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Marouen Mejerbi is a robotics researcher whose work centers on the dynamic modeling, control, and trajectory planning of flexible robotic manipulators. His research addresses a critical challenge in modern robotics: accurately capturing the complex dynamic behavior of flexible-link robots, which are increasingly favored for their lightweight design and energy efficiency but notoriously difficult to model and control. Mejerbi's most influential contribution, "Dynamic Modeling of Flexible Manipulator based on a Large Number of Finite Elements" (2018, 9 citations), tackles the limitations of conventional finite element approaches by demonstrating that increasing the number of elements yields significantly more realistic dynamic representations. This work directly improves the fidelity of simulation and control design for flexible robotic systems. Alongside modeling, Mejerbi has made meaningful contributions to trajectory optimization through his investigations into motion profiles in joint space. His 2017 paper on motion profile influence (6 citations) highlights how the mathematical selection of motion functions critically affects energy consumption, motion continuity, and overall robot performance — considerations that are essential for practical industrial deployment. Across his body of work, Mejerbi consistently integrates the three pillars of flexible robotics — modeling, control, and trajectory planning — offering researchers a comprehensive framework for advancing flexible manipulator technology.