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Philipp Mitterbach works as a doctoral candidate in the Dynamics and Control Group within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research is focused on the locomotion of multipedal soft robots.
Academic background
Philipp Mitterbach received his master`s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart (Germany) where he focused on the research fields Nonlinear Mechanics and System Dynamics. Part of his master`s program Philipp accomplished as an exchange student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He obtained his master`s degree after completing his master thesis with the subject "B-spline interpolation of spatial Euler-Bernoulli beams" at the Institute for Nonlinear Mechanics. After finishing his master`s degree, Philipp worked for 7 months as Research Associate at University of Technology Braunschweig before he decided to become a doctoral candidate in the Dynamics and Control section of Tu/e.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Sectorplan "Interactive and smart Autonomous Systems"
Heemels, W. P. M. H. (Project Manager), Salazar, M. (Project member), Arslan, Ö. (Project member), Tiels, K. (Project member), Chong, M. S. (Project member), Scheres, K. J. A. (Project member), Verhees, E. D. T. (Project member), Zhang, J. (Project member), Mitterbach, P. (Project member), Lin, Y. (Project member), González, R. (Project member), de Haan, R. (Project member), Classens, K. (Project member), Orhan, S. (Project member), Palacios Roman, J. J. (Project member), Li, Y. (Project member), Tacx, P. J. M. M. (Project member), Bertollo, R. (Project member) & Meijer, T. J. (Project member)
14/10/19 → 31/05/28
Project: First tier
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A robust strain-based Cosserat rod finite element formulation for modeling soft robots
Mitterbach, P. (Corresponding author), Kuling, I. A., Pogromsky, A. Y. & Eugster, S. R., 21 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Multibody System Dynamics. XXResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Embracing Gravity: Rethinking Energy-Driven Modeling, Control, and Design for Soft Robots
Mitterbach, P., 23 Jun 2026, Eindhoven: Eindhoven University of Technology. 339 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
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Swinging Control of a Robot Wheel with Soft Actuators
Mitterbach, P. (Corresponding author), Kuling, I. A. & Pogromsky, A. Y., 12 Jan 2026, 2025 IEEE 64th Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 7803-7808 6 p. 11312143. (Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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A structure-preserving FEM-model for the control of planar soft robots
Mitterbach, P. (Corresponding author), Kuling, I. A. & Pogromsky, A. Y., 21 Aug 2025, 2025 American Control Conference, ACC 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 3680-3685 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Research areas
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Haptics and Soft Robotics
Kuling, I. (Researcher), Mulders, P. (Administrative support), van Beek, F. (Researcher), Kommuri, K. D. (Researcher), van Laake, L. (Researcher), Proper, B. (Researcher) & Mitterbach, P. (Researcher)
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