Education

Dr. Elena Garcia has been the advisor of Master Thesis and is currenly offering Ph.D. possitions on the topic of new actuation systems for Field and Service Robots.

Master Thesis  

Title: Non-inmersive virtual platform for humanitarian-demining walking robots (In Spanish)

Author: Adriana C. Ramirez

Master Thesis: Máster en Tecnologías de la Información en Fabricación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Year: 2004

Title: Scanning manipulator for landmine detection (In Spanish)

Author: Cristian A. Espinoza

Master Thesis: Máster en Tecnologías de la Información en Fabricación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Year: 2007

Title: Efficient Sensor-based Path Planning for Mine Location Using Walking Robots

Author: Alvaro Ramos

Master Thesis: Máster en Tecnologías de la Información en Fabricación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Year: 2008

Ph. D. Thesis  

Two Ph.D. positions are offered:

1. Design and control of adaptable-compliance actuators

2. Energy-efficient control strategies for high-speed legged locomotion.

Call for Grants (Becas y Contratos Predoctorales): 

Call for grant applications to carry out research leading to a PhD THESIS at CSIC Centres and Institutes.   

If you are interested in any of these Ph. D. positions please contact me.

Lectures at the UPM Master Program in Robotics and Automation

Lecture 1: Introduction to Next generation legged robots: Agile quadrupeds and Exoskeletons (in Spanish)

Lecture 4: Dynamic legged locomotion (In Spanish)

Lecture 5: Energy efficiency in running (In Spanish)

Lecture 6: New actuators for legged robots (In Spanish)