Van Du Phan

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Van Du Phan is a rising force in robotics control, specializing in adaptive and robust control strategies for complex robotic systems. His research centers on flexible joint robots, wheeled mobile robots, and soft actuation, with a focus on enhancing safety and performance under real-world uncertainties. Phan’s most impactful work introduces a disturbance observer-based adaptive neural backstepping integral sliding mode control for flexible joint robots integrating hydraulic actuator dynamics, a paper that has garnered 27 citations since 2024. He also pioneered the design of a compact Adjustable Stiffness Rotary Actuator (ASRA) using linear springs, achieving 12 citations for its novel approach to impact resilience. His recent contributions extend to wheeled mobile robots, where he has developed adaptive integral terminal sliding mode and dual-loop control frameworks to address actuator faults and slippage, with each paper earning 5 citations. Phan’s work bridges theoretical control innovation with practical robotic safety, making him a key contributor to next-generation adaptive robotics.

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1. 1
   Adaptive neural tracking control for flexible joint robot including hydraulic actuator dynamics with disturbance observer

   27 citations · 2024
2. 2
   A Compact Adjustable Stiffness Rotary Actuator Based on Linear Springs: Working Principle, Design, and Experimental Verification

   12 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Development of an Adaptive Integral Terminal Sliding Mode Tracking Control for a Wheeled Mobile Robot With Time Delay Estimation

   5 citations · 2025
4. 4
   Advanced trajectory tracking control for wheeled mobile robots under actuator faults and slippage

   5 citations · 2025

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