Papers
8
Total Citations
97
H-Index
5
About
Patrick Grosch is a leading researcher in the design and motion planning of reconfigurable and under-actuated parallel robots, with a particular focus on non-holonomic joints and unconventional mechanisms. His major contributions include introducing a novel class of reconfigurable parallel manipulators with lockable revolute joints (2010, 51 citations), which enables variable topology and adaptability. He also developed geometric path planners that eliminate the need for maneuvers in nonholonomic parallel orienting robots (2016, 16 citations), significantly expanding their practical applications. Grosch’s work on asymmetric 3-UPU robots (2018, 11 citations) and under-actuated manipulators using non-holonomic spherical pairs (2009, 5 citations) has advanced the understanding of how unconventional joints can achieve both under-actuation and reconfigurability. His doctoral thesis (2016) synthesizes these themes, and his recent work includes the Borinot platform (2023), an open-source aerial robot for agile locomotion and manipulation. With a career spanning foundational theory to practical robotics, Grosch’s research continues to influence the design of flexible, efficient robotic systems.
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- 3A Reconfigurable Asymmetric 3-UPU Parallel Robot11 citations · 2018
- 4Motion Planning for Parallel Robots with Non-holonomic Joints7 citations · 2012
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- 6Parallel Robots With Unconventional Joints3 citations · 2019
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