Papers
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136
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About
Jihong Li is a prominent researcher in underwater robotics and autonomous marine systems, with expertise spanning autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), real-time path planning, and navigation and control systems. His work has made significant contributions to the development and deployment of intelligent underwater platforms capable of operating in complex, unknown environments. Among his most influential contributions is his hierarchical real-time control architecture for semi-autonomous underwater vehicles (2005, 22 citations), which laid foundational groundwork for intelligent underwater system design. Li has also advanced real-time path planning methodologies for torpedo-type and hovering-type AUVs navigating completely unknown environments, addressing critical challenges posed by limited environmental information. His navigation and control work on the deep-sea UUV HEMIRE demonstrated practical integration of IMU-based hybrid navigation systems for precise underwater positioning. Notably, Li led the development of P-SURO, a hovering-type intelligent AUV serving as a testbed for emerging underwater technologies, and contributed to the URI-T underwater cable burying ROV, successfully validated through real-world sea trials. His research on robust adaptive controllers and inverse kinematics for underwater manipulators further underscores his breadth across both theoretical and applied domains. Collectively, his cited body of work reflects sustained impact across academia and underwater engineering practice.
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- 2Real Time Path Planning of Underwater Robots in Unknown Environment14 citations · 2017
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- 7Evaluation of Underwater Cable Burying ROV through Sea Trial at East Sea10 citations · 2020
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