Researcher
Tom Verstraten
- Keywords:Mechanical engineering
- Disciplines:Human-centered and life-like robotics, Physical system modelling, Robot structures, Kinematics and dynamics, Mechanical drive systems, Smart lightweight structures
Affiliations
- Applied Mechanics (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2020 → Today - Faculty of Engineering (Faculty)
Member
From26 Aug 2015 → 8 Mar 2018 - Applied Mechanics (Department)
Responsible
From1 Oct 2013 → 30 Sep 2021 - Faculty of Engineering (Faculty)
Member
From16 Aug 2010 → 6 Jul 2012
Projects
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- Embodied intelligence in robotic arms: leveraging human-inspired morphology for intra- and interpersonal coordinationFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - mobility
- 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
- IOF PoC “Exo4Work Spin-off: advancement and valorization of occupational exoskeleton prototypes through the creation of a spin-off company.”From1 Jan 2021 → Today
- 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)
- Interreg project EXSKALLERATE: ACCELERATE adoption of EXOSKELETONS for construction and manufacturing applications in the North Sea RegionFrom1 Jan 2020 → TodayFunding: EU - out of framework - indefinite
- IOF Proof of Concept: Optimalisation of the virtual ability of differential gearboxes to realize very efficient robotics transmissionsFrom1 Jan 2020 → 30 Jun 2021
- e-VALVAS: New actuation paradigms with high efficiency for VAriable Load at VArying SpeedFrom1 Oct 2013 → 30 Sep 2017Funding: FWO fellowships
Publications
1 - 10 of 49
- An energy efficiency index for elastic actuators during resonant motion(2022)
Authors: Andrea Calanca, Tom Verstraten
Pages: 1450-1474Number of pages: 25 - Prismatic gravity compensator for variable payloads(2022)
Authors: Raphaël Guy Furnémont, Tom Verstraten, Dirk Lefeber, Bram Vanderborght
Pages: 3749-3756Number of pages: 8 - A Virtual Element-Based Postural Optimization Method for Improved Ergonomics during Human-Robot Collaboration(2022)
Authors: Ilias El Makrini, Glenn Mathijssen, Sten Verhaegen, Tom Verstraten, Bram Vanderborght
Number of pages: 12 - 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 - Challenges and Solutions for Application and Wider Adoption of Wearable Robots(2021)
Authors: Jan Babic, Matteo Laffranchi, Federico Tessari, Tom Verstraten, Domen Novak, Nejc Sarabon, Barkan Ugurlu, Luka Peternel, Diego Torricelli, Jan Veneman
- 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, B Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber
Number of pages: 11 - Autonomous Assembly Planning of Demonstrated Skills with Reinforcement Learning in Simulation(2021)
Authors: Joris De Winter, Ilias El Makrini, Greet Van De Perre, Ann Nowé, Tom Verstraten, Bram Vanderborght
Pages: 1097-1110Number of pages: 14 - A generic algorithm for computing optimal ergonomic postures during working in an industrial environment(2021)
Authors: Atieh Merikh Nejadasl, Ilias El Makrini, Greet Van De Perre, Tom Verstraten, B Vanderborght
Pages: 1-10Number of pages: 10 - Analysis of the dynamics of a slider-crank mechanism locally actuated with an act-and-wait controller(2021)
Authors: Jarl Beckers, Tom Verstraten, Bjorn Verrelst, Francesco Contino, Joeri Van Mierlo
Number of pages: 12