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Jie Wan’s research centers on the control and coordination of multi-robot systems, with a particular focus on formation control and nonlinear feedback strategies. Their foundational work, “Formation and Zoning Control of Multi-Robot Systems” (2011, 5 citations), establishes key principles for organizing robot teams into structured spatial configurations. Wan’s investigations into nonlinear feedback controls for differential mobile robots, detailed in a two-part study (2008), provide a comparative framework for understanding how robot heading evolves under different control laws—a critical contribution to the field. Additionally, their work on tracking control (2008) refines the concept of artificial potential trenches, offering novel methods for constructing these functions to ensure stable robot navigation. Though citation counts are modest, Wan’s contributions are notable for their systematic approach to solving fundamental challenges in multi-robot coordination, laying groundwork for applications in swarm robotics and autonomous systems. Their research remains relevant for engineers and researchers seeking robust, mathematically grounded solutions to formation control problems.