Abdelfattah Mlika
Papers
23
Total Citations
348
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About
Abdelfattah Mlika is a distinguished robotics researcher whose work centers on the design, optimization, and performance evaluation of parallel robots, with particular emphasis on cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs) and their medical applications. His most celebrated contribution, a multi-objective optimal design framework for rehabilitation robots (2020, 114 citations), established him as a leading voice in therapeutic robotics, a thread he has pursued rigorously through subsequent studies on upper limb rehabilitation systems developed in collaboration with occupational therapists and validated using Qualisys motion capture technology. Mlika's earlier foundational work on spherical parallel manipulators, including his analysis of clearance and manufacturing error effects (2012, 66 citations), demonstrated a deep commitment to precision and real-world mechanical accuracy. His research spans dimensional synthesis, dynamic analysis, workspace identification, and sensitivity-based design selection across multiple robot architectures, including Delta, 3-UPU, and Tri-pyramid configurations. More recently, he has pushed boundaries by addressing CDPRs' rotational workspace limitations through hybrid architectures and developing a novel haptic device for laparoscopic surgery. With a cumulative citation record exceeding 298 citations, Mlika's contributions meaningfully bridge theoretical robotics and life-improving clinical applications.
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- 4Analytical analysis of the dynamic of a spherical parallel manipulator18 citations · 2018
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