Abdessattar Abdelkefi
Papers
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Total Citations
549
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About
Dr. Abdessattar Abdelkefi is a leading researcher at the intersection of bioinspired robotics, energy harvesting, and marine engineering. His work focuses on understanding and replicating the locomotion of biological and bioinspired aquatic systems, with a particular emphasis on fish-like robotic vehicles. Dr. Abdelkefi’s major contributions include comprehensive reviews that classify and characterize aquatic unmanned vehicles (AUVs) and bioinspired designs, providing foundational knowledge for the field. His highly cited review on biological and bioinspired aquatic systems (192 citations) and his work on space drones for planetary exploration (174 citations) underscore his broad impact. Dr. Abdelkefi has also advanced the practical application of these systems by investigating energy harvesting from fish-like robotic locomotion, exploring how piezoelectric materials can be integrated into flexible, biomimetic designs to power autonomous vehicles. His research on the optimal design and hydrodynamic performance of carangiform fish-like robots has garnered significant attention (21 citations), and his nonlinear electromechanical modeling of soft robotic energy harvesters (9 citations) addresses critical challenges in robustness and efficiency. Through his work, Dr. Abdelkefi is paving the way for more efficient, autonomous, and sustainable aquatic robots, making him a key figure in the evolution of bioinspired engineering.
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Top Papers
- 1Classification of biological and bioinspired aquatic systems: A review192 citations · 2017
- 2Evolution of space drones for planetary exploration: A review174 citations · 2018
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