Papers
8
Total Citations
190
H-Index
4
About
James English is a pioneering roboticist whose research has fundamentally advanced the fault tolerance and operational safety of robotic manipulators, particularly in hazardous or remote environments. His most influential work, "Fault tolerance for kinematically redundant manipulators: anticipating free-swinging joint failures" (1998, 129 citations), established critical frameworks for configuring slow-moving robots to withstand actuator torque loss—a failure mode that can otherwise lead to catastrophic, uncontrolled motion. English’s key contributions include developing joint-space and Euclidean-space metrics to characterize and mitigate locking and free-swinging failures, enabling robots to maintain functionality even after joint loss. Beyond failure tolerance, he has applied his expertise to agricultural robotics, notably co-authoring "Next generation image guided citrus fruit picker" (2012, 18 citations), which addresses the global labor shortage in fruit harvesting through vision-guided mechanization. His work on bi-handed humanoid manipulators and comprehensive grasping databases further underscores his versatility. With a career spanning foundational fault-tolerance theory to practical field applications, English’s research has directly influenced the design of more resilient and autonomous robotic systems, making him a key figure in both industrial and agricultural robotics.
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Top Papers
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- 2Measuring and reducing the Euclidean-space effects of robotic joint failures22 citations · 2000
- 3Next generation image guided citrus fruit picker18 citations · 2012
- 4Robotic Workspaces after a Free-Swinging Failure10 citations · 1997
- 5Euclidean-space measures of robotic joint failures4 citations · 2002
- 6Free-swinging failure tolerance for robotic manipulators3 citations · 1996
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- 8A Generic Framework for Controlling Bi-Handed Robotic Manipulator2 citations · 2007