Main Research Projects

Title: Product Design Laboratory (PDL) Research Group
Principal Investigator: Rikardo Minguez
Financial Institution: Basque Government
Start Date: 2019 End Date: 2021

Title: Hybrid Metrological Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing and 3D Printing Processes II
Principal Investigator: Rikardo Minguez
Financial Institution: Basque Government / ELKARTEK 2018
Start Date: 2018 End Date: 2019

Title: Integration of Reverse Engineering Techniques and Augmented Reality into the Digital Dental Workflow
Principal Investigator: Eneko Solaberrieta
Financial Institution: Foral Institution of Gipuzkoa
Start Date: 2017 End Date: 2018

Title: Hybrid Metrological Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing and 3D Printing Processes
Principal Investigator: Rikardo Minguez
Financial Institution: Basque Government / ELKARTEK 2017
Start Date: 2017 End Date: 2018

Title: Integral Development of the Laser-Contribution Process for the Additive Manufacturing and Repair of High Value-Added Components
Principal Investigator: Aitzol Lamikiz
Financial Institution: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness - MINECO
Start Date: 2016 End Date: 2019

Title: Product Design Laboratory (PDL) Research Group
Principal Investigator: Rikardo Minguez
Financial Institution: The University of the Basque Country
Start Date: 2015 End Date: 2018

Title: ODONTEK - SAIOTEK 2013
Principal Investigator: Eneko Solaberrieta
Financial Institution: Basque Government
Start Date: 2013 End Date: 2014

Title: Product Design Laboratory (PDL) Research Group
Principal Investigator: Rikardo Minguez Gabiña
Financial Institution: The University of the Basque Country
Start Date: 2010 End Date: 2013

Title: GD&T inspection semiautomatic method based in a non-contact 3D digitalization by means of Reverse Engineering
Principal Investigator: Rikardo Minguez
Financial Institution: The University of the Basque Country
Start Date: 2008 End Date: 2010

Title: eCO-BERRI - Eco-Innovación en Euskadi: Políticas, Tecnología y Competitividad
Principal Investigator: Javier Muniozguren
Financial Institution: Basque Government
Start Date: 2008 End Date: 2010

Title: Innovación en Técnicas de Ingeniería Inversa en el Diseño de Producto Industrial
Principal Investigator: Javier Muniozguren
Financial Institution: Diputación Foral de Bizkaia
Start Date: 2007 End Date: 2008

Title: Obtaining Parametric Parts from 3D Surface Model Rep. based on Vector Field by a Reverse Engineering Process
Principal Investigator: Rikardo Mínguez
Financial Institution: University of the Basque Country
Start Date: 2005 End Date: 2008

Title: Design of a New Surfboards Digital Modeling Process
Principal Investigator: Isabel Larrakoetxea
Financial Institution: Basque Government / University - Enterprise Program (UE05/A03)
Start Date: 2005 End Date: December 2006

Title: Development of New Techniques of Reverse Engineering in the Design of Industrial Products
Principal Investigator: Rikardo Mínguez
Financial Institution: University of the Basque Country
Start Date: 2005 End Date: 2005

Title: Design of a New Putter with Reverse Engineering
Principal Investigator: Javier Muniozguren
Financial Institution: Basque Government / University - Enterprise Program (UE04/A03)
Start Date: 2004 End Date: December 2005

Papers in Recent Years

Authors: Aitor San-Francisco, Nerea Sopelana, Jose-Maria Fernandez, Jose-Ramon Otegi, Rikardo Minguez
Title: Analysis about the incorporation of remanufacturing concept into life cycle assessment theories
Journal: Journal of Remanufacturing
Date: 2020                           Ref: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13243-019-00078-3

Authors: Gorka Kortaberria, Eneko Gómez-Acedo, Jorge Molina, Alberto Tellaeche, Rikardo Minguez
Title: Theoretical accuracy assessment of model-based photogrammetric approach for pose estimation of cylindrical elements
Journal: Measurement Science and Technology
Date: 2019                           Ref: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ab0b7d

Authors: Agustín Arias, Rikardo Minguez, Eneko Solaberrieta, Nestor Goikoetxea, Jokin Gorozika, Egoitz Sierra, Javier Muniozguren
Title: Effect of the matte powder coating on the accuracy of the measurement of a conical characteristic by optical techniques
Journal: DYNA
Date: 2019                           Ref: 94(2). 209-214. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6036/8897

Authors: Rikardo Minguez, Lander Barrenetxea, Eneko Solaberrieta, Erlantz Lizundia
Title: A simple approach to understand the physical aging in polymers
Journal: European Journal of Physics
Date: 2019                           Ref: DOI: 10.1088/1361-6404/aaf244

Authors: Mikel Iturrate, Rikardo Minguez, Guillermo Pradies, Eneko Solaberrieta
Title: Obtaining reliable intraoral digital impressions in a multiple implants edentulous scenario. Description of the technique
Journal: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Date: 2019                            Ref: DOI: 10.1016/J.PROSDENT.2018.03.008

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Lander Barrenetxea, Rikardo Minguez, Mikel Iturrate, Inigo De Prado
Title: Registration of mandibular movement for dental diagnosis, planning and treatment
Journal: International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing
Date: 2018                            Ref: Vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 1027-1038

Authors: Inigo De Prado; Mikel Iturrate, Rikardo Minguez, Eneko Solaberrieta
Title: Evaluation of the accuracy of a system to align occlusal dynamic data on 3d digital casts
Journal: Biomed Research International
Date: 2018                            Ref: Vol. 2018, DOI: 10.1155/2018/8079089 (open access)

Authors: Gorka Kortaberria, Unai Mutilva, Alberto Gomez, Alberto Tellaeche, Rikardo Minguez
Title: Accuracy evaluation of dense matching techniques for casting part dimensional verification
Journal:
Date: 2018                            Ref: Vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 3074

Authors: Gorka Kortaberria, Aitor Olarra, Alberto Tellaeche, Rikardo Minguez
Title: Close Range Photogrammetry for Direct Multiple Feature Positioning Measurement without Targets
Journal: Journal of Sensors
Date: 2017                            Ref: Vol. 2017, pp. 1-10 (open access)

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Olatz Etxaniz, Jose Ramon Otegi, Aritz Brizuela, Guillermo Pradies
Title: Customized procedure to display T-Scan occlusal contacts
Journal: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Date: 2017                           Ref: Vol. 117, no. 1, pp. 18-21

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Agustin Arias, Aritz Brizuela, Xabier Garikano, Guillermo Pradies
Title: Eneko Solaberrieta, Asier Garmendia, Aritz Brizuela, Jose Ramon Otegi, Guillermo Pradies, Andras Szentpetery
Journal: Biomed Research International
Date: 2016                            Ref: 7173824

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Agustin Arias, Aritz Brizuela, Xabier Garikano, Guillermo Pradies
Title: Determining the requirements, section quantity, and dimension of the virtual occlusal record
Journal: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Date: 2016                           Ref: Vol. 115, no. 1, pp. 52-56

Authors: Rikardo Minguez, Agustin Arias, Olatz Etxaniz, Eneko Solaberrieta, Lander Barrenetxea
Title: Framework for verification of positional tolerances with a 3D non-contact measurement method
Journal: International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing
Date: 2016                            Ref: Vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 85-93

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Asier Garmendia, Rikardo Minguez, Aritz Brizuela, Guillermo Pradies
Title: Virtual Facebow Technique
Journal: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Date: 2015                           Ref: Vol. 114, no. 6, pp. 751-755

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Rikardo Minguez, Lander Barrenetxea, Jose Ramon Otegi, Andras Szentpetery
Title: Comparison of the accuracy of a 3-dimensional virtual method and the conventional method for transferring the maxillary cast to a virtual articulator
Journal: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Date: 2015                           Ref: Vol. 113, no. 3, pp. 191-197

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Rikardo Minguez, Olatz Etxaniz, Jose Ramon Otegi
Title: Improved digital transfer of the maxillary cast to a virtual articulator
Journal: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Date: 2014                           Ref: Vol. 112, no. 4, pp. 921-924

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Rikardo Minguez, Olatz Etxaniz, Lander Barrenetxea, Egoitz Sierra
Title: Computer-aided dental prostheses construction using reverse engineering
Journal: Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
Date: 2014                            Ref: Vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 1335-1346

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Rikardo Minguez, Olatz Etxaniz, Lander Barrenetxea, Jokin Gorozika, Egoitz Sierra
Title: Virtual production of dental prostheses using a dental virtual articulator
Journal: International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing
Date: 2014                            Ref: Vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 19-30

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Rikardo Minguez, Olatz Etxaniz, Lander Barrenetxea
Title: Improving the digital workflow: direct transfer from patient to virtual articulator
Journal: International Journal of Computerized Dentistry
Date: 2013                            Ref: Vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 285-292

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Rikardo Minguez, Lander Barrenetxea, Egoitz Sierra, Olatz Etxaniz
Title: Novel methodology to transfer digitized casts onto a virtual dental articulator
Journal: CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology
Date: 2013                            Ref: Vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 149-155

Authors: Rikardo Minguez, Lander Barrenetxea, Eneko Solaberrieta, Olatz Etxaniz
Title: Retrieval of unfiltered digitized cylindrical surfaces based on spin-images
Journal: Computers and Industrial Engineering
Date: 2013                            Ref: Vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 544-550

Authors: Rikardo Minguez , Sharay Zamora, Lander Barrenetxea, Eneko Solaberrieta, Olatz Etxaniz, Javier Muniozguren, Jesus Izcara, Javier Larrieta, Jaime López
Title: Life cycle assessment for switchgears for primary electrical distribution
Journal: DYNA Spain
Date: 2013                   Ref: ISSN: 0012-7361 DOI:10.6036/5575

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Rikardo Minguez, Lander Barrenetxea, Olatz Etxaniz
Title: Direct transfer of the position of digitized casts to a virtual articulator
Journal: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Date: 2013                           Ref: Vol. 109, no. 6, pp. 411-414

Authors: Eneko Solaberrieta, Rikardo Minguez, Lander Barrenetxea, Egoitz Sierra, Olatz Etxaniz
Title: Computer-aided dental prostheses construction using reverse engineering
Journal: Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
Date: February 2013                 Ref:DOI 10.1080/10255842.2012.745859