Dirk Lefeber

15.0k citations
321 papers · 10.0k · 3 hit papers · h-index 50

Impact in

    • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
    • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
    • Soft Robotics and Applications
    • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
    • Robotic Locomotion and Control
    • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
    • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Papers in

    • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics 217
    • Muscle activation and electromyography studies 159
    • Robotic Locomotion and Control 54
    • Soft Robotics and Applications 46
    • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices 25
    • Robot Manipulation and Learning 43

Dirk Lefeber

319 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Dirk Lefeber's Hit Papers

Self-healing soft pneumatic robots 2017 · 425 citations
4250+5+11Years since publication200400600

Peers

Dirk Lefeber
Comparison fields: 5 of 163
  • Biomedical Engineering 7.8k
  • Rehabilitation 1.2k
  • Control and Systems Engineering 2.3k
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 272
  • Mechanical Engineering 1.4k
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All Works

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Compliant actuator designs
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2009643
2
Pneumatic artificial muscles: actuators for robotics and automation
2002447
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Self-healing soft pneumatic robots
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2017425
4
Variable Stiffness Actuators: Review on Design and Components
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2015324
5 2007281
6 2014209
7 2001178
8 2015148
9 2018144
10 2006144
11 2005142
12 2009134
13 2012134
14 2010132
15 2013126
16 2015119
17 2009119
18 2010117
19 2002109
20 2018104

About Dirk Lefeber

Dirk Lefeber is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Rehabilitation and Social Psychology, having authored 321 papers that have together received 10.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (217 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (159 papers), Robotic Locomotion and Control (54 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (46 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (43 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (31 papers), Social Robot Interaction and HRI (28 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (25 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biomedical Engineering (7.8k citations), Rehabilitation (1.2k citations), Control and Systems Engineering (2.3k citations), Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (272 citations) and Mechanical Engineering (1.4k citations). Dirk Lefeber has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Italy and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Bram Vanderborght, Ronald Van Ham, Frank Daerden, Michaël Van Damme, Björn Verrelst, Pieter Beyl, Thomas G. Sugar, Kevin W. Hollander, Carlos Rodriguez‐Guerrero and Glenn Mathijssen. Their work appears in journals such as Mechanism and Machine Theory, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics and Mechatronics.

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