Mehdi Benallegue
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes, Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier, Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Collège de France, Robotics Research (United States), Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique
Papers
47
Total Citations
747
H-Index
18
About
Mehdi Benallegue is a robotics researcher whose work spans geometric computation, humanoid robot control, state estimation, and physical human-robot interaction. He has made foundational contributions to proximity detection through his development of the Sphere-Tori-Patches Bounding Volume (STP-BV), a strictly convex geometric operator enabling smooth, continuous gradient computations for collision and proximity queries — work that has accumulated over 80 citations across two related publications. His research into humanoid robot state estimation is equally influential, with notable contributions to floating-base pose reconstruction, center-of-mass estimation via spectral methods, and flexibility deformation compensation using inertial sensors, addressing critical challenges in whole-body control. Benallegue has also advanced humanoid locomotion through stabilization frameworks for loco-manipulation tasks and reinforcement learning-based bipedal walking. A distinctive thread of his research examines active physical human-robot interaction — investigating how robots can safely and perceptibly act upon humans in shared environments — a growing concern as robots enter healthcare and domestic settings. His impact mitigation work, including airbag-equipped humanoid fall studies, further reflects a commitment to real-world deployment safety. With over 340 cumulative citations, Benallegue's research meaningfully bridges theoretical rigor with practical humanoid robotics challenges.
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Top Papers
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- 2Experimental evaluation of simple estimators for humanoid robots52 citations · 2017
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- 5Impact acceleration of falling humanoid robot with an airbag32 citations · 2016
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- 9Learning Bipedal Walking On Planned Footsteps For Humanoid Robots24 citations · 2022
- 10Humanoid Loco-Manipulations Pattern Generation and Stabilization Control23 citations · 2021