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Elena Garcia Armada (b. 1971 Valladolid, Spain) is a Spanish researcher, roboticist and business founder who has conducted research on prosthetic exoskeletons to aid people in walking.
Early life and education
Elena Garcia Armada was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1971. She received a doctorate in robotic engineering in 2002 from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and began a career in industry-orientated robotics. She began work at the Center for Automation and Robotics, (CAR) CSIC-UPM, as a postdoctoral research fellow.[1] She Received her PHD in “Optimizing the speed and stability of legged robots in natural environments”. She completed her training at the Leg Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2]
Daniela
In 2009, Garcia met Daniela, a six-year-old girl who had become tetraplegic as a result of a traffic accident.[3] Garcia became determined to engineer paediatric robotic exoskeletons, which were not available in medicine at this time.[1] The goal of these exoskeletons was to provide gait assistance to contribute to the rehabilitation of injured children or children suffering from degenerative neuromuscular diseases.[3]
Career
Garcia continues to work for CAR as a Tenured senior scientist within the Centre for Automation and Robotics (CSIC-UPM). She leads her own research group creating artificial legs and quadrupeds developing versatile artificial muscles.[2] The aim of the groups research is to improve the performance of legged robots, including, active compliance in foot-ground interaction, developing new actuators, improving dynamic stability, and designing and controlling agile quadrupeds and lower-limb exoskeletons for mobility aid.[2]
Garcia cofounded Marsi Bionics in 2013 as a spin-off of CAR. It builds adjustable paediatric exoskeletons that incorporate small motors to mimic muscle movements and provide the person with the strength to walk.[3]
During her Career, Garcia has published 80 international scientific articles and one book on legged locomotion. Additionally, Garcia is a member of the editorial board of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.[2]
Research and publications
Books
- García Armada, Elena (2015). Robots. Los Libros de la Catarata: Madrid : Editorial CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. p. 94. ISBN 978-84-00-09914-5.
- García Armada, E; Estremera, J; González-De-Santos, P (2006). Quadrupedal Locomotion. Springer-Verlag London Limited. pp. XIV, 268. ISBN 978-1-84628-307-9.
Magazines and magazine articles
- Garcia Armada, E (February 2009). "Robots que caminan". Investigación y Ciencia (389): 8–9.
- Garcia, E; González de Santos, P (2001). "Soft computing techniques for improving foot trajectories in walking machines". Journal of Robotic Systems. 18: 343–356. doi:10.1002/rob.1028. hdl:10261/7888.
- Garcia Armada, E; González de Santos, P; Canudas de Wit, C (2002). "Velocity dependence in the cyclic friction arising with gears". The International Journal of Robotics Research. 21 (9): 761–771. doi:10.1177/0278364902021009877. hdl:10261/7864. S2CID 1411236.
- Garcia Armada, E; Estremera, J; Gonzalez de Santos, P (2002). "A comparative study on stability margins for walking machines". Robotica. 20 (6): 595–606. doi:10.1017/S0263574702004502. hdl:10261/8219. S2CID 28590143.
- Garcia Armada, E; Galvez, J.A.; Gonzalez de Santos, P (2003). "On finding the relevant dynamics for model based controlling walking robots". Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems. 37 (4): 375–398. doi:10.1023/A:1026104815610. S2CID 32158349.
- Garcia Armada, E; González de Santos, P (2004). "Mobile Robot Navigation with Complete Coverage of Unstructured Environments". Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 46 (4): 195–204. doi:10.1016/j.robot.2004.02.005. hdl:10261/12814.
- Garcia Armada, E; González de Santos, P (2005). "An improved energy stability margin for walking machines subject to dynamic effects". Robotica. 23 (1): 13–20. doi:10.1017/S0263574704000487. S2CID 6669366.
- Garcia Armada, E; González de Santos, P (2006). "On the Improvement of Walking Performance in Natural Environments by a Compliant Adaptive Gait". IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 22 (6): 1240–1253. doi:10.1109/TRO.2006.884343. hdl:10261/7869. S2CID 1629387.
- Garcia Armada, E; Jiménez, M.A.; Gonzalez de Santos, P; Armada, M.A. (2007). "The Evolution of Robotics Research from Industrial Robotics to Field and Service Robotics". IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. 14 (1): 90–103. doi:10.1109/MRA.2007.339608. S2CID 16854708.
- Garcia Armada, E; González de Santos, P; Matia, F (2008). "Dealing with Internal and External Perturbations on Walking Robots". Autonomous Robots. 24 (3): 213–227. doi:10.1007/s10514-007-9079-y. S2CID 36269354.
- Garcia Armada, E; Arevalo, J.C.; Muñoz, G; Gonzalez de Santos, P (2011). "Combining series-elastic actuation and magneto-rheological damping for the control of agile locomotion". Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 59 (10): 827–839. doi:10.1016/j.robot.2011.06.006.
- Garcia Armada, E; Arevalo, J.C.; Muñoz, G; Gonzalez de Santos, P (2011). "On the Biomimetic Design of Agile-Robot Legs". Sensors. 11 (12): 11305–11334. Bibcode:2011Senso..1111305G. doi:10.3390/s111211305. PMC 3251984. PMID 22247667.
- Garcia Armada, E; González de Santos, P (2013). "Modular and versatile platform for the benchmarking of modern actuators for robots". Smart Structures and Systems. 11 (2): 135–161. doi:10.12989/sss.2013.11.2.135.
- Garcia Armada, E; Arevalo, J; Cestari, M; Sanz-Merodio, D (2015). "On the technological instantiation of a biomimetic leg concept for agile locomotion". ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics. 7 (3).
References
- 1 2 "Biography of Elena García Spanish Engineer". Salient Women. Salientwomen.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- 1 2 3 4 "ELENA GARCÍA ARMADA". Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Elena Garcia Armada". Entre Cientificas. fseneca. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
External links
- Elena García Armada publications indexed by Google Scholar