ZUÑIGA AVILES, LUIS ADRIAN

Dr. Adrian is an SNII Level 2 researcher from SECIHTI, PRODEP, and a professor at the Faculty of Medicine UAEMex. He was a Researcher at the Applied Research Center and Technology Development of the Mexican Military Industry (CIADTIM). He is a Major Industrial Engineer after serving 21 years in the Mexican Army. He holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in Science and Technology in Mechatronics from the Center for Engineering and Industrial Development (CIDESI). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Military Industrial Engineering and a mechanical engineering specialty from the Military School of Engineers (EMI), Mexican Army and Air Force University.

 Member of the National System of Researchers, Level 2

 Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences

 Member of the Mexican Academy of Engineering

 Member of the College of Military Engineers

 Member of the Mexican Society of Biomedical Engineers

 Member of the Academic Body of Systems Dynamics and Control

 Member of the National Registry of Researchers in Materials Science and Engineering

 Member of the National Registry of Evaluators and Experts of the Mexican Accreditation Entity (EMA)

 Member of the Conacyt Registry of Accredited Evaluators (RCEA)

 Desirable PRODEP Profile

Dr. Adrian has been interested in New Product Development and research activities. In the field of research, his interest focuses on the mechatronics design process, design methodologies, Robotic Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation and motion assistance, design of mechanisms and machines, test benches, analysis for the finite element method (FEM), kinematics modeling and simulation, wheeled mobile robots, manufacturing technologies, and rapid prototyping.

He has authored more than 100 works, including conference presentations, proceedings, books, patents, journals, articles, and industrial reports.

Nowadays, Dr. Zuñiga is a member of the research group “Dynamics and Control Systems” of the Faculty of Engineering of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, UAEMex).

Some of his current projects are the following:

He participated in the Design of an Exoskeleton based on Four Cases of Upper Limb Rehabilitation Study, design patent pending MX/F/2018/000467, and a research article: https://doi.org/10.17488/RMIB.39.1.7

He participated in the Design of a Continuous passive mobilizer for the knee, design patent pending MX/F/2017/003869.

He participated in the Design of a Continuous passive mobilizer for the upper limb, patent-pending product invention MX/a/2018/006933, and design patent pending MX/F/2017/003870.

He participated in the Design of a Hand prosthesis.

He participated in the Design, Development, and Implementation of a System for patient lifting, design patent pending MX/F/2018/000538.

He participated in the Design of an orthodontic mechanism, design patent pending MX/F/2018/000274.

He participated in the Design, Development, Construction, and Implementation of a Machine for applying sealer to ammunition, with a pending design patent MX/F/2018/001070.

He participated in the Design, Development, and manufacturing of a controlled tripping mechanism for armament, which was granted a patent as a product invention (MX/a/2014/000168).

He participated in the Design, Development, and manufacturing of a tripping mechanism for a weapon, which was granted a patent as a product invention PA/a/2006/007961.