Michal Kopcik

Technical University of Košice, Faculty (United Kingdom)

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Michal Kopcik is a researcher specializing in mobile robotics and embedded systems, with a particular focus on the design and implementation of control systems for differentially-driven mobile robots. His work addresses the practical challenges of building robust, real-time control architectures that bridge high-level autonomy with low-level hardware management. His most notable contribution, "Distributed Control System for Mobile Robots with Differential Drive" (2016), has garnered 8 citations and introduced a universal control framework tailored to the kinematic constraints of differential-drive platforms — one of the most common configurations in autonomous mobile robotics. Building on this foundation, his 2017 follow-up work on embedded control systems brought these concepts into compact, single-board hardware implementations using ARM-based microcontrollers, earning an additional 5 citations from the research community. Kopcik's research is particularly valuable for engineers and students working at the intersection of robotics and embedded computing, offering practical, implementable solutions rather than purely theoretical models. While his citation profile is still growing, his contributions provide a meaningful technical foundation for those designing scalable, real-time robotic control systems in both academic and applied settings.