Paolo Di Giamberardino
Papers
11
Total Citations
160
H-Index
6
About
Paolo Di Giamberardino’s research bridges the frontiers of robotics, smart materials, and control theory, with a focus on creating adaptive, intelligent systems. His most cited work, an influential 2013 paper on ionic electroactive polymer metal composites (59 citations), explores how these “post-silicon” smart devices can sense, scavenge energy, and react to their environment—paving the way for soft robotics and biomedical applications. He has made foundational contributions to robot compliance and static isotropy, notably in his 2012 study on active joint stiffness regulation (23 citations), which simplifies how external forces produce predictable displacements in Euclidean space. Di Giamberardino is also a pioneer in multirate digital control for nonholonomic systems, as demonstrated in his seminal 2002 paper (15 citations) on steering a car with a trailer and a hopping robot. His work extends to practical robotics, including a mobile autonomous system for Mars exploration (2003, 16 citations) and adaptive remote lab environments for robotics education (2017, 15 citations). Through these achievements, Di Giamberardino has shaped both theoretical control frameworks and real-world robotic applications, earning recognition as a versatile innovator in automation and smart systems.
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- 3Toward a mobile autonomous robotic system for Mars exploration16 citations · 2003
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- 5Digital control of nonholonomic systems two case studies15 citations · 2002
- 6Isotropy in any RR planar dyad under active joint stiffness regulation14 citations · 2010
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- 10Visual Feedback for Nonholonomic Mobile Robots2 citations · 2010