About

Ki-Yong Oh is a robotics and intelligent systems researcher whose work spans critical infrastructure inspection, battery recycling automation, and advanced sensing technologies. His career has been marked by pioneering contributions to specialized robotic systems designed for hazardous and demanding environments. Oh's most recognized contribution is his development of inspection robot systems for live-line 345-kV suspension insulator strings in high-voltage power transmission lines, work he advanced progressively from 2009 through 2012 and which has garnered over 60 citations — reflecting its practical significance to power infrastructure safety. This research emphasized compact, lightweight, and highly insulated robotic designs capable of operating under dangerous live-line conditions. His influential 2020 paper on battery pack recycling challenges for 2030 (64 citations) demonstrates his ability to address emerging global problems, proposing intelligent robotic solutions for safe disassembly, residual energy detection, and secondary battery utilization. Additional contributions include vibration isolation for drone-mounted surveillance systems, LiDAR-equipped mobile robots for long-term tunnel health monitoring, autonomous cable inspection robots for nuclear power plants, and comprehensive UWB datasets for real-time outdoor localization. Collectively, Oh's research reflects a consistent focus on deploying intelligent robotics and sensing technologies to solve complex, safety-critical engineering challenges across energy, infrastructure, and autonomous systems domains.

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H-Index
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Papers
160
Total Citations
20
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Battery pack recycling challenges for the year 2030: Recommended solutions based on intelligent robotics for safe and efficient disassembly, residual energy detection, and secondary utilization
64 citations · 2020
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2010 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 19
🏛 Institutions: Chung-Ang University, Korea Electric Power Corporation (South Korea), Hanyang University, Electric Power Research Institute

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