Industrial and Robotic Technological Innovation Laboratory
Description
The Laboratory of Industrial Technological Innovation and Robotics (LITIR) of UPB aims to strengthen the training of professionals capable of developing applied research and generating new technologies aimed at the productive context of Bolivia.
Purpose and scope
LITIR contributes to the development of technology-based enterprises and the increase of business productivity, through the automation of systems, integration of technologies, and innovation in the design and construction of intelligent devices and machines.
Areas of work
Industrial maintenance: development of hardware and software for vibrational analysis and condition-based maintenance (CBM) of industrial equipment.
Industrial control and automation: design and implementation of automation systems that integrate cutting-edge technologies to optimize industrial processes.
Applied robotics: development of intelligent systems for monitoring natural disasters and solutions in bio-mechatronics aimed at rehabilitation and robotic control.
Institutional approach
The laboratory articulates research, innovation, and technological transfer, promoting practical solutions that respond to the needs of industry and society.
Institutional profile
Creation date: June 2017
Unit Director
Grover Zurita Villarroel
Tenured Teacher
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591-4-4268287 (internal 523)
Awards
Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (La Paz, Bolivia - January 2024)
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Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Management System.
Certificate for Best Presentation (Agder, Norway - November 2023)
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Diseño y prototipado de prótesis de mano de bajo costo, impresas en 3D y accionadas por el cuerpo para amputados transradiales en Bolivia.
IX version of the Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (Bolivia - 2022)
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Design and construction of an automatic rotating bottling prototype for educational purposes in Bolivian universities and industrial applications.
VII Version Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (Bolivia - 2020)
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Improvement of industrial competitiveness through the design and implementation of a dynamic balancing machine for rotors.
V Version Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (Sucre, Bolivia - October 2018)
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Development of a shaft alignment measurement system for industrial equipment.
IV Plurinational Prize for Science and Technology (La Paz, Bolivia - September 2017)
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Design, construction, and validation of a myoelectric control system for a prosthetic hand.
IV Version Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (La Paz, Bolivia - September 2017)
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Industrial Preventive Maintenance: Development of Firmware Software for Detection and Diagnosis of Induction Motor Failures Through Current Analysis and Vibration Analysis.
