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Total Citations
152
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About
Dae Gab Gweon is a pioneering roboticist whose work has shaped the foundational principles of assembly automation and mobile robotics. His research spans three key areas: flexible robotic assembly, legged and wheeled locomotion, and sensor-based navigation for autonomous systems. Gweon’s most influential contribution is his landmark 1987 paper, “Robotic assembly: a synthesizing overview,” which has garnered 82 citations and remains a critical reference for understanding the complex interplay between manipulator inaccuracy, part variation, and physical interactions in automated assembly. He also made significant strides in quadrupedal locomotion, proposing an optimal turning gait that maximizes walking speed while maintaining stability—a core challenge in legged robotics. Gweon’s practical engineering achievements include developing KAMOBOT, a hybrid legged/wheeled mobile robot controlled by just three motors, capable of climbing stairs and navigating hostile environments. His work on omnidirectional laser range finders and directional weighting methods for path planning advanced the field of free-ranging mobile robots. With a career spanning from the 1980s to the mid-1990s, Gweon’s research continues to inform modern robotics, particularly in compliant assembly and multi-modal locomotion.
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- 1Robotic assembly: a synthesizing overview82 citations · 1987
- 2Optimal turning gait of a quadruped walking robot22 citations · 1995
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