Karim Djouani

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Karim Djouani is a prolific robotics and control systems researcher whose work spans intelligent mobile robotics, rehabilitation engineering, and collaborative automation. Over more than two decades, his research has consistently pushed the boundaries of adaptive and intelligent control, earning recognition across diverse application domains. Djouani's early contributions focused on autonomous mobile robot navigation, culminating in his most-cited work on intelligent adaptive navigation (2001, 49 citations), which established foundational principles still relevant to the field. His investigations into hexapod locomotion and optimal force distribution (2004) further demonstrated his command of multi-legged robotic systems and real-time control formulations. A significant thread of Djouani's career has been dedicated to wearable and rehabilitative robotics. His work on human-exoskeleton interaction control, sliding mode observers for joint orthoses, and adaptive integral sliding mode controllers reflects a sustained commitment to restoring mobility in patients with motor disorders — research that carries profound humanitarian implications. More recently, Djouani has broadened his scope toward collaborative robotics and Industry 4.0, contributing influential reviews on collaborative assembly (2023) and adaptive multi-robot systems. His agricultural robotics work on crop row detection (2014) further illustrates his versatility. With citations spanning foundational theory to applied systems, Djouani's body of work represents a rich, interdisciplinary contribution to intelligent robotics and human-centered automation.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Intelligent Adaptive Mobile Robot Navigation

   49 citations · 2001
2. 2
   Optimal force distribution for the legs of an hexapod robot

   21 citations · 2004
3. 3
   Interaction Control for Human-Exoskeletons

   20 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Adaptive observer based on MLPNN and sliding mode for wearable robots: Application to an active joint orthosis

   18 citations · 2016
5. 5
   Research Perspectives in Collaborative Assembly: A Review

   15 citations · 2023
6. 6
   Adaptive Virtual Impedance Control of a Mobile Multi-Robot System

   13 citations · 2021
7. 7
   An efficient crop row detection method for agriculture robots

   11 citations · 2014
8. 8
   Rhythmic Trajectory Design and Control for Rehabilitative Walking in Patients with Lower Limb Disorder

   9 citations · 2016
9. 9
   Neuro-fuzzy based approach for hybrid force/position robot control

   7 citations · 2003
10. 10
    Adaptive Continuous Integral-Sliding-Mode Controller for Wearable Robots: Application to an Upper Limb Exoskeleton

    5 citations · 2019

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