Emile Glorieux
Papers
8
Total Citations
184
H-Index
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About
Emile Glorieux is a leading researcher in the optimization of robotic manufacturing systems, with a primary focus on motion planning, trajectory optimization, and multi-robot coordination for industrial applications. His most significant contributions lie in addressing the complex challenges of handling compliant parts—such as sheet metal—in high-volume production environments like automotive press lines. Glorieux pioneered methods to simultaneously optimize productivity, energy consumption, and part quality, developing novel algorithms for coverage path planning in free-form surface inspection and cooperative coevolutionary optimization for interacting production stations. His work on end-effector design and trajectory optimization for compliant part handling has been particularly impactful, with his top-cited paper on coverage path planning garnering 76 citations. Glorieux’s research is distinguished by its practical, simulation-based approach to minimizing jerk and energy use while maximizing throughput, directly addressing industry needs for sustainable and efficient automation. His multi-objective optimization frameworks have set new standards for robotic press-line tending, demonstrating how careful coordination and trajectory design can reduce wear and unplanned downtime.
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- 7Simulation-based Time and Jerk Optimisation for Robotic Press Tending4 citations · 2015
- 8An energy model for press line tending robots2 citations · 2016