Elena Rubies
Papers
16
Total Citations
236
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About
Elena Rubies is a leading robotics researcher specializing in omnidirectional mobile robots designed for personal assistance and autonomous navigation. Her work centers on three interconnected areas: the design and 3D-printing of compact omnidirectional wheels, the development of precise self-localization and odometry systems, and the creation of human-robot interaction features that enhance social presence. Rubies’ most significant contributions include the empirical evaluation of path-tracking accuracy for three-wheeled omnidirectional robots (33 citations) and a novel method for mobile robot self-localization using 2D push-broom LIDAR against a pre-existing 2D map (30 citations). She has also advanced practical manufacturing by optimizing omnidirectional wheel designs for FDM/FFF printing using ABS and PLA materials (27 citations), and developed systematic odometry error correction using flower-shaped calibration trajectories (22 citations). Notably, Rubies leads the Assistant Personal Robot (APR) project at the University of Lleida, Spain, which has evolved from the APR-01 to the APR-02 prototype. Her work also explores social robotics, including enhancing eye-gaze contact from an iconic face display to improve a robot’s sense of attention during human interaction. With over 200 total citations across her publications, Rubies is establishing herself as a key innovator in making mobile robots more accurate, autonomous, and socially engaging for real-world assistance tasks.
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- 2Mobile Robot Self-Localization with 2D Push-Broom LIDAR in a 2D Map30 citations · 2020
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- 5Suboptimal Omnidirectional Wheel Design and Implementation21 citations · 2021
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