Welcome to my web page. A summary of my research activities and education is presented below. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any additional information.
Main research activities
- Intelligent assist device prototype
- Power reduction
- Robotic hand for the cleaning of nuclear sites.
- Underactuated robotic hand for the Canadarm (SARAH).
- Robust underactuated robotic hand (MARS).
- Blanket Manipulation Tool (BMT).
- Polyhedra with articulated faces.
- Static and dynamic balancing of parallel mechanisms.
- Rapid prototyping of mechanisms.
- Trajectory planning.
Education
- M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Thesis in robotics), Université Laval, Québec, 1992-1994
- Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, 1988-1992
Awards
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship, 1992-1994.
- Hewlett-Packard Academic Award, 1989.
- Canada Scholarships Program, 1988-1992.
Publications