Luis Carlos Félix-Herrán

Tecnológico de Monterrey | ITESM · Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias - School of Engineering and Sciences

The deployment of electric, connected, and autonomous vehicles on public roads presents a significant challenge that can be addressed through previously established frameworks developed globally for implementing these technologies as part of an urban living lab (ULL). This systematic review, based on records from four distinct databases, focuses on...

Low inertia poses a significant challenge to the widespread integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into the grid, particularly affecting frequency stability. This paper addresses this challenge by proposing an advanced hybrid inertia (AHI) approach, characterized by the integration of real and virtual inertia, combined with the application of int...

As cities around the world adapt to evolving urban environments, sustainable mobility solutions such as electric scooters (e-scooters) have captured the attention of the public and policy makers. Despite their advantages, e-scooters pose several challenges related to safety and driving behaviour. This study uses data from BEAM Mobility, a Singapore...

Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) play an important role in ensuring performance reliability to create safety and comfort during the operation of autonomous vehicles, by efficiently communicating their current state and driving intentions to drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. The motivation for this study emerges from the increasing development of...

This research proposes the utilization of Peltier modules to convert electrical energy from thermal energy to show its potential as a renewable energy source for residential and commercial application. The study, whose results are presented in this manuscript, was conducted in the city of Monterrey, located in the northeast of Mexico. The energy so...

This manuscript proposes a methodology for teaching undergraduate engineering students fundamental concepts of artificial intelligence and robotics applicable in Industry 4.0 using a project‐based learning strategy. A low‐cost prototype of a two‐degrees‐of‐freedom robotic arm was designed and implemented for monitoring applications, integrating the...

Undergraduate education requires innovation to adapt to the learning needs and expectations of students. Over the years, a typical class has evolved to now include technologies and pedagogical tools like programming languages, personal computers, learning management systems, computer-aided design, simulators, advanced computation software, etc. For...

Traditionally, research and scientific endeavors have predominantly involved graduate students, often sidelining participation of undergraduate students. However, integrating under-graduate students into leading cutting-edge projects significantly enhances their academic experience and professional growth. This manuscript delves into the case study...

Introduction In general, in automatic control courses, the process of designing and testing a control system includes applying physical laws to model the system, working with virtual models, building one or various prototypes, and testing the control algorithms. However, in the industry, the approach must be more pragmatic because the design and im...

Abstract—Ensuring passenger comfort in automobiles is one of the most relevant and valued performance indicators. Regarding suspensions, which ensure passenger comfort by isolating the cabin from disturbances coming from the road profile, it is important to accurately measure the vertical dynamics of the passenger to improve comfort with an automat...

Abstract—Vehicle suspension systems are responsible for absorbing and filtering road irregularities to provide passenger safety and ride comfort. However, different vehicle and suspension parameters can affect the vibratory response. Consequently, vibrational analysis with different types of transmission is necessary. Furthermore, the electrificati...

Accelerated advances in science and technology drive the need for professionals with flexible problem-solving abilities towards a collaborative working environment. The advances pose a challenge to educational institutions about how to develop learning environments that contribute to meeting the aforementioned necessity. Additionally, the fast pace...

Engineering education requires learning strategies to engage students and improve the development of disciplinary and transversal competencies. Additionally, as economic resources are generally limited, it is sought to avoid investing large sums of money in software and hardware, as well as in fitting out laboratories. This work presents a didactic...

The usefulness of golf carts for transporting patients in hospital facilities is well known. Nursing homes, medical campuses, and any type of related service require the low-speed transport of patients either in a seat, in a wheelchair, or on a stretcher. This type of transport is not limited to hospitals, but also includes other environments where...

The present work describes the implementation of a prototype to characterize thermoelectric modules (TEM). The goal is to study the energy conversion by means of thermoelectric modules mounted on concrete structures. The proposed experimental system is used for the electrical characterization of a commercially available thermoelectric module TEC1-1...

Special relevance is given to achieve passenger comfort in ground vehicles, and the suspension system is a key element involved in this objective. The contribution of this research is the modeling of a quarter vehicle as a 7-DOF system composed of a 4-DOF biodynamic model and a 3-DOF one-quarter of vehicle (QoV) suspension model. Moreover, a skyhoo...

Intelligent suspension systems assist in decreasing the impact of road disturbances on passenger comfort, and its design requires a mathematical analysis that includes the elements of the suspension and the passenger’s vertical dynamics. The contribution of this research is to merge a 4 degrees-of-freedom (DOF) Boileau-Rakheja biodynamic passenger...

This manuscript establishes a methodology that guides the designers to develop an optimal controller for a semiactive suspension system. The methodology’s processes are generally explained and straightforwardly, so a designer can extrapolate the methodology to a specific problem. Furthermore, this research presents an optimal control strategy for a...

Special relevance is given to achieve passenger comfort in ground vehicles, and the suspension system is a key element involved in this objective. The contribution of this research is the modeling of a quarter vehicle as a 7-DOF system composed of a 4-DOF biodynamic model and a 3-DOF one-quarter of vehicle (QoV) suspension model. Moreover, a skyhoo...

This paper proposes the computation and assessment of optimal tilt and azimuth angles for a receiving surface, using a mathematical model developed at the University of Tomsk, Russia. The model was validated and analyzed for the Nuevo León State, Northeast Mexico, utilizing a set of metrics, comparing against satellite data from NASA. A point of in...

The estimation of the solar resource on certain surfaces of the planet is a key factor in deciding where to establish solar energy collection systems. This research uses a mathematical model based on easy-access geographic and meteorological information to calculate total solar radiation at ground surface. This information is used to create a GIS a...

In smart farming, precision agriculture irrigation is essential to reduce water consumption and produce higher crop yields. Closed-loop irrigation based on soil moisture measurements has demonstrated the capability to achieve a considerable amount of water savings while growing healthy crops. Automated irrigation systems are typically implemented o...

This technical note presents the mathematical modeling for the organizational behavior in a university, considering a technological educational innovation. This by applying compartmental analysis, considering the impact at strategic, tactical, and operational levels. Keywords: Mathematical modeling; Stability analysis; Compartmental analysis; Organ...

Citation: Hernández-Santos, C.; Davizón, Y.A.; Said, A.R.; Soto, R.; Félix-Herrán, L.C.; Vargas-Martínez, A. Development of a Wearable Finger Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 4145. https://doi.

Passenger comfort and vehicle stability are key aspects that must be guaranteed on ground vehicles, and semi-active suspensions have offered an outstanding solution to meet these opposite objectives. This contribution describes a novel autoregressive with exogenous input (ARX) model-based predictive control strategy handled by a driver block applie...

Nowadays, the Internet of Things is used to transfer information from human to human and from human to machine. In this paper, we propose the use of IoT platforms to link those homes that are equipped with IoT capabilities, in order to increase security and prevent from a crime to a fire, and even monitor health status of a person. Using a microcon...

A model developed at the University of Tomsk, Russia, for high latitudes (over 55 • N) is proposed and applied to the analysis and observation of the solar resource in the state of Sonora in the northwest of Mexico. This model utilizes satellite data and geographical coordinates as inputs. The objective of this research work is to provide a low-cos...

In this work, four different semi-active controllers for a quarter of vehicle and full vehicles are evaluated and compared when used in internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles vs electric vehicles (EVs) with in-wheel motor configuration as a way to explore the use of semi-active suspension systems in this kind of EVs. First, the quarter of vehicl...

This work designed and implemented a new low-cost, Internet of Things-oriented, wireless smart sensor prototype to measure mechanical strain. The research effort explores the use of smart materials as transducers, e.g., a magnetorheological elastomer as an electrical-resistance sensor, and a cantilever beam with piezoelectric sensors to harvest ene...

The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a mean to share resources (memory, storage computational power, data, etc.) between computers and mobile devices, as well as buildings, wearable devices, electrical grids, and automobiles, just to name few. The IoT is leading to the development of advanced information services that will require large storage...

The positivist paradigm postulates that knowledge emerges through observation and the construction of a systematic process of prediction, while hermeneutics explains the world and its phenomena from the interpretative capacity of the individual. The process of learning evaluation has traditionally been one of the most common means to obtain academi...

An Educational Innovation approach denominated, “I-semester,” for Mechatronics Engineering students was designed, implemented and evaluated. The teaching–learning concept applied herein is interactive, experiential, motivates students and encourages their creativity to provide solutions to real-world challenges. Within the frameworks of competency-...

The learning evaluation process has traditionally been one of the most common means to obtain academic credits from the knowledge or skills that a person provides to solve a challenging situation; however, society demands an evaluation centered on performance. The positivist paradigm led us to postulate that knowledge emerges through observation an...

A fuzzy-H∞ control, improved with weighting functions, has been designed and applied to a novel model of a one-half semi-active lateral vehicle (OHSLV) suspension. The herein contribution resides in the development and computation of an H∞ controller with Parallel Distributed Compensation (PDC) designed from a highly nonlinear system modelled via t...

The Internet of Things (IoT) will connect not only computers and mobile devices, but it will also interconnect smart buildings, homes, and cities. The integration of IoT with Fog and Cloud Computing can bring not only the computational requirements, but they also enable IoT services to be pervasive, cost-effective, and can be accessed from anywhere...

This study presents a research work about the impact of a technological educational innovation implementation, titled Remote Laboratories, on the Organizational Development, from the perspective of Organizational Behavior. This innovative analysis approach raises the research problem as a system where the input is an educational innovation and the...

Project Oriented Learning in Mechatronics courses curricula is a key aspect in the teaching-learning process. In addition, graduated engineers with competences in design and implementation of renewable energy systems are in strong demand by today’s society. This paper presents a solar tracking system test-bench used to track the path of the sun and...

Project Oriented Learning in Mechatronics courses curricula is a key aspect in the teaching-learning process. In addition, graduated engineers with competences in design and implementation of renewable energy systems are in strong demand by today’s society. This paper presents a solar tracking system test-bench used to track the path of the sun and...

In this paper, we present the results of a study carried out in the field of differential equations with engineering students of Tecnologico de Monterrey and mechatronics students of Tecnologico de México in Hermosillo. The objective of the research was to determine the influence of the use of different challenges (laboratory practices) and an eval...

In this paper, we propose an algorithm based on the mathematical p-norm which has been applied to improve both the traction power and the trajectory smoothness of joystick-controlled two-wheeled vehicles. This algorithm can theoretically supply 100% of available power to each of the actuators if the infinity-norm is used, i.e., when the p-norm tend...

In this paper it is to simulate a semi-active suspension that lifts a commercial vehicle 5 centimeters in order to avoid damaging the lower part when the car is passing through an obstacle, such as a bump. This system consists of a control unit, magneto-rheological damper (MR), a sensor and an actuator. The reason for using an MR damper and not a c...

In this paper it is to simulate a semi-active suspension that lifts a commercial vehicle 5 centimeters in order to avoid damaging the lower part when the car is passing through an obstacle, such as a bump. This system consists of a control unit, magneto-rheological damper (MR), a sensor and an actuator. The reason for using an MR damper and not a c...

Magneto-rheological (MR) dampers are effective solutions in improving vehicle stability and passenger comfort. However, handling these dampers implies a strong effort in modeling and control. This research proposes an H2 controller, based on a Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model, for a two-degrees-of-freedom (2-DOF) one-quarter vehicle semi-active susp...

This work presents a novel semiactive model of a one-half lateral vehicle suspension. The contribution of this research is the inclusion of actuator dynamics (two magnetorheological nonlinear dampers) in the modelling, which means that more realistic outcomes will be obtained, because, in real life, actuators have physical limitations. Takagi-Sugen...

This paper presents a new dynamic model called fuzzy quasi LPV model which simulate accurately the temperature and flow transients in a cross flow heat exchanger (CFHX). Motivated by the ability of fuzzy tools to approximate and management of nonlinearities, and based on the interpretation of parameters in Takagi-Sugeno (TS) models, we present a ne...

This research introduces a more accurate control oriented model that can be applied in the suspensions performance domain towards comfort and stability improvement. Active suspension based on Magnetorheological (MR) dampers is an attractive solution in improving vehicle stability and passenger comfort. These Dampers are highly nonlinear and their m...

This research work presents an H∞ controller based on a Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model for a two-degrees-of-freedom (2-DOF) one-quarter-vehicle semi-active suspension with a magnetorheological damper where the actuator dynamics are included in the control synthesis. These dynamics enclose nonlinear damper phenomena, avoided in many other studies,...

Magnetorheological (MR) dampers have proved to be an attractive solution in improving vehicle stability and passenger comfort. However, handling with these dampers, which contain highly nonlinear phenomena, implies a strong effort in modeling and control. This research presents a Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model, not reported before, for a two-degre...

Automotive suspensions are important systems in improving passenger comfort and vehicle stability. Magnetorheological dampers are actually being used intensively in vehicle suspensions, improving stability and comfort by changing the damping factor in milliseconds. The difficulty about MR dampers are the highly nonlinear characteristics and inheren...

In order to enhance ride comfort and vehicle stability, numerous control approaches have been applied in vehicle suspension research. One of these control approaches is the family of fuzzy controllers. The literature is rich in research about fuzzy techniques focused on vehicle suspension performance but exists a lack of work on semi-active suspens...

Reported researches on semi-active suspension neglect the actuador dynamics, missing important information that can deteriorate the suspension's performance. The present research proposes a new semi-active suspension model with a magnetorheological damper, including its dynamics. Three control approaches are applied to this suspension model to impr...

Se presenta el desarrollo de un modelo de un cuarto de vehículo, que contiene una suspensión semiactiva nolineal. El elemento semiactivo lo representa un amortiguador magnetorreológico con características no-lineales. Se incluye un breve análisis de un modelo de un cuarto de vehículo convencional, se presenta el amortiguador magnetorreológico y sus...