Alexey Zhirabok
Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University, Far Eastern Federal University, Institute of Marine Technology Problems of the Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Endocrinology, Institute of Automation and Control Processes
Papers
21
Total Citations
146
H-Index
6
About
Alexey Zhirabok is a prominent researcher specializing in fault diagnosis, fault identification, and fault-tolerant control systems, with a particular focus on robotic and autonomous systems. Over more than two decades of sustained contributions, he has developed and refined sophisticated analytical methods for detecting and isolating faults in complex engineering systems, including robotic manipulators, underwater vehicles, and mobile robot groups. Zhirabok's earliest highly cited work established foundational observer-based and parity relation approaches to fault diagnosis in manipulation robots, demonstrating robust theoretical frameworks that have guided subsequent research in the field. His development of sliding mode observers — applied to vision systems, electric servo actuators, and mobile robot groups — represents a significant methodological advance for handling nonlinear, nonstationary dynamic models under real-world disturbances. His logic-dynamic approach further extended these capabilities to systems with non-smooth nonlinearities, broadening the applicability of analytical redundancy methods. More recently, Zhirabok has expanded his work into autonomous pipeline inspection and underwater robotics, addressing fault accommodation and structural health monitoring in challenging environments. Collectively, his publications have accumulated over 110 citations, reflecting meaningful influence across robotics, control engineering, and safety-critical systems research. His body of work offers essential reading for researchers pursuing reliable, intelligent autonomous systems.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Observer-based fault diagnosis in manipulation robots27 citations · 1999
- 2Parity relation approach to fault diagnosis in manipulation robots25 citations · 2003
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- 4Nonparametric methods for fault diagnosis in dynamic systems11 citations · 2018
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- 7Fault Tolerant Control in Underwater Vehicles5 citations · 2024
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- 10Fault Identification in Mobile Robot Groups Using Sliding Mode Observers4 citations · 2020