Graham A. Parker

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Graham A. Parker is a pioneering robotics engineer whose research has advanced industrial robot metrology, telerobotic exploration, and automated inspection. His most influential work, “A portable instrument for 3-D dynamic robot measurements using triangulation and laser tracking” (52 citations), introduced a novel laser-based tracking system for measuring industrial robot performance to ISO standards—a foundational contribution to robot calibration and dynamic testing. Parker also made significant strides in remote environment characterization, developing augmented reality tools for telerobotic exploration (33 citations), and applied neural networks to automate defect detection in industrial ultrasound images (26 citations). His work on rotary brush control for semi-autonomous road sweeping vehicles (15 citations) demonstrates his commitment to practical robotics applications, while his earlier development of the Surrey Attentive Robot Vision System (12 citations) established real-time stereo-vision for manufacturing guidance. With a career spanning from dynamic performance measurement of robot arms (1985) to virtual reality-based teaching for multi-fingered robots (2002), Parker’s research consistently bridges theoretical innovation and industrial deployment. His contributions remain essential reading for researchers in robot calibration, non-destructive testing, and field robotics.

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1. 1
   A portable instrument for 3-D dynamic robot measurements using triangulation and laser tracking

   52 citations · 1994
2. 2
   Augmented Reality As a Tool to Aid the Telerobotic Exploration and Characterization of Remote Environments

   33 citations · 2002
3. 3
   <title>Automatic detection of defects in industrial ultrasound images using a neural network</title>

   26 citations · 1996
4. 4
   Analysis of rotary brush control characteristics for a road sweeping robot vehicle

   15 citations · 2014
5. 5
   THE SURREY ATTENTIVE ROBOT VISION SYSTEM

   12 citations · 1993
6. 6
   Inverse kinematic solution to a calibrated Puma 560 industrial robot

   9 citations · 1994
7. 7
   Dynamic Performance Measurement of Robot Arms

   6 citations · 1985
8. 8
   Teaching for multi-fingered robots based on motion intention in virtual reality

   4 citations · 2002

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