Marco Ceccarelli
Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Beijing Institute of Technology, University of Cagliari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Calabria, Beijing Advanced Sciences and Innovation Center, Harvard University, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Papers
271
Total Citations
4,419
H-Index
32
About
Marco Ceccarelli is a prominent robotics engineer and mechanical scientist whose work has profoundly shaped the field of robotic manipulation and mechanism design. Based at the Laboratory of Robotics and Mechatronics in Cassino, Italy, his research spans serial and parallel manipulators, legged robotic systems, cable-driven robots, and space robotics. His 2004 textbook *Fundamentals of Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation*, with 289 citations, stands as a foundational reference for students and researchers worldwide. Ceccarelli has made significant contributions to parallel manipulator design, most notably through his development and analysis of the CaPaMan (Cassino Parallel Manipulator), with key studies on stiffness analysis and optimal orientation workspace accumulating over 200 citations combined. His algorithms for workspace evaluation and stiffness performance indices have provided the community with practical, generalizable tools for assessing manipulator performance. Beyond classical robotics, Ceccarelli has extended his expertise into legged locomotion and space intelligent robotics, reflecting a forward-looking research vision. With his most-cited works collectively surpassing 1,000 citations, his contributions represent a sustained and wide-ranging impact on both theoretical foundations and applied innovations in modern robotics.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Fundamentals of Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation289 citations · 2004
- 2A stiffness analysis for CaPaMan (Cassino Parallel Manipulator)151 citations · 2002
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- 4Progress and Development Trend of Space Intelligent Robot Technology87 citations · 2022
- 5Legged Robotic Systems86 citations · 2005
- 6Collision free path-planning for cable-driven parallel robots83 citations · 2009
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- 8Comparison of indices for stiffness performance evaluation75 citations · 2010
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