Vladimir Kotev
Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Gifu University
Papers
10
Total Citations
66
H-Index
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About
Vladimir Kotev is a Bulgarian researcher whose work spans medical robotics, biomechanical modeling, and agricultural automation. His most significant contributions lie in the field of orthopedic surgical robotics, where he has dedicated considerable effort to improving the safety and precision of bone drilling and cutting procedures. His 2013 paper on a robotized module for automatic bone drilling stands as his most influential work, accumulating 30 citations, and addresses critical clinical challenges such as drilling accuracy, thermal damage, and vascular injury during orthopedic operations. Alongside companion studies from 2012 and 2013, Kotev has systematically advanced the design of hand-held mechatronic systems intended to reduce surgeon fatigue and improve patient outcomes. Beyond surgical robotics, Kotev has pursued human body biomechanics, developing detailed 16-segmental CAD models within SolidWorks to determine mass-inertial characteristics of the Bulgarian male body across multiple positions — work relevant to ergonomics and robotics interface design. He has also contributed to assistive technology through a Braille tactile display prototype driven by linear magnet actuators. More recently, his interests have expanded into precision agriculture, applying computer vision and machine learning to mobile weed-destruction robots. Across these diverse domains, Kotev demonstrates a consistent commitment to applying mechatronics and computational modeling to real-world human-centered challenges.
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- 6CAD Modelling of Human Body for Robotics Applications4 citations · 2017
- 7A Design Concept of an Orthopedic Bone Drilling Mechatronics System3 citations · 2013
- 8Robot application in orthopedic surgery: drilling control2 citations · 2012
- 9About the methodology for working a robot to destroy weeds2 citations · 2022
- 10CAD Design of Human Male Body for Mass–Inertial Characteristics Studies2 citations · 2018