Carlos Felipe Rengifo Rodas
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Total Citations
94
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About
Carlos Felipe Rengifo Rodas is a robotics and control systems researcher whose work centers on bipedal locomotion, balance control, and intelligent controller design. With a career spanning over a decade, he has made significant contributions to the simulation, modeling, and control of complex mechanical systems, particularly legged and wheeled robots. Rengifo's foundational research addressed the challenging problem of contact force computation in bipedal robots, developing penalty-based approaches that remain relevant to simulation methodology. His 2012 study on walking and steering control for 3D biped robots, his most-cited work with 20 citations, demonstrated sophisticated integration of ground contact dynamics and stability analysis. He has also pioneered the use of Microsoft Kinect-based motion capture as a cost-effective tool for generating robot trajectories, broadening accessibility for research teams with limited resources. A recurring theme in his portfolio is rigorous comparative analysis of control strategies. His evaluations of PID, LQR, Kalman filter, fuzzy logic, and computed torque controllers across robotic bicycles and inverted pendulums provide practical guidance for control engineers. His 2020 energy consumption study further reflects a commitment to efficiency optimization in humanoid gait generation. Collectively, his work has garnered over 90 citations, establishing him as a productive voice in Latin American robotics research.
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- 5A penalty-based approach for contact forces computation in bipedal robots10 citations · 2009
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- 7Design of a Dynamic Simulator for a Biped Robot5 citations · 2021
- 8Control of a Robotic Bicycle3 citations · 2018
- 9Motion capture system for applications in robotics2 citations · 2014
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