Elida-Gabriela Tulcan
West University of Timişoara, Polytechnic University of Timişoara
Papers
11
Total Citations
32
H-Index
4
About
Elida-Gabriela Tulcan is an emerging robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of mechanical design, kinematic analysis, and medical automation. Her research primarily focuses on the synthesis and optimization of robotic linkage mechanisms, parallel robots, and specialized medical robots — with a particular emphasis on advancing disinfection technology in healthcare environments. Tulcan's most recognized contributions center on the development of foldable medical disinfection robots capable of navigating tight, hard-to-reach spaces that conventional bulky systems cannot access. Her 2023 paper on this topic has already garnered 7 citations, with complementary analytical and kinematic studies of seven-bar linkages accumulating additional recognition. Beyond disinfection robotics, she has made notable contributions to five-bar linkage optimization for singularity-free workspaces — relevant to rehabilitation and haptic devices — and has explored the practical challenges of robotized PCR pipetting, bridging laboratory automation with precision force analysis. Her portfolio demonstrates a rigorous command of both analytical synthesis methods and real-world application demands, spanning serial robots, redundant parallel robots, and medical automation systems. With a research output concentrated primarily in 2023–2025 and a growing citation record, Tulcan represents a promising voice in applied medical robotics and mechanism design.
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- 5Kinematic Analysis of the 3-U(RPRGR)RU Parallel Robot3 citations · 2023
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- 9Kinematic Analysis of the 4-U(RPRGR)RU Redundant Parallel Robot1 citations · 2024
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