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Gianluca Palli

Gianluca Palli

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
34
Citations
4563
World Ranking
5836
National Ranking
250

Overview

Gianluca Palli is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on control and systems engineering, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems

Gianluca Palli has been involved in numerous publications in well-known venues, showing a research focus in robotics, automation, and mechatronics. Frequent publication venues are:

  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Notable recent papers include:

  • A sEMG-Driven Soft ExoSuit Based on Twisted String Actuators for Elbow Assistive Applications, 2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • FASTDLO: Fast Deformable Linear Objects Instance Segmentation, 2022, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Virtual and physical prototyping of a beam-based variable stiffness actuator for safe human-machine interaction, 2020, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
  • Ariadne+: Deep Learning--Based Augmented Framework for the Instance Segmentation of Wires, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • A novel adaptive-gain technique for high-order sliding-mode observers with application to electro-hydraulic systems, 2020, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Claudio Melchiorri
  • Roberto Meattini
  • Davide Chiaravalli
  • Alessio Caporali
  • Kevin Galassi

In addition to journal and conference papers, Gianluca Palli has contributed to book publications with Springer International Publishing, including the title "Human-Friendly Robotics 2021" published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Development of UB Hand 3: Early Results

    F. Lotti;P. Tiezzi;G. Vassura;L. Biagiotti

  • Modeling and Control of the Twisted String Actuation System

    G. Palli;C. Natale;C. May;C. Melchiorri

  • Modeling, Identification, and Control of Tendon-Based Actuation Systems

    G. Palli;G. Borghesan;C. Melchiorri

  • The DEXMART hand: Mechatronic design and experimental evaluation of synergy-based control for human-like grasping

    G. Palli;C. Melchiorri;G. Vassura;U. Scarcia

  • On the feedback linearization of robots with variable joint stiffness

    G. Palli;C. Melchiorri;A. De Luca

  • Model and control of tendon-sheath transmission systems

    G. Palli;C. Melchiorri

  • Development of the UB Hand IV: Overview of Design Solutions and Enabling Technologies

    C. Melchiorri;G. Palli;G. Berselli;G. Vassura

  • I-AUV Mechatronics Integration for the TRIDENT FP7 Project

    David Ribas;Pere Ridao;Alessio Turetta;Claudio Melchiorri

  • The twisted string actuation system: Modeling and control

    Thomas Wurtz;Chris May;Benedikt Holz;C. Natale

  • Integration of Robotic Vision and Tactile Sensing for Wire-Terminal Insertion Tasks

    Daniele De Gregorio;Riccardo Zanella;Gianluca Palli;Salvatore Pirozzi

  • A sEMG-Driven Soft ExoSuit Based on Twisted String Actuators for Elbow Assistive Applications

    Mohssen Hosseini;Roberto Meattini;Andres San-Millan;Gianluca Palli

  • Integrated mechatronic design for a new generation of robotic hands

    Giovanni Berselli;Gianni Borghesan;M. Brandi;Claudio Melchiorri

  • Design of a Variable Stiffness Actuator Based on Flexures

    Gianluca Palli;Giovanni Berselli;Claudio Melchiorri;Gabriele Vassura

  • Autonomous Underwater Intervention: Experimental Results of the MARIS Project

    Enrico Simetti;Francesco Wanderlingh;Sandro Torelli;Marco Bibuli

  • Experimental evaluation of postural synergies during reach to grasp with the UB hand IV

    Fanny Ficuciello;Gianluca Palli;Claudio Melchiorri;Bruno Siciliano

  • Feedback linearization and simultaneous stiffness-position control of robots with antagonistic actuated joints

    G. Palli;C. Melchiorri;T. Wimbock;M. Grebenstein

  • A miniaturized optical force sensor for tendon-driven mechatronic systems: Design and experimental evaluation

    Gianluca Palli;S. Pirozzi

  • Development of an optoelectronic 6-axis force/torque sensor for robotic applications ☆

    Gianluca Palli;Lorenzo Moriello;Umberto Scarcia;Claudio Melchiorri

  • Sliding-mode observers for state and disturbance estimation in electro-hydraulic systems

    Gianluca Palli;Salvatore Strano;Mario Terzo

  • Tendon-based transmission systems for robotic devices: Models and control algorithms

    G. Palli;G. Borghesan;C. Melchiorri

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Melchiorri
Claudio Melchiorri University of Bologna
Bruno Siciliano
Bruno Siciliano University of Naples Federico II
Ciro Natale
Ciro Natale University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Stefano Stramigioli
Stefano Stramigioli University of Twente
Nikos G. Tsagarakis
Nikos G. Tsagarakis Italian Institute of Technology
Luigi Villani
Luigi Villani University of Naples Federico II
Darwin G. Caldwell
Darwin G. Caldwell Italian Institute of Technology
Gerd Hirzinger
Gerd Hirzinger German Aerospace Center
Cesare Fantuzzi
Cesare Fantuzzi University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Luca Benini
Luca Benini ETH Zurich

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