Laura Gastaldi
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Total Citations
336
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About
Laura Gastaldi is a biomechanical engineer and researcher whose work sits at the dynamic intersection of human motion analysis, wearable sensing technology, and human-robot collaboration in industrial settings. She has made substantial contributions to the field of ergonomics and Industry 4.0, exploring how exoskeletons, inertial measurement units (IMUs), and electromyographic (EMG) signals can be harnessed to improve worker safety and enhance collaborative robotics. Her most influential work, a 2017 investigation into passive upper-limb exoskeletons in automotive manufacturing (164 citations), established foundational insights into the real-world effectiveness and user acceptance of assistive wearable devices on the factory floor. Building on this, Gastaldi has developed sophisticated methods for real-time upper-limb motion tracking using IMUs and advanced algorithms for EMG-based stiffness and force estimation, contributing novel frameworks such as "virtual stiffness" for multi-joint biomechanical modeling. Her research extends into rehabilitation biomechanics, including exoskeleton-assisted walking analysis, reflecting a breadth that spans both industrial and clinical domains. Through a body of work accumulating nearly 300 citations, Gastaldi has positioned herself as a meaningful contributor to the design of safer, smarter human-machine interfaces in the age of collaborative robotics.
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- 8Biomechanics of Exoskeleton-Assisted Treadmill Walking10 citations · 2023
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- 10Two-Segments Foot Model for Biomechanical Motion Analysis5 citations · 2017