Mingjin Shen
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About
Mingjin Shen is a robotics researcher specializing in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation and compliance control for space robotic operations. His work addresses critical challenges in ground-based testing of free-floating satellite robots, particularly the instability caused by time delays and velocity divergence in HIL systems. Shen’s most notable contribution is an active compliance control method for position-controlled industrial robots, enabling them to simulate zero-gravity environments for space operations testing—a paper that has garnered 8 citations since 2022. He further advanced the field with a hybrid force/velocity control approach for simulating contact dynamics of satellite robots, and a passivity-based velocity control method that stabilizes HIL simulations by mitigating intrinsic control-loop delays. These three interconnected studies, all published in 2022, form a cohesive body of work that has earned him 20 total citations to date. Shen’s research is instrumental for space agencies and robotics labs seeking safe, cost-effective ground testing of orbital servicing and debris removal technologies, establishing him as an emerging authority in space robotics simulation.
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