Abdelkrim Brahmi
École de Technologie Supérieure, Université du Québec à Montréal, College Ahuntsic
Papers
16
Total Citations
434
H-Index
9
About
Abdelkrim Brahmi is a robotics and control systems researcher whose work sits at the intersection of rehabilitation engineering, adaptive control theory, and human-robot interaction. He has made significant contributions to the development of intelligent control strategies for exoskeleton robots, with a particular focus on addressing real-world challenges such as uncertain dynamics, external disturbances, and safe physical interaction with human users. Brahmi's most influential work, cited over 111 times, introduced a backstepping approach combined with time-delay estimation to enable precise control of a 7-DOF exoskeleton for passive rehabilitation, a landmark contribution to assistive robotics. His subsequent research expanded this foundation through novel adaptive impedance control with nonlinear disturbance observers (96 citations) and improved sliding mode controllers with adaptive reaching laws (70 citations), collectively advancing the robustness and responsiveness of rehabilitation systems. His broader portfolio also addresses mobile manipulators, compliant wearable robots, and human inverse kinematics-based control, demonstrating impressive versatility across robotic platforms. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 400, Brahmi's research has meaningfully shaped how engineers approach uncertainty compensation and human-centered robot control, offering practical solutions with direct implications for physiotherapy and assistive technology development.
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