B. W. Mooring

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B. W. Mooring is a pioneering researcher in the field of robotics, with particular expertise in robot calibration, kinematic modeling, and manipulator precision. His most influential contribution, "An Overview of Robot Calibration" (1987), has garnered over 500 citations and remains a foundational reference in the field, systematically addressing the core challenges of modeling, measurement, identification, and correction in robotic systems. This work, alongside his kinematic modeling research, established a rigorous classification framework for calibration procedures that continues to guide researchers and engineers today. Mooring's investigations into robot repeatability in the mid-1980s helped clarify a notoriously ambiguous specification in the robotics industry, proposing standardized approaches for determining and communicating manipulator performance. His studies on kinematic model complexity demonstrated how model selection directly affects real-world manipulator accuracy, offering practical guidance for industrial applications. He also explored path planning techniques and the dynamics of worm gear transmissions, revealing and addressing self-excited vibration problems in certain robot configurations. With a career spanning over two decades of consistent contributions and a cumulative citation record reflecting broad influence, Mooring's work has substantially advanced the precision, reliability, and practical deployment of robotic manipulators in both research and industrial settings.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   An overview of robot calibration

   503 citations · 1987
2. 2
   Kinematic modelling for robot calibration

   115 citations · 2005
3. 3
   The effect of kinematic model complexity on manipulator accuracy

   43 citations · 2003
4. 4
   Aspects of robot repeatability

   28 citations · 1987
5. 5
   Determination and specification of robot repeatability

   25 citations · 1986
6. 6
   An Approach To Manipulator Path Planning

   24 citations · 1989
7. 7
   Modeling and Control of a Manipulator Joint Driven Through a Worm Gear Transmission

   18 citations · 2000
8. 8
   Plane-motion approach to manipulator calibration

   18 citations · 1992
9. 9
   Calibration procedure for an industrial robot

   17 citations · 2003
10. 10
    Modeling and Analysis of a Manipulator Joint Driven Through a Worm Gear Transmission

    9 citations · 1990

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