Chih‐Jer Lin

About

Chih-Jer Lin is a distinguished robotics and automation researcher whose career spans over two decades of contributions to robot motion planning, intelligent control systems, and human-robot interaction. His early work on redundant robot motion planning, dating to the late 1990s, laid a foundation for addressing geometric singularities and task-priority challenges in robotic manipulators, a thread he continued refining through perturbation methods in his 2003 paper, which remains his most-cited work with 33 citations. Lin's research has evolved impressively to embrace modern challenges, including pneumatic artificial muscle-actuated manipulators controlled via sliding-mode algorithms and genetic algorithm-based parameter identification, as well as deep residual neural networks applied to industrial defect detection. Particularly noteworthy is his pioneering integration of brain-computer interfaces, virtual reality, and lower-limb rehabilitation exoskeletons, reflecting a compelling commitment to assistive and medical robotics. His automatic TCP calibration and vision-servo Delta robot work further demonstrate his practical impact on intelligent manufacturing systems. With publications spanning elite journals and consistent citation growth into the 2020s, Lin's interdisciplinary contributions — bridging control theory, machine learning, and rehabilitation engineering — make him a significant figure for researchers navigating the frontiers of intelligent robotics and human-centered automation.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Motion planning of redundant robots by perturbation method

   33 citations · 2003
2. 2
   Tracking Control of Pneumatic Artificial Muscle-Activated Robot Arm Based on Sliding-Mode Control

   27 citations · 2021
3. 3
   Deep Residual Neural Network-Based Defect Detection on Complex Backgrounds

   20 citations · 2022
4. 4
   Design and Experimental Characterization of Artificial Neural Network Controller for a Lower Limb Robotic Exoskeleton

   19 citations · 2023
5. 5
   Automatic Calibration of Tool Center Point for Six Degree of Freedom Robot

   18 citations · 2023
6. 6
   Integration of Virtual Reality-Enhanced Motor Imagery and Brain-Computer Interface for a Lower-Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Robot

   15 citations · 2024
7. 7
   Vision servo based Delta robot to pick-and-place moving parts

   13 citations · 2016
8. 8
   Motion planning of redundant robots

   12 citations · 1997
9. 9
   A SLIDING MODE CONTROL APPROACH TO ROBOTIC TRACKING PROBLEM

   9 citations · 2002
10. 10
    Motion planning with obstacle avoidance of an UR3 robot using charge system search

    8 citations · 2018

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