Papers
46
Total Citations
1,198
H-Index
17
About
Federico Vicentini is a leading researcher in collaborative robotics and human-robot interaction, whose work sits at the intersection of safety engineering, control theory, and intelligent manufacturing. His landmark 2020 survey on collaborative robotics, which has accumulated 178 citations, established him as a definitive voice in characterizing the evolving landscape of human-robot proximity and cooperation. Vicentini's contributions span both theoretical and applied domains: his 2015 work on optimal impedance force-tracking control (123 citations) delivered a breakthrough solution for delicate interaction tasks such as polishing, while his 2013 study on safe human-robot cooperation in industrial environments (113 citations) helped shape practical implementation of hybrid production systems under international safety standards. A distinctive thread running through his research is a rigorous commitment to safety formalization. His trio of 2019 publications — covering terminology standardization, automated formal verification, and modeling of human erroneous behavior — reflects a systematic effort to build robust, verifiable frameworks for safe collaboration. His device-free human sensing work further demonstrates his range, addressing real-time worker localization without wearable technology. With over 800 cumulative citations, Vicentini's research has meaningfully advanced both the science and the regulatory foundations of modern collaborative robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1Collaborative Robotics: A Survey178 citations · 2020
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- 3Safe Human-Robot Cooperation in an Industrial Environment113 citations · 2013
- 4Terminology in safety of collaborative robotics78 citations · 2019
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- 10Trajectory-dependent safe distances in human-robot interaction38 citations · 2014