Researcher
Dirk Lefeber
- Keywords:Mechanical engineering, General and logistic services
- Disciplines:Human-centered and life-like robotics, Kinematics and dynamics, Physical system modelling, Robot structures, Mechanical drive systems
Affiliations
- Rectorate (Administrative office)
Member
From1 May 2022 → Today - Applied Mechanics (Department)
Member
From1 Mar 2005 → Today - Mechanical Engineering (Department)
Responsible
From1 Oct 1979 → 30 Sep 1991 - Mechanical Engineering (Department)
Member
From1 Oct 1979 → 28 Feb 2005
Projects
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- PoC project PoweRing Design-for-Craftsmanship PoC: A TRL6 golden sample demonstrator of a compact, lightweight, and highly efficient gearbox to drive the next generation of robotsFrom15 Jul 2022 → TodayFunding: IOF - technology concept exploration
- Innovationmandate Spin-Off: PoweRing: A gearbox for the next generation robotsFrom1 May 2022 → TodayFunding: IWT / VLAIO - indirect funding by business world
- ICON project Assisted_DfA - Automatic Assisted Design for AssemblyFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: Flanders Make
- Kinematic Assessment of Real‐time Motion Acquisition of the Human Musculoskeletal System by Dynamic 4D Transversal Imaging (KARMA‐4Dplus)From1 Jul 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- SBO project with a primary economic finality aimed at the transfer to existing companies : Energy-efficient, Lightweight, safe Yet Strong manipulator Arm (ELYSA) for cobot applicationsFrom1 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research (SBO)
- Creation of a BruBotics Rehabilitation Research CenterFrom1 May 2020 → TodayFunding: Hercules - Small and Medium size research infrastructure
- IOF Proof of Concept: Optimalisation of the virtual ability of differential gearboxes to realize very efficient robotics transmissionsFrom1 Jan 2020 → 30 Jun 2021Funding: IOF - technology concept exploration
- GEAR: BruBotics, the Brussels Human Robotics Research Center of the VUBFrom1 Jan 2020 → TodayFunding: IOF - mandates, IOF - technology validation in real environment
- A novel, compact and energy efficient dual motor actuator for dynamic applications in robotics.From1 Jan 2019 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- SMARCOS: Smart Modular Actuator for Robotic Compliant Systems.From1 Jun 2018 → 30 Nov 2019Funding: H2020 - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Publications
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- Prismatic gravity compensator for variable payloads(2022)
Authors: Raphaël Guy Furnémont, Tom Verstraten, Dirk Lefeber, B Vanderborght
Pages: 3749-3756Number of pages: 8 - Human Musculoskeletal and Energetic Adaptations to Unilateral Robotic Knee Gait Assistance(2022)
Authors: Tomislav Baček, Marta Moltedo, Ben Serrien, Kevin Langlois, B Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber
Pages: 1141-1150Number of pages: 10 - Improving the Performance of Industrial Machines with Variable Stiffness Springs(2022)
Authors: Tom Verstraten, Pablo Lopez Garcia, Bert Lenaerts, Branimir Mrak, Dirk Lefeber, Bram Vanderborght
Pages: 115-134Number of pages: 20 - Constant Torque Mechanisms: A Survey(2022)
Authors: Elias Saerens, Raphaël Guy Furnémont, Kevin Langlois, Pablo Lopez Garcia, Stein Crispel, Marco Rossini, Tom Verstraten, Bram Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber
Number of pages: 18 - Performance of the CYBERLEGs motorized lower limb prosthetic device during simulated daily activities(2021)
Authors: Jo Ghillebert, Joost Geeroms, Louis Flynn, Sander De Bock, Renée Govaerts, Elke Lathouwers, Simona Crea, Nicola Vitiello, Dirk Lefeber, Romain Meeusen, et al.
- Design and Evaluation of a Passive Cable-driven Occupational Shoulder Exoskeleton.(2021)
Authors: Marco Rossini, Sander De Bock, Arthur van der Have, Louis Flynn, David Rodriguez Cianca, Kevin De Pauw, Dirk Lefeber, Joost Geeroms, Carlos Rodriguez Guerrero
Pages: 1020-1031Number of pages: 12 - Improved Motion Classification with an Integrated Multimodal Exoskeleton Interface(2021)
Authors: Kevin Langlois, Joost Geeroms, Gabriel-Mathieu Van De Velde, C. Rodriguez-Guerrero, Tom Verstraten, Bram Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber
Number of pages: 11 - Integration of 3D Printed Flexible Pressure Sensors into Physical Interfaces for Wearable Robots(2021)
Authors: Kevin Langlois, Ellen Roels, Gabriel-Mathieu Van De Velde, Cláudia Espadinha, Christopher Van Vlerken, Tom Verstraten, Bram Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber
Pages: 1-17Number of pages: 17 - Automatic synthesis of arthrokinematically compatible exoskeletons. A case study on its application on a shoulder occupational exoskeleton(2021)
Authors: Marco Rossini, Joost Geeroms, Dirk Lefeber, Carlos Rodriguez-Guerrero
- Compliant Actuation for Wearable Robotics(2021)Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence
Authors: Tom Verstraten, Dirk Lefeber
Pages: 91-98Number of pages: 8