About
Paul Fisette is a leading figure in multibody system dynamics, with a research focus that bridges the modeling, simulation, and control of complex electromechanical and robotic systems. His work is foundational to the field, particularly in the development of efficient formalisms for constrained mechanical systems. A major contribution is his comparative analysis of methods for modeling electromechanical multibody systems (2004, 48 citations), which has become a key reference for researchers. He has also made significant advances in the optimization and control of parallel manipulators, including the innovative concept of piecewise overactuation to navigate singular trajectories (2004, 15 citations). Fisette’s impact extends to mobile robotics, where he developed a multibody approach for modeling universal wheels (2000, 16 citations), and to real-time control through the Robotran-YARP interface (2016). His work on multi-physics modeling of compliant humanoid robots (2016) and optimal control problem formalisms (2019) demonstrates a continued drive to integrate computational mechanics with practical robotics. Beyond research, he is a pioneer in mechatronics education, having helped establish an integrated project-based curriculum at Université catholique de Louvain.
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- 3A multibody approach for modelling universal wheels of mobile robots16 citations · 2000
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- 5A Multibody Loop Constraints Approach for Modelling Cam/Follower Devices13 citations · 2000
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- 8Multi-physics modelling of a compliant humanoid robot7 citations · 2016
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