Viviane Pasqui

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Viviane Pasqui is a leading researcher in rehabilitation robotics and human-robot interaction, with a career dedicated to designing intelligent robotic systems that enhance human mobility and independence. Her work spans key areas including assistive robotics for upper and lower limb rehabilitation, postural stability analysis, and human motion prediction. Pasqui’s major contributions include developing the MONIMAD reactive robotized interface for lower limb rehabilitation, which demonstrated clinical improvements for patients with cerebellar disease (33 citations), and the IsiMove dynamic posturography platform for evaluating static and dynamic balance (16 citations). Her influential 2008 paper on human motion prediction for transparent human-robot interaction (74 citations) addresses the critical challenge of enabling robots to follow human movements without perceptible resistance, a foundational concept in assistive manipulation. Pasqui has also innovated in smart walker technology for fall prevention (9 citations) and reversible orthoses for upper limb therapy (26 citations). With over 200 total citations across her most-cited works, her research bridges robotics, biomechanics, and clinical rehabilitation, offering practical solutions for sit-to-stand assistance, postural control, and safe mobility—making her a pivotal figure in developing user-centered robotic aids for vulnerable populations.

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1. 1
   How can human motion prediction increase transparency?

   74 citations · 2008
2. 2
   A Reactive Robotized Interface for Lower Limb Rehabilitation: Clinical Results

   33 citations · 2009
3. 3
   Design and acceptability assessment of a new reversible orthosis

   26 citations · 2008
4. 4
   A geometrical approach to the trajectory planning of a snake-like mechanism

   19 citations · 2003
5. 5
   Design of Multiple Axis Robotic Platform for Postural Stability Analysis

   16 citations · 2014
6. 6
   Characterization of a Least Effort User-Centered Trajectory for Sit-to-Stand Assistance

   14 citations · 2011
7. 7
   Unbalance detection to avoid falls with the use of a smart walker

   9 citations · 2016
8. 8
   Snake-like locomotion: integration of geometry and kineto-statics

   8 citations · 2000
9. 9
   De l’utilisation des robots pour la rééducation: intérêt et perspectives

   6 citations · 2007
10. 10
    Postural stability control for Robot-Human cooperation for sit-to-stand assistance

    6 citations · 2007

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