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Gao Qing-ji is a pioneering roboticist whose research spans inspection robotics, human-robot interaction, and autonomous navigation. His most impactful work focuses on developing intelligent robots for critical infrastructure maintenance, particularly in aviation. His 2014 paper on path-tracking algorithms for aircraft fuel tank inspection robots (12 citations) introduced a novel 3D end-point approximation method that enables precise traversal of complex internal structures, addressing a long-standing challenge in aerospace maintenance. Earlier, his 2009 study on aircraft surface defect inspection robots (9 citations) presented a cruciform climbing robot with suction-cup joints capable of maneuvering across aircraft exteriors—a design that has influenced subsequent aerial inspection systems. Beyond inspection, Gao has contributed to robot emotion generation, proposing a PAD (Pleasure-Arousal-Dominance) emotion space model (8 citations) that bridges affective computing and robotics. His work on airport terminal service robots includes multi-scale vision algorithms for sign detection and road crossing scene recognition, both published in 2008. With additional contributions to continuum robot path planning and decentralized formation control, Gao’s research demonstrates a consistent focus on practical, real-world applications—from aircraft safety to service robotics—making him a notable figure in applied robotics engineering.