Papers
9
Total Citations
250
H-Index
7
About
Coralie Escande is a leading researcher in the field of bio-inspired robotics, with a primary focus on the kinematic modeling and control of continuum manipulators. Her work is centered on the Compact Bionic Handling Assistant (CBHA), a pneumatically actuated, elephant-trunk-inspired bionic arm designed for flexible, compliant manipulation in unstructured environments. Escande’s major contributions include the development of forward and inverse kinematic models for these hyper-redundant, multi-section systems, addressing the inherent challenges of modeling continuum robots where traditional Jacobian-based methods often fail. Her most cited paper, “Kinematic Calibration of a Multisection Bionic Manipulator” (85 citations), establishes a foundational forward kinematic model using constant curvature theory, validated experimentally. She has also pioneered qualitative and neural network-based approaches to solve the inverse kinematics problem, enabling more robust and autonomous control of these flexible manipulators. Her work has been applied to the RobotinoXT mobile manipulator platform, demonstrating real-world experimental validation. With over 250 total citations, Escande’s research is essential reading for anyone interested in continuum robotics, bionic manipulation, and the practical challenges of modeling soft, flexible robotic systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Kinematic Calibration of a Multisection Bionic Manipulator85 citations · 2014
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- 5Inverse Kinematic modeling of a class of continuum bionic handling arm23 citations · 2014
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- 7Modelling of multisection bionic manipulator: Application to RobotinoXT17 citations · 2011
- 8On the kinematic modeling of a class of continuum manipulators5 citations · 2014
- 9Towards modeling of a class of bionic manipulator robots3 citations · 2013