Fei Wang

State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Southeast University

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Fei Wang is a robotics researcher specializing in underwater manipulation systems, with a particular focus on advanced control strategies and mechanical design for marine robotic applications. His work addresses one of the most technically demanding challenges in underwater robotics: achieving precise, reliable motion control in the presence of complex hydrodynamic disturbances. Wang's most notable contribution is the development of an adaptive fuzzy sliding mode control (AFSMC) strategy for underwater manipulators, which effectively suppresses chattering — a persistent problem in sliding mode control — while simultaneously estimating hydrodynamic disturbances in real time. This work, which has garnered 13 citations since its 2023 publication, represents a significant step forward in robust underwater manipulation. Complementing this theoretical work, Wang has also contributed to hardware innovation, developing a novel lightweight underwater manipulator built on the ROS2 framework, designed for safe and reliable intervention in underwater inspection and maintenance tasks. With a research portfolio spanning control theory, mechanical design, and marine robotics, Wang's contributions are shaping the next generation of underwater intervention systems. His work is of particular relevance to researchers and engineers working on offshore infrastructure, subsea exploration, and autonomous underwater vehicles.