Papers
36
Total Citations
809
H-Index
14
About
P. R. Ouyang is a prominent researcher in robotics and control engineering, whose work has significantly advanced the fields of trajectory tracking, contour control, and robotic mechanism design. With a career spanning over two decades, Ouyang has made foundational contributions to the development of intelligent and adaptive control strategies for robotic manipulators. Among his most influential contributions is his pioneering work on adaptive switching learning control for robot trajectory tracking, which has garnered nearly 200 citations, and his development of PD with sliding mode control methods, cited over 140 times. These works established robust frameworks for improving precision and stability in robotic motion control. Ouyang is also widely recognized for introducing and systematically developing position domain control — a paradigm shift from conventional time-domain approaches — enabling superior contour tracking performance in multi-DOF robotic systems. Beyond control theory, Ouyang made notable contributions to robotic mechanism design, particularly in force balancing through kinematic parameter adjustment, addressing a critical challenge in real-time controllable mechanisms. His comparative studies applying evolutionary algorithms such as DE, PSO, and GA to controller tuning further demonstrate his interdisciplinary breadth. Collectively, his publications reflect a sustained and impactful research program shaping modern robotic control and design.
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- 2PD with sliding mode control for trajectory tracking of robotic system144 citations · 2013
- 3Contour tracking control in position domain44 citations · 2012
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- 8Position domain contour control for multi-DOF robotic system29 citations · 2013
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