Eduardo Henrique Maciel
Papers
4
Total Citations
21
H-Index
3
About
Eduardo Henrique Maciel is a robotics researcher whose work centers on biomechanical systems, actuator design, and autonomous locomotion, with a particular focus on biped robots and compliant actuation mechanisms. His most significant contributions lie in the development of polyurethane-based series elastic actuators (SEAs), innovative devices that transform conventional servo motors into force-compliant systems through the integration of torsional polyurethane springs. This work, presented across multiple publications and garnering over a dozen citations, addresses a critical challenge in robotics: enabling safer, more adaptable physical interaction between robots and their environments. Maciel has also made notable strides in biped locomotion, developing a six-degree-of-freedom lower limb model with near-human dimensions and implementing its control architecture using the Robot Operating System (ROS), a widely adopted framework in modern robotics research. His 2014 paper on biped control and subsequent 2015 publication on lower limb development reflect a sustained commitment to advancing humanoid robot mobility. Affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria and collaborating with Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Maciel bridges academic research and practical engineering, offering valuable contributions to the growing field of compliant and biomimetic robotics.
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Top Papers
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- 2Control of a Biped Robot Using the Robot Operating System7 citations · 2014
- 3Polyurethane-Based Modular Series Elastic Upgrade to a Robotics Actuator4 citations · 2015
- 4Development and Control of the Lower Limbs of a Biped Robot2 citations · 2015