Alexandre Girard

Financement

• Subvention. Lifting robot assistants and smart-room infrastructure for collaborative patient handling and rehabilitation. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 39 130 $. (2023-2024).
  Numéro de subvention : 561759-2021. Voir plus
• Subvention. Smart, Connected and Perceptive (SCoPe) Off-Road Vehicles (R2). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 198 552 $. (2023-2024).
  Numéro de subvention : 571043-2021. Voir plus
• Subvention. Physics-based learning for smarter motion controllers. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 54 000 $. (2023-2024).
  Numéro de subvention : RGPIN-2018-05388. Voir plus
• Subvention. Design, analysis, and optimization of track traction systems for agricultural equipment. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 81 264 $. (2023-2024).
  Numéro de subvention : 581136-2022. Voir plus
• Subvention. High performance and autonomous UAV for interactions with energized high voltage transmission lines. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 226 000 $. (2020-2021).
  Numéro de subvention : 556180-2020. Voir plus
• Subvention. Actionneurs à transmission variables pour robots portatifs. Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies (Montreal, Canada). 60 000 $. (2020-2022).
  Numéro de subvention : 285727. Voir plus
• Subvention. Assistance motorisée pour lève-personne. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 25 000 $. (2018-2019).
  Numéro de subvention : 530990-2018. Voir plus

Publications

Articles

• Jeff Denis, Frédéric Laberge, Jean-Sébastien Plante, Alexandre Girard. (2026). Reconfigurable hydrostatics: Toward versatile and efficient load-bearing robotics. Mechatronics. DOI
• Ian Lalonde, Jeff Denis, Mathieu Lamy, Alexandre Girard. (2025). A Dual-Motor Actuator for Ceiling Lift with High-Force and High-Speed Capabilities. Actuators. DOI
• Gendron, É., Leclerc, M.-A., Hovington, S., Perron, É., Rancourt, D., Lussier-Desbiens, A., Hamelin, P., Girard, A. (2024). Assessing wind impact on semi-autonomous drone landings for in-contact power-line inspection. Drone Systems and Applications. DOI
• Girard, A. (2024). Dimensionless Policies Based on the Buckingham π Theorem: Is This a Good Way to Generalize Numerical Results?. Mathematics. DOI
• Therrien, W., Lecompte, O., Girard, A. (2024). Using the Buckingham π Theorem for Multi-System Transfer Learning: A Case-Study with 3 Vehicles Sharing a Database. Electronics Switzerland. DOI
• Lecavalier, A., Denis, J., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2023). A Bimodal Hydrostatic Actuator for Robotic Legs with Compliant Fast Motion and High Lifting Force. Actuators. DOI
• Veronneau, C., Denis, J., Lhommeau, P., St-Jean, A., Girard, A., Plante, J.-S., Bigue, J.-P.L. (2023). Modular Magnetorheological Actuator With High Torque Density and Transparency for the Collaborative Robot Industry. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. DOI
• Lecompte, O., Therrien, W., Girard, A. (2022). Experimental Investigation of a Maneuver Selection Algorithm for Vehicles in Low Adhesion Conditions. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles. DOI
• Denis, J., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2021). Low-level force-control of mr-hydrostatic actuators. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. DOI
• Khazoom, C., Caillouette, P., Girard, A., Plante, J.-S. (2020). A Supernumerary Robotic Leg Powered by Magnetorheological Actuators to Assist Human Locomotion. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. DOI
• Veronneau, C., Denis, J., Lebel, L.-P., Denninger, M., Blanchard, V., Girard, A., Plante, J.-S. (2020). Multifunctional Remotely Actuated 3-DOF Supernumerary Robotic Arm Based on Magnetorheological Clutches and Hydrostatic Transmission Lines. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. DOI
• Khazoom, C., Veronneau, C., Bigue, J.-P.L., Grenier, J., Girard, A., Plante, J.-S. (2019). Design and control of a multifunctional ankle exoskeleton powered by magnetorheological actuators to assist walking, jumping, and landing. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. DOI
• Girard, A., Asada, H.H. (2017). Leveraging Natural Load Dynamics with Variable Gear-Ratio Actuators. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. DOI
• Girard, A., Bigué, J.-P.L., O'Brien, B.M., Gisby, T.A., Anderson, I.A., Plante, J.-S. (2015). Soft two-degree-of-freedom dielectric elastomer position sensor exhibiting linear behavior. IEEE ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. DOI
• Girard, A., Plante, J.-S. (2014). Influence vectors control for robots using cellular-like binary actuators. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. DOI
• Miron, G., Girard, A., Plante, J.-S., Lepage, M. (2013). Design and manufacturing of embedded air-muscles for a magnetic resonance imaging compatible prostate cancer binary manipulator. Journal of Mechanical Design. DOI

Articles de conférence

• D’Amours, P., Faucher, S., Ferland, F., Girard, A. (2025). Drywall finishing with collaborative robot arm in off-site construction. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. DOI
• Girard, A., Parkison, S.A., Hamelin, P. (2025). Model-Based Real-Time Pose and Sag Estimation of Overhead Power Lines Using LiDAR for Drone Inspection. IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering. DOI
• Denis, J., Lecavalier, A., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2022). Multimodal Hydrostatic Actuators for Wearable Robots: A Preliminary Assessment of Mass-Saving and Energy-Efficiency Opportunities. Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. DOI
• Lebel, L.-P., Verreault, J.-A., Bigue, J.-P.L., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2021). Performance Study of Low Inertia Magnetorheological Actuators for Kinesthetic Haptic Devices. 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference Whc 2021. DOI
• Véronneau, C., Denis, J., Lebel, L.-P., Denninger, M., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2019). A lightweight force-controllable wearable arm based on magnetorheological-hydrostatic actuators. Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. DOI
• Bedard, B., Lebel, L.-P., Busque, B.-P., Denninger, M., Julio, G., Girard, A., Plante, J.-S. (2019). Design and experimental validation of a Haptic Glove and robotic arm powered by magnetorheological actuators for dexterous object manipulation in VR. Proceedings of 30th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies Icast 2019.
• Asada, H.H., Wu, F., Girard, A., Mayalu, M. (2016). A data-driven approach to precise linearization of nonlinear dynamical systems in augmented latent space. Proceedings of the American Control Conference. DOI
• Girard, A., Asada, H.H. (2016). A practical optimal control approach for two-speed actuators. Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. DOI
• Girard, A., Asada, H.H. (2015). A two-speed actuator for robotics with fast seamless gear shifting. IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. DOI
• Girard, A., Plante, J.-S. (2013). Applied control of binary robots based on influence vectors. Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. DOI
• Miron, G., Girard, A., Plante, J.-S., Lepage, M. (2012). Design and manufacturing of embedded pneumatic actuators for an mri-compatible prostate cancer binary manipulator. Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference. DOI
• Proulx, S., Miron, G., Girard, A., Plante, J.-S. (2010). Experimental validation of an elastically averaged binary manipulator for mri-guided prostate cancer interventions. Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference. DOI

Autres contributions

Cours enseignés à l'UdeS

• GMC714 - Robotique : Modélisation et commande. (2025-2026). (3CR).
• GRO203 - Modélisation géométrique d’un robot industriel. (2025-2026). (1CR).
• GMC913 - Examen de synthèse - Création technologique. (2025). (6CR).
• GRO501 - Systèmes asservis. (2024-2025). (4CR).
• GRO860 - Apprentissage par renforcement et commande optimale. (2024-2025). (3CR).
• GRO640 - Cinématique différentielle des robots manipulateurs. (2023). (2CR).

Divers

• Pascoa, F., Lalonde, I., Girard, A. (2025). Zero-Shot Policy Transfer in Reinforcement Learning using Buckingham’s Pi Theorem. Arxiv.
• Girard, A., Harry Asada, H. (2024). A Two-Speed Actuator for Robotics with Fast Seamless Gear Shifting. Arxiv.
• Denis, J., Laberge, F., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2024). Reconfigurable Hydrostatics: Toward Multifunctional and Powerful Wearable Robotics. Arxiv.
• Gendron, É., Leclerc, M.-A., Hovington, S., Perron, É., Rancourt, D., Lussier-Desbiens, A., Hamelin, P., Girard, A. (2023). Assessing Wind Impact on Semi-Autonomous Drone Landings for In-Contact Power Line Inspection. Arxiv.
• Girard, A. (2023). Dimensionless Policies Based on the Buckingham π Theorem: Is This a Good Way to Generalize Numerical Results?. Arxiv.
• Therrien, W., Lecompte, O., Girard, A. (2023). Using the Buckingham π Theorem for Multi-System Transfer Learning: a Case-study with 3 Vehicles Sharing a Database. Arxiv.
• Lecavalier, A., Denis, J., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2022). A Bimodal Hydrostatic Actuator for Robotic Legs with Compliant Fast Motion and High Lifting Force. Arxiv.
• Véronneau, C., Denis, J., Lebel, L.-P., Denninger, M., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2022). A Lightweight Force-Controllable Wearable Arm Based on Magnetorheological-Hydrostatic Actuators. Arxiv.
• Girard, A., Asada, H.H. (2022). A practical optimal control approach for two-speed actuators. Arxiv.
• Callon, D., Lalonde, I., Nadeau, M., Girard, A. (2022). Controller Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Motorized Assistance for a Patient Transfer Floor Lift. Arxiv.
• Lecompte, O., Therrien, W., Girard, A. (2022). Experimental investigation of a maneuver selection algorithm for vehicles in low adhesion conditions. Arxiv.
• Denis, J., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2022). Low-Level Force-Control of MR-Hydrostatic Actuators. Arxiv.
• Denis, J., Lecavalier, A., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2022). Multimodal Hydrostatic Actuators for Wearable Robots: A Preliminary Assessment of Mass-Saving and Energy-Efficiency Opportunities. Arxiv.
• Lebel, L.-P., Verreault, J.-A., Bigué, J.-P.L., Plante, J.-S., Girard, A. (2022). Performance Study of Low Inertia Magnetorheological Actuators for Kinesthetic Haptic Devices. Arxiv.