Dirk Lefeber

Orcid: 0000-0003-4442-4473

According to our database1, Dirk Lefeber authored at least 140 papers between 2001 and 2024.

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2024
Mitigating Collision Forces and Improving Response Performance in Human-Robot Interaction by Using Dual-Motor Actuators.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., June, 2024

Flexible Shaft as Remote and Elastic Transmission for Robot Arms.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., May, 2024

Design, control and evaluation of a treadmill-based Pelvic Exoskeleton (PeXo) with self-paced walking mode.
Robotics Auton. Syst., 2024

Design and Development of Highly Torque Dense Robot Joint Using Flexible Shaft Based Remote Actuation.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2024

2022
An Occupational Shoulder Exoskeleton Reduces Muscle Activity and Fatigue During Overhead Work.
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 2022

Human Musculoskeletal and Energetic Adaptations to Unilateral Robotic Knee Gait Assistance.
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 2022

A Methodology for Designing a Lightweight and Energy-Efficient Kinematically Redundant Actuator.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2022

Prismatic Gravity Compensator for Variable Payloads.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2022

R2poweR: The Proof-of-Concept of a Backdrivable, High-Ratio Gearbox for Human-Robot Collaboration.
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2022

Effectiveness of a Passive Neck Support Mechanism for Overhead Occupational Tasks.
Proceedings of the 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2022

2021
Integration of 3D Printed Flexible Pressure Sensors into Physical Interfaces for Wearable Robots.
Sensors, 2021

Improved Motion Classification With an Integrated Multimodal Exoskeleton Interface.
Frontiers Neurorobotics, 2021

2020
An Autonomous Cognitive Empathy Model Responsive to Users' Facial Emotion Expressions.
ACM Trans. Interact. Intell. Syst., 2020

A Review of Gait Phase Detection Algorithms for Lower Limb Prostheses.
Sensors, 2020

Compact Gearboxes for Modern Robotics: A Review.
Frontiers Robotics AI, 2020

Scaling laws for parallel motor-gearbox arrangements.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2020

On the use of (lockable) parallel elasticity in active prosthetic ankles.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2020

A Stiffness-Fault-Tolerant Control Strategy for an Elastically Actuated Powered Knee Orthosis.
Proceedings of the 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2020

Compliant Control of a Transfemoral Prosthesis by combining Feed-Forward and Feedback.
Proceedings of the 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2020

Estimation of Energy Minimizing Series Elastic Spring Stiffness for an Active Knee Prosthesis.
Proceedings of the 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2020

Benchmarking Human Likeness of Bipedal Robot Locomotion: State of the Art and Future Trends.
Proceedings of the Metrics of Sensory Motor Coordination and Integration in Robots and Animals, 2020

2019
A Personalized and Platform-Independent Behavior Control System for Social Robots in Therapy: Development and Applications.
IEEE Trans. Cogn. Dev. Syst., 2019

"Hmm, Did You Hear What I Just Said?": Development of a Re-Engagement System for Socially Interactive Robots.
Robotics, 2019

A Hopping Robot Driven by a Series Elastic Dual-Motor Actuator.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2019

Novel Lockable and Stackable Compliant Actuation Unit for Modular +SPEA Actuators.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2019

Modeling, Design and Test-Bench Validation of a Semi-Active Propulsive Ankle Prosthesis With a Clutched Series Elastic Actuator.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2019

DualKeepon: a human-robot interaction testbed to study linguistic features of speech.
Intell. Serv. Robotics, 2019

Studying Design Aspects for Social Robots Using a Generic Gesture Method.
Int. J. Soc. Robotics, 2019

Kinematically redundant actuators, a solution for conflicting torque-speed requirements.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2019

A Variable Stiffness Actuator Module With Favorable Mass Distribution for a Bio-inspired Biped Robot.
Frontiers Neurorobotics, 2019

Energetic Advantages of Constant Torque Springs in Series Parallel Elastic Actuators.
Proceedings of the IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2019

2018
Metabolic Effects Induced by a Kinematically Compatible Hip Exoskeleton During STS.
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 2018

ED-FNN: A New Deep Learning Algorithm to Detect Percentage of the Gait Cycle for Powered Prostheses.
Sensors, 2018

Torque control of an active elastic transfemoral prosthesis via quasi-static modelling.
Robotics Auton. Syst., 2018

EtherCAT Tutorial: An Introduction for Real-Time Hardware Communication on Windows [Tutorial].
IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag., 2018

A Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Manufactured Out of Self-Healing Polymers That Can Repair Macroscopic Damages.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2018

Realtime Delayless Estimation of Derivatives of Noisy Sensor Signals for Quasi-Cyclic Motions With Application to Joint Acceleration Estimation on an Exoskeleton.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2018

Passive Back Support Exoskeleton Improves Range of Motion Using Flexible Beams.
Frontiers Robotics AI, 2018

Evaluation and Analysis of Push-Pull Cable Actuation System Used for Powered Orthoses.
Frontiers Robotics AI, 2018

The Challenges and Achievements of Experimental Implementation of an Active Transfemoral Prosthesis Based on Biological Quasi-Stiffness: The CYBERLEGs Beta-Prosthesis.
Frontiers Neurorobotics, 2018

Generic method for generating blended gestures and affective functional behaviors for social robots.
Auton. Robots, 2018

Energetic analysis and optimization of a MACCEPA actuator in an ankle prosthesis - Energetic evaluation of the CYBERLEGs alpha-prosthesis variable stiffness actuator during a realistic load cycle.
Auton. Robots, 2018

On the Electrical Energy Consumption of Active Ankle Prostheses with Series and Parallel Elastic Elements.
Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2018

Design and Development of Customized Physical Interfaces to Reduce Relative Motion Between the User and a Powered Ankle Foot Exoskeleton.
Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2018

Quasi-Static Modelling of a Redundant Knee Prosthesis.
Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2018

2017
Multi-Axis Force Sensor for Human-Robot Interaction Sensing in a Rehabilitation Robotic Device.
Sensors, 2017

Self-healing soft pneumatic robots.
Sci. Robotics, 2017

Reduction of the torque requirements of an active ankle prosthesis using a parallel spring.
Robotics Auton. Syst., 2017

The Ankle Mimicking Prosthetic Foot 3 - Locking mechanisms, actuator design, control and experiments with an amputee.
Robotics Auton. Syst., 2017

The Variable Boundary Layer Sliding Mode Control: A Safe and Performant Control for Compliant Joint Manipulators.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2017

A Collaborative Homeostatic-Based Behavior Controller for Social Robots in Human-Robot Interaction Experiments.
Int. J. Soc. Robotics, 2017

A Survey on Behavior Control Architectures for Social Robots in Healthcare Interventions.
Int. J. Humanoid Robotics, 2017

Whole Body Awareness for Controlling a Robotic Transfemoral Prosthesis.
Frontiers Neurorobotics, 2017

An End-User Interface to Generate Homeostatic Behavior for NAO Robot in Robot-Assisted Social Therapies.
Proceedings of the Advances in Computational Intelligence, 2017

Discrete binary muscle-inspired actuation with motor unit overpowering and binary control strategy.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2017

Design of a collaborative architecture for human-robot assembly tasks.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2017

A novel modular compliant knee joint actuator for use in assistive and rehabilitation orthoses.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2017

Towards low back support with a passive biomimetic exo-spine.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2017

Design and experimental evaluation of a lightweight, high-torque and compliant actuator for an active ankle foot orthosis.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2017

BioMot exoskeleton - Towards a smart wearable robot for symbiotic human-robot interaction.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2017

2016
Reaching and pointing gestures calculated by a generic gesture system for social robots.
Robotics Auton. Syst., 2016

Energy Consumption of Geared DC Motors in Dynamic Applications: Comparing Modeling Approaches.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2016

Enhancing Emotional Facial Expressiveness on NAO - A Case Study Using Pluggable Eyebrows.
Int. J. Soc. Robotics, 2016

A multilayer reactive system for robots interacting with children with autism.
CoRR, 2016

+SPEA introduction: Drastic actuator energy requirement reduction by symbiosis of parallel motors, springs and locking mechanisms.
Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2016

Mechanical design of a lightweight compliant and adaptable active ankle foot orthosis.
Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2016

2015
A light-weight active orthosis for hip movement assistance.
Robotics Auton. Syst., 2015

Ankle-knee prosthesis with active ankle and energy transfer: Development of the CYBERLEGs Alpha-Prosthesis.
Robotics Auton. Syst., 2015

Lock Your Robot: A Review of Locking Devices in Robotics.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag., 2015

Instrumenting complex exoskeletons for improved human-robot interaction.
IEEE Instrum. Meas. Mag., 2015

Variable stiffness actuators: The user's point of view.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2015

Development of a generic method to generate upper-body emotional expressions for different social robots.
Adv. Robotics, 2015

Probolino: A Portable Low-Cost Social Device for Home-Based Autism Therapy.
Proceedings of the Social Robotics - 7th International Conference, 2015

Investigation of self-healing compliant actuators for robotics.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2015

Cylindrical cam mechanism for unlimited subsequent spring recruitment in Series-Parallel Elastic Actuators.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2015

Torsion MACCEPA: A novel compact compliant actuator designed around the drive axis.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2015

A compliant 2-DoF ankle-foot system for a biologically inspired humanoid robot.
Proceedings of the 15th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2015

2014
Online Phase Detection Using Wearable Sensors for Walking with a Robotic Prosthesis.
Sensors, 2014

The AMP-Foot 2.1 : actuator design, control and experiments with an amputee.
Robotica, 2014

Symbiotic Wearable Robotic Exoskeletons: The Concept of the BioMot Project.
Proceedings of the Symbiotic Interaction - Third International Workshop, 2014

ROBEE: A homeostatic-based social behavior controller for robots in Human-Robot Interaction experiments.
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, 2014

Enhancing My Keepon robot: A simple and low-cost solution for robot platform in Human-Robot Interaction studies.
Proceedings of the 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2014

Benchmarking Human-Like Posture and Locomotion of Humanoid Robots: A Preliminary Scheme.
Proceedings of the Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems - Third International Conference, 2014

Design of a novel intermittent self-closing mechanism for a MACCEPA-based Series-Parallel Elastic Actuator (SPEA).
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2014

Prototype design of a novel modular two-degree-of-freedom variable stiffness actuator.
Proceedings of the 14th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2014

First validation of a generic method for emotional body posture generation for social robots.
Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 2014

Mechatronic design of a sit-to-stance exoskeleton.
Proceedings of the 5th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2014

Design, development and testing of a lightweight and compact locking mechanism for a passive knee prosthesis.
Proceedings of the 5th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2014

Design of a modular add-on compliant actuator to convert an orthosis into an assistive exoskeleton.
Proceedings of the 5th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2014

2013
Variable impedance actuators: A review.
Robotics Auton. Syst., 2013

Can the Social robot Probo Help children with autism to Identify Situation-Based Emotions? A Series of Single Case Experiments.
Int. J. Humanoid Robotics, 2013

On the use of adaptable compliant actuators in prosthetics, rehabilitation and assistive robotics.
Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Robot Motion and Control, 2013

A Light-weight Exoskeleton for Hip Flexion-extension Assistance.
Proceedings of the International Congress on Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics, 2013

Ankle-Knee Prosthesis with Powered Ankle and Energy Transfer - Development of the CYBERLEGs Alpha-Prototype.
Proceedings of the International Congress on Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics, 2013

Series-parallel elastic actuation (SPEA) with intermittent mechanism for reduced motor torque and increased efficiency.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2013

Ankle-Knee prosthesis with powered ankle and energy transfer for CYBERLEGs α-prototype.
Proceedings of the IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2013

2012
Third-Generation Pleated Pneumatic Artificial Muscles for Robotic Applications: Development and Comparison with McKibben Muscle.
Adv. Robotics, 2012


2011
Mechanical Design of the huggable Robot Probo.
Int. J. Humanoid Robotics, 2011

Safe and Compliant Guidance by a Powered Knee Exoskeleton for Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation of Gait.
Adv. Robotics, 2011

Estimating robot end-effector force from noisy actuator torque measurements.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2011

EMOGIB: Emotional Gibberish Speech Database for Affective Human-Robot Interaction.
Proceedings of the Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction, 2011

2010
Expressing Emotions with the Social Robot Probo.
Int. J. Soc. Robotics, 2010

The Safety of a Robot Actuated by Pneumatic Muscles - A Case Study.
Int. J. Soc. Robotics, 2010

The social Robotplatform Probo.
Proceedings of the ECCE 2010, 2010

2009
Compliant actuator designs.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag., 2009

Editorial: Special Issue on the Ninth International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR 2006).
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2009

Comparison of Mechanical Design and Energy Consumption of Adaptable, Passive-compliant Actuators.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2009

Proxy-based Sliding Mode Control of a Planar Pneumatic Manipulator.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2009

Probo: a testbed for human robot interaction.
Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction, 2009

2008
Objective locomotion parameters based inverted pendulum trajectory generator.
Robotics Auton. Syst., 2008

A biomechatronical transtibial prosthesis powered by pleated pneumatic artificial muscles.
Int. J. Model. Identif. Control., 2008

Development of a compliance controller to reduce energy consumption for bipedal robots.
Auton. Robots, 2008

Overview of the Lucy Project: Dynamic Stabilization of a Biped Powered by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles.
Adv. Robotics, 2008

Modeling Hysteresis in Pleated Pneumatic Artificial Muscles.
Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics, 2008

An exoskeleton for gait rehabilitation: Prototype design and control principle.
Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2008

The Huggable Robot Probo, a Multi-disciplinary Research Platform.
Proceedings of the Research and Education in Robotics - EUROBOT 2008, 2008

2007
MACCEPA, the mechanically adjustable compliance and controllable equilibrium position actuator: Design and implementation in a biped robot.
Robotics Auton. Syst., 2007

Proxy-Based Sliding Mode Control of a Manipulator Actuated by Pleated Pneumatic Artificial Muscles.
Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2007

A strategy to combine active trajectory control with the exploitation of the natural dynamics to reduce energy consumption for bipedal robots.
Proceedings of the 2007 7th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, November 29th, 2007

2006
Controlling a bipedal walking robot actuated by pleated pneumatic artificial muscles.
Robotica, 2006

Trajectory Planning for the Walking Biped "Lucy".
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2006

Exploiting Natural Dynamics to Reduce Energy Consumption by Controlling the Compliance of Soft Actuators.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2006

Motion Generation and Control for the Pneumatic Biped "Lucy".
Int. J. Humanoid Robotics, 2006

Second generation pleated pneumatic artificial muscle and its robotic applications.
Adv. Robotics, 2006

Torque and Compliance Control of the Pneumatic Artificial Muscles in the Biped "Lucy".
Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2006

MACCEPA: the Mechanically Adjustable Compliance and Controllable Equilibrium Position Actuator for 'Controlled Passive Walking'.
Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2006

Locomotion Control Architecture for the Pneumatic Biped Lucy consisting of a Trajectory Generator and Joint Trajectory Tracking Controller.
Proceedings of the 2006 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2006

Controlled Passive Walker Veronica Powered by Actuators with Independent Control of Equilibrium Position and Compliance.
Proceedings of the 2006 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2006

2005
Exploiting adaptable passive behaviour to influence natural dynamics applied to legged robots.
Robotica, 2005

A real-time joint trajectory planner for dynamic walking bipeds in the sagittal plane.
Robotica, 2005

The Pneumatic Biped "Lucy" Actuated with Pleated Pneumatic Artificial Muscles.
Auton. Robots, 2005

Dynamic Control of a Bipedal Walking Robot actuated with Pneumatic Artificial Muscles.
Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2005

A Pneumatic Manipulator used in Direct Contact with an Operator.
Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2005

A pneumatic biped: experimental walking results and compliance adaptation experiments.
Proceedings of the 5th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, 2005

Experimental Walking Results of LUCY, a Biped with Pneumatic Artificial Muscles.
Proceedings of the Climbing and Walking Robots, 2005

MACCEPA: the Actuator with Adaptable Compliance for Dynamic Walking Bipeds.
Proceedings of the Climbing and Walking Robots, 2005

Design of a "Soft" 2-DOF Planar Pneumatic Manipulator.
Proceedings of the Climbing and Walking Robots, 2005

2003
Control of foot placement, forward velocity and body orientation of a one-legged hopping robot.
Robotica, 2003

2001
Pleated pneumatic artificial muscles: compliant robotic actuators.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2001


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