper Vision and AI-Driven Reconfiguration of a Multi-Configuration Soft Gripper for Adaptive Object Grasping , preparing to submit.
A Four-Fingered Soft Pneumatic Gripper with Independently Reorientable Bending Planes for Shape-Adaptive Grasping , preparing to submit.
Thermomechanical Characterization and Hybrid LSTM–XGBoost Force Sensing of a Two Way SMA Spring Actuator for Robotic Grasping, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Under review.
Tactile-Sensor-Free Grasping Force Estimation for an SMA Spring Robotic Gripper Using Deep Reinforcement Learning and LSTM, Results in Engineering, Under review.
[5] Phuoc Thien Do, Quang Ngoc Le, Hyeongmo Park, Hyunho Kim, Seungbo Shim, Kihan Park, and Yeongjin Kim. 2026. "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Temperature Control of a Two-Way SMA-Actuated Tendon-Driven Gripper" Actuators 15, no. 1: 37. (https://doi.org/10.3390/act15010037), Q2, IF 2.4
2023
[4] Kim, Hyunho, Sujin Jang, Phuoc Thien Do, Chang Kee Lee, Bummo Ahn, Suncheol Kwon, Handdeut Chang, and Yeongjin Kim. 2023. "Development of Wearable Finger Prosthesis with Pneumatic Actuator for Patients with Partial Amputations" Actuators 12, no. 12: 434. https://doi.org/10.3390/act12120434), Q2, IF 2.4
[3] Phuoc Thien Do, Hoai Phuong Le, "Forward Kinematics-based Prediction of Bending Motion for Soft Pneumatic Actuators with Varying Air Chamber", Proceedings of Engineering and Technology Innovation, vol. 24, pp. 41-52, doi: 10.46604/peti.2023.10536. (https://doi.org/10.46604/peti.2023.10536), Q2
[2] Phuoc Thien Do, Quang Ngoc Le, Quoc Viet Luong, Hyun-Ho Kim, Hyeong-Mo Park, and Yeong-Jin Kim. 2023. "Tendon-Driven Gripper with Variable Stiffness Joint and Water-Cooled SMA Springs" Actuators 12, no. 4: 160, doi: 10.3390/act12040160. (https://doi.org/10.3390/act12040160), Q2, IF 2.4
2021
[1] Phuong H. Le, Thien P. Do, and Du B. Le, "A Soft Pneumatic Finger with Different Patterned Profile," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 10, No.10, pp. 577-582, October 2021. doi: 10.18178/ijmerr.10.10.577-582. (https://doi.org/10.18178/ijmerr.10.10.577-582), Q3, IF 1.0
Conference Article
2021
[1] P. T. Do, D. T. Vo and H. P. Le, "A Soft Pneumatic Robotic Glove for Hand Rehabilitation After Stroke," 2021 20th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2021, pp. 7-12, doi: 10.1109/ICAR53236.2021.9659404. (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9659404/)
References
Ph.D.,
Kim Yeongjin
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University (INU), Republic of Korea
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), LASTMILE Co LTD
Email: ykim@inu.ac.kr
Ph.D.,
Le Quang Ngoc
Lecturer, Falcuty of Mechanical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), VNU
Email: lqngoc@hcmut.edu.vn
Ph.D.,
Le Hoai Phuong
Lecturer, Falcuty of Mechanical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), VNU
Email: lhphuong@hcmut.edu.vn
