• openAccess   A Novel Real-Time MATLAB/Simulink/LEGO EV3 Platform for Academic Use in Robotics and Computer Science 

      montes , Nicolas; Rosillo, Nuria; Mora, Marta Covadonga; Hilario Pérez, Lucia MDPI (2021)
      Over the last years, mobile robot platforms are having a key role in education worldwide. Among others, LEGO Robots and MATLAB/Simulink are being used mainly in universities to improve the teaching experience. Most LEGO ...
    • openAccess   A Path Planning Algorithm for a Dynamic Environment Based on Proper Generalized Decomposition 

      Falco, Antonio; Hilario Pérez, Lucia; montes , Nicolas; Mora, Marta Covadonga; Nadal Soriano, Enrique MDPI (2020-12-19)
      A necessity in the design of a path planning algorithm is to account for the environment. If the movement of the mobile robot is through a dynamic environment, the algorithm needs to include the main constraint: real-time ...
    • openAccess   A tensor optimization algorithm for Bézier Shape Deformation 

      Hilario Pérez, Lucia; Falco, Antonio; Montes Sánchez, Nicolás; Mora, Marta Covadonga Elsevier (2015-01)
      In this paper we propose a tensor based description of the Bézier Shape Deformation (BSD) algorithm, denoted as T-BSD. The BSD algorithm is a well-known technique, based on the deformation of a Bézier curve through a field ...
    • closedAccess   An e-assessment approach for evaluation in engineering overcroweded groups 

      Iserte-Vilar, Jose L.; Sancho-Bru, Joaquin L.; Mora, Marta Covadonga; Sanchez-Marin, Francisco Elsevier (2012-09)
      The construction of the European Higher Education Area has been an adaptation challenge for Spanish universities. New methodologies require a more active role on the students' part and come into conflict with the previous ...
    • openAccess   Design of Virtual Hands for Natural Interaction in the Metaverse 

      Cerdá Boluda, Joaquín; Mora, Marta Covadonga; Lloret, Nuria; Scarani, Stefano; Sastre-Martínez, Jorge MDPI (2024)
      The emergence of the Metaverse is raising important questions in the field of human–machine interaction that must be addressed for a successful implementation of the new paradigm. Therefore, the exploration and integration ...
    • closedAccess   Detección de defectos en carrocerías de vehículos basado en visión artificial: diseño e implantación 

      Mora, Marta Covadonga; Tornero, Josep; Armesto Ángel, Leopoldo; Montes Sánchez, Nicolás; Herráez, Álvaro; Asensio, José Elservier (2012-01)
      This paper describes the design and implementation of a novel inspection system for detecting defects on car bodies based on artificial vision, implemented in Ford Factory at Almussafes (Spain). The system is based on the ...
    • openAccess   Functional range of motion of the hand joints in activities of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health 

      Gracia-Ibáñez, Verónica; Vergara, Margarita; Sancho-Bru, Joaquin L.; Mora, Marta Covadonga; Piqueras, Catalina Elsevier (2017-02)
      Study Design Cross-sectional research design. Introduction Active range of motion (AROM) is used as indicator of hand function. However, functional range of motion (FROM) data are limited, and fail to represent ...
    • openAccess   Gamification for Maths and Physics in University Degrees through a Transportation Challenge 

      Hilario Pérez, Lucia; Mora, Marta Covadonga; Montés, Nicolás; Romero Sánchez, Pantaleón David; Barquero Pérez, Sara MDPI (2022)
      Our society is immersed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution due to the fast evolution of the new technologies that are modifying the labor market. In the near future, technologies related to Industry 4.0 will produce ...
    • openAccess   Grasp modelling with a biomechanical model of the hand 

      Sancho-Bru, Joaquin L.; Mora, Marta Covadonga; León Pinzón, Beatriz Elena; Pérez-González, Antonio; Iserte-Vilar, Jose L.; Morales, Antonio Taylor & Francis (2012-05)
      The use of a biomechanical model for human grasp modelling is presented. A previously validated biomechanical model of the hand has been used. The equilibrium of the grasped object was added to the model through the ...
    • openAccess   Grip force and force sharing in two different manipulation tasks with bottles 

      Cepriá Bernal, Javier; Pérez-González, Antonio; Mora, Marta Covadonga; Sancho-Bru, Joaquin L. Taylor & Francis (2017)
      Grip force and force sharing during two activities of daily living were analysed experimentally in 10 right-handed subjects. Four different bottles, filled to two different levels, were manipulated for two tasks: transporting ...
    • openAccess   Hand posture prediction using neural networks within a biomechanical model 

      Mora, Marta Covadonga; Sancho-Bru, Joaquin L.; Pérez-González, Antonio In-Tech (2012)
      This paper proposes the use of artificial neural networks (ANNs) in the framework of a biomechanical hand model for grasping. ANNs enhance the model capabilities as they substitute estimated data for the experimental ...
    • openAccess   Numerical strategies for the Galerkin–proper generalized decomposition method 

      Falco, Antonio; Hilario Pérez, Lucia; Montes Sánchez, Nicolás; Mora, Marta Covadonga Elsevier (2013)
      The Proper Generalized Decomposition or, for short, PGD is a tensor decomposition based technique to solve PDE problems. It reduces calculation and storage cost drastically and presents some similarities with the Proper ...
    • openAccess   On the Existence of a Progressive Variational Vademecum based on the Proper Generalized Decomposition for a Class of Elliptic Parameterized Problems 

      Falco, Antonio; Montes Sánchez, Nicolás; Chinesta, F.; Hilario Pérez, Lucia; Mora, Marta Covadonga Elsevier (2018-03)
      In this study, we present the mathematical analysis needed to explain the convergence of a progressive variational vademecum based on the proper generalized decomposition (PGD). The PGD is a novel technique that was developed ...
    • openAccess   Predictive and Multi-rate Sensor-Based Planning under Uncertainty 

      Mora, Marta Covadonga; Tornero, Josep Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2014-12-08)
      Email Print Request Permissions In this paper, a general formulation of a predictive and multirate (MR) reactive planning method for intelligent vehicles (IVs) is introduced. The method handles path planning and trajectory ...
    • openAccess   Real-Time Path Planning Based on Harmonic Functions under a Proper Generalized Decomposition-Based Framework 

      montes , Nicolas; Chinesta, Francisco; Mora, Marta Covadonga; Falco, Antonio; Hilario Pérez, Lucia; Rosillo Guerrero, Nuria; Nadal Soriano, Enrique Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (2021-06-02)
      This paper presents a real-time global path planning method for mobile robots usingharmonic functions, such as the Poisson equation, based on the Proper Generalized Decomposition(PGD) of these functions. The main property ...
    • openAccess   Robomaths: Robotics to Learn Matematics in a Architecture Degree 

      Hilario Pérez, Lucia; Mora, Marta Covadonga; Montés, Nicolás; Edo, C. North American Business Press (2020-12-16)
      The abstract part of mathematics is a difficult matter included in many subjects in university degrees. Specifically, in architecture degrees students lack interest in this topic if they don’t experience its immediate ...
    • openAccess   sEMG-Based Robust Recognition of Grasping Postures with a Machine Learning Approach for Low-Cost Hand Control 

      Mora, Marta Covadonga; García-Ortiz, José V.; Cerdá Boluda, Joaquín MDPI (2024)
      The design and control of artificial hands remains a challenge in engineering. Popular prostheses are bio-mechanically simple with restricted manipulation capabilities, as advanced devices are pricy or abandoned due to ...
    • openAccess   The Mathematics of the Contagion: Applications of the SIR Model in the Study of Pandemics 

      Mora, Marta Covadonga; Cerdá Boluda, Joaquín Universidad Ana G. Méndez (2020-02-28)
      At a first glance, the epidemics phenomenon seems to be enormously complex, especially if we consider the number of factors that can influence its appearance and evolution. However, within the scope of complex systems, ...
    • openAccess   Towards a Vector Field Based Approach to the Proper Generalized Decomposition (PGD) 

      Falco, Antonio; Hilario Pérez, Lucia; Montés, Nicolás; Mora, Marta Covadonga; Nadal Soriano, Enrique MDPI (2021)
      A novel algorithm called the Proper Generalized Decomposition (PGD) is widely used by the engineering community to compute the solution of high dimensional problems. However, it is well-known that the bottleneck of its ...