Bram Demeulenaere

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Bram Demeulenaere is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bram Demeulenaere has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 27 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bram Demeulenaere's work include Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (20 papers), Iterative Learning Control Systems (19 papers) and Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research (17 papers). Bram Demeulenaere is often cited by papers focused on Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (20 papers), Iterative Learning Control Systems (19 papers) and Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research (17 papers). Bram Demeulenaere collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Netherlands. Bram Demeulenaere's co-authors include Jan Swevers, Joris De Schutter, Goele Pipeleers, Moritz Diehl, Diederik Verscheure, Lieven Vandenberghe, Ilse Jonkers, Friedl De Groote, Volkert van der Wijk and Just L. Herder and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Bram Demeulenaere

49 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Time-Optimal Path Tracking for Robots: A Convex Optimizat... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Time-Optimal Path Tracking for Robots: A Convex Optimization Approach
    2009 399 citations Diederik Verscheure, Bram Demeulenaere et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bram Demeulenaere Belgium 15 948 297 258 244 89 51 1.3k
Ahmed Chemori France 26 1.5k 1.6× 240 0.8× 205 0.8× 462 1.9× 163 1.8× 149 2.0k
Takayuki Matsuno Japan 19 663 0.7× 190 0.6× 216 0.8× 516 2.1× 137 1.5× 144 1.2k
Manuel Beschi Italy 20 905 1.0× 272 0.9× 173 0.7× 220 0.9× 52 0.6× 94 1.3k
V. Zanotto Italy 12 961 1.0× 295 1.0× 464 1.8× 188 0.8× 67 0.8× 28 1.1k
Goele Pipeleers Belgium 23 1.6k 1.7× 476 1.6× 456 1.8× 266 1.1× 198 2.2× 146 2.0k
Wen-Hong Zhu Canada 21 826 0.9× 741 2.5× 142 0.6× 679 2.8× 121 1.4× 60 1.5k
Yunjiang Lou China 19 1.0k 1.1× 381 1.3× 208 0.8× 409 1.7× 130 1.5× 191 1.4k
Santhakumar Mohan India 19 825 0.9× 167 0.6× 229 0.9× 246 1.0× 135 1.5× 96 1.2k
Bin Zi China 24 1.1k 1.1× 493 1.7× 216 0.8× 716 2.9× 97 1.1× 79 1.7k
John J. Uicker United States 14 836 0.9× 535 1.8× 136 0.5× 293 1.2× 46 0.5× 26 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bram Demeulenaere

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Demeulenaere, Bram, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Robin Vos, et al.. (2025). Right ventricular mechanical support as a bridge to lung transplantation: A literature review of current practices. JHLT Open. 9. 100316–100316.
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Demeulenaere, Bram, et al.. (2009). A General and Numerically Efficient Framework to Design Sector-Type and Cylindrical Counterweights for Balancing of Planar Linkages. Journal of Mechanical Design. 132(1). 10 indexed citations
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Groote, Friedl De, Goele Pipeleers, Ilse Jonkers, et al.. (2009). A physiology based inverse dynamic analysis of human gait: potential and perspectives. Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering. 12(5). 563–574. 51 indexed citations
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Pipeleers, Goele, Bram Demeulenaere, & Jan Swevers. (2009). Optimal Linear Controller Design for Periodic Inputs. Lecture notes in control and information sciences. 13 indexed citations
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Pipeleers, Goele, Bram Demeulenaere, Farid Al‐Bender, Joris De Schutter, & Jan Swevers. (2009). Optimal performance trade-offs in repetitive control: Experimental validation on an active air bearing setup. Lirias (KU Leuven). 21. 1616–1621. 2 indexed citations
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Pipeleers, Goele, et al.. (2008). Inputshaping: a linear programming approach. Lirias (KU Leuven). 397–408. 2 indexed citations
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Demeulenaere, Bram, et al.. (2008). Optimal counterweight balancing of spatial mechanisms using voxel-based discretizations. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2 indexed citations
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Verscheure, Diederik, Bram Demeulenaere, Jan Swevers, Joris De Schutter, & Moritz Diehl. (2008). Time-energy optimal path tracking for robots: a numerically efficient optimization approach. Lirias (KU Leuven). 727–732. 59 indexed citations
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Demeulenaere, Bram, et al.. (2008). Improving Machine Drive Dynamics: A Structured Design Approach Toward Balancing. Journal of Mechanical Design. 130(8). 9 indexed citations
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Pipeleers, Goele, et al.. (2008). A linear programming approach to design robust input shaping. Lirias (KU Leuven). 80–85. 10 indexed citations
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Groote, Friedl De, et al.. (2006). A convex optimization approach to dynamic musculoskeletal analysis. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations
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Demeulenaere, Bram, et al.. (2006). Counterweight balancing for machine frame vibration reduction: design and robustness analysis. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations
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Demeulenaere, Bram, Jan Swevers, & Joris De Schutter. (2006). A convex quadratic programming approach for link shape optimization with dynamic considerations. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations
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Groote, Friedl De, et al.. (2006). A physiology based inverse dynamic analysis of musculotendon forces during human movement. Journal of Biomechanics. 39. S45–S45. 1 indexed citations
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Demeulenaere, Bram, Jan Swevers, & Joris De Schutter. (2004). A Convex optimization framework for dynamic balancing of planar linkages. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1997–2010. 3 indexed citations
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Demeulenaere, Bram, et al.. (2004). Input torque balancing using a cam-based centrifugal pendulum: design optimization and robustness. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 283(1-2). 21–46. 12 indexed citations
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Demeulenaere, Bram, et al.. (2004). Input torque balancing using a cam-based centrifugal pendulum: design procedure and example. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 283(1-2). 1–20. 18 indexed citations
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Demeulenaere, Bram & Joris De Schutter. (2003). Synthesis of Inertially Compensated Variable-Speed Cams. Journal of Mechanical Design. 125(3). 593–601. 15 indexed citations
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Demeulenaere, Bram & Joris De Schutter. (2002). Accurate realization of follower motions in high-speed cam-follower mechanisms. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1107–1116. 6 indexed citations
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Demeulenaere, Bram & Joris De Schutter. (2002). Dynamically compensated cams for rigid cam-follower systems with fluctuating cam speed and dominating inertial forces. 2. 763–768. 6 indexed citations

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