Gianni Castelli
Papers
12
Total Citations
228
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About
Gianni Castelli is a robotics and mechanical engineering researcher whose work spans parallel and serial manipulator design, cable-suspended robotic systems, and assistive technologies. His most influential contribution, a generalized algorithm for evaluating workspace characteristics of both serial and parallel manipulators (2008, 66 citations), established a foundational computational framework widely adopted in robotics research. This binary-representation-based approach remains a benchmark tool for workspace analysis across manipulator types. Castelli has made significant strides in cable-based robotics, developing Cartesian cable-suspended robots for urban mobility applications and pioneering reconfigurable cable-driven parallel manipulators as assistive devices for elderly individuals and people with motion disabilities — work that bridges engineering innovation with meaningful social impact. His 4-4 cable-based system designed to aid sit-to-stand transfers exemplifies this human-centered design philosophy. Beyond assistive robotics, Castelli designed THROO, a tracked hybrid rover capable of obstacle negotiation, demonstrating versatility in mobile robotics (33 citations). His more recent work integrates image processing and accelerometer data for structural damage detection in bridges, reflecting an evolution toward intelligent sensing systems. With a body of work accumulating over 200 citations, Castelli represents a consistently productive voice at the intersection of kinematic design, rehabilitation robotics, and applied mechatronics.
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- 3THROO: a Tracked Hybrid Rover to Overpass Obstacles33 citations · 2014
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- 5Analysis and simulation of a new Cartesian cable-suspended robot19 citations · 2009
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