Chia-Hsiang Menq
Papers
9
Total Citations
261
H-Index
6
About
Chia-Hsiang Menq has made foundational contributions to robot calibration, precision control, and workspace analysis. His pioneering work on identifying observable error parameters using Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) established a rigorous framework for separating observable from unobservable error subspaces, directly improving robot positioning accuracy—a paper cited 83 times. He further advanced the field by developing statistical methods to characterize robot position errors and by experimentally investigating measurement configuration selection to maximize observability, enhancing calibration robustness (45 citations). In control, Menq introduced novel strategies for on-off valve pneumatic actuators, achieving accurate position control despite nonlinear friction and pneumatic nonlinearities (70 citations). His theoretical studies on dexterous workspace boundaries for simple manipulators remain influential (28 citations). Menq also contributed to surface identification from unorganized point clouds using normal sensitivity analysis. His work bridges theory and practice, providing engineers with tools to improve robot accuracy in manufacturing environments. With over 260 total citations across his most-cited papers, Menq’s research continues to inform modern robotics calibration, control, and metrology.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2Accurate Position Control of a Pneumatic Actuator70 citations · 1990
- 3Experimental study of observability of parameter errors in robot calibration45 citations · 2003
- 4The dexterous workspace of simple manipulators28 citations · 1988
- 5Statistical measure and characterization of robot errors15 citations · 2003
- 6Accurate Position Control of a Pneumatic Actuator8 citations · 1989
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