Jianguo Tao

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Jianguo Tao is a leading researcher in terramechanics and field robotics, with a career dedicated to advancing mobile robots for extreme environments—from planetary surfaces to nuclear facilities. His most influential work, an interaction mechanics model for rigid driving wheels on sandy terrain (99 citations), provides a high-fidelity semiempirical framework that significantly improves the prediction of wheel–terrain interaction for planetary rovers, moving beyond conventional models designed for terrestrial vehicles. Tao’s contributions extend to underwater robotics, where he developed a complex-shaped robot for nuclear reactor pools, establishing a hydrodynamic model validated by computational fluid dynamics and prototype tests (41 citations). He also engineered a novel underwater robot for crack welding in spent fuel pools, achieving high stability and precision through vector-distributed thrusters. His research on mobile manipulators addresses energy-optimal door-opening tasks and human–robot interaction via finite state machines and gesture recognition. With a career spanning planetary rovers, nuclear inspection robots, and cable-driven parallel systems, Tao’s work has garnered over 200 citations, demonstrating profound impact on robot mobility, control, and safety in hazardous settings.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Interaction Mechanics Model for Rigid Driving Wheels of Planetary Rovers Moving on Sandy Terrain with Consideration of Multiple Physical Effects

   99 citations · 2014
2. 2
   Hydrodynamic calculation and analysis of a complex-shaped underwater robot based on computational fluid dynamics and prototype test

   41 citations · 2017
3. 3
   A New Underwater Robot for Crack Welding in Nuclear Power Plants

   14 citations · 2018
4. 4
   Stability analysis and optimal design of a cable-driven parallel robot

   10 citations · 2023
5. 5
   Optimal Energy Consumption for Mobile Manipulators Executing Door-Opening Task

   10 citations · 2018
6. 6
   Twisting door handles and pulling open doors with a mobile manipulator

   9 citations · 2015
7. 7
   Kinematic modeling of a six-wheeled robotic rover with a passive/active suspension

   6 citations · 2011
8. 8
   A Small Wheeled Robotic Rover for Planetary Exploration

   6 citations · 2006
9. 9
   Development of a Wheeled Robotic Rover in Rough Terrains

   6 citations · 2006
10. 10
    Interact with robot: An efficient approach based on finite state machine and mouse gesture recognition

    5 citations · 2016

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