Research projects

  1. Design and evaluation of control systems applied to small wind turbines focused on reliability and secure operation
    • Main role: Postdoctoral researcher
    • Objective: To design and implement reliability-oriented control stratagies applied to small wind turbines operating in turbulent wind conditions.
    • Institutions involved: Tecnológico de Monterrey, CIDESI, Tecnológico de La Laguna
    • Funding amount: $2'000,000.00 MXN
    • Funding institution: CEMIE-Eólico (México)
    • Duration: Between January/2016 to October/2018
  2. Mechatronic design of a lower limb exoskeleton for assisting patients in gait rehabilitation
    • Main role: Project director
    • Objective: To design and implement an autonomous low cost exoskeleton capable of assisting patients in gait rehabilitation.
    • Institutions involved: Universidad de Cuenca, Tecnológico de Monterrey
    • Funding amount: $105,000.00 USD
    • Funding institution: DIUC (Ecuador)
    • Duration: Between March/2016 to May/2018
  3. Design and implementation of a supervisory control system of the grinding circuit in a cement industry
    • Main role: Project director
    • Objective: To design and implement a model predictive controller operating as a supervisory tool of the grinding circuit in a cement plant.
    • Institutions involved: Universidad de Cuenca, UCEM
    • Funding amount: $45,000.00 USD
    • Funding institution: UCEM (Ecuador)
    • Duration: Between January/2015 to June/2016
  4. Design and implementation of a low voltage dc breaker
    • Main role: Main researcher
    • Objective: To design and implement a low voltage dc breaker capable of efficiently interrupt currents up to 10 A.
    • Institutions involved: Universidad Politécnica Salesiana
    • Funding amount: $11,000.00 USD
    • Funding institution: Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador)
    • Duration: Between May/2012 to February/2013
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