Lorenzo Gagliardini
Papers
8
Total Citations
192
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7
About
Lorenzo Gagliardini is a leading researcher in the field of cable-driven parallel robotics, with a particular focus on reconfigurable systems for large-scale industrial applications. His work addresses the fundamental challenge of enabling robots to operate on massive structures, such as offshore wind turbine jackets, by developing robots whose cable exit points can be physically relocated. His most cited paper, "A Reconfigurable Cable-Driven Parallel Robot for Sandblasting and Painting of Large Structures" (2014, 50 citations), demonstrates the practical application of this concept. Gagliardini’s major contributions include formalizing the design and reconfiguration strategies for these adaptable robots, as seen in his 2015 paper on reconfiguration strategy (44 citations) and his work on optimal design for industrial structures (29 citations). He has also advanced the field by defining dynamic feasible workspaces (2017, 28 citations) and developing methodologies for dimensioning actuators and winches (2015, 12 citations). With over 190 total citations, Gagliardini’s research bridges the gap between theoretical robotics and real-world industrial needs, providing a foundation for deploying cable-driven robots in challenging environments like sandblasting and painting of large, complex structures.
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- 2A reconfiguration strategy for Reconfigurable Cable-Driven Parallel Robots44 citations · 2015
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- 5Design of Reconfigurable Cable-Driven Parallel Robots17 citations · 2018
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- 8Discrete Reconfigurations of Cable-Driven Parallel Robots4 citations · 2016