John Wood
Papers
19
Total Citations
378
H-Index
10
About
John Wood is a leading researcher in industrial robotics and cooperative multi-robot systems, with a career defined by innovations in robot calibration, payload transport, and heterogeneous wireless networks. His most impactful contribution is the virtual closed kinematic chain (ViCKi) method for calibrating industrial robots, which magnifies errors on a distant plane to overcome measurement resolution limits—a technique detailed in his most cited paper (76 citations). Wood also pioneered rapid swing-free transport of nonlinear payloads using dynamic programming (57 citations), addressing residual vibration in suspended loads with a nonlinear optimization approach. His work on cooperative heterogeneous mobile wireless mechatronic systems (62 citations) established a framework for controlling mixed teams of aerial and ground vehicles, while his adaptive coverage control algorithm (24 citations) extended sensor deployment to nonholonomic robots. With over 300 total citations across ten key papers, Wood’s research bridges theory and industrial application, notably in radiation mapping and prioritized sensor detection. His achievements include developing cooperative motion strategies for standard industrial controllers, making advanced multi-robot coordination accessible to manufacturing.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2A Cooperative Heterogeneous Mobile Wireless Mechatronic System62 citations · 2012
- 3Rapid Swing-Free Transport of Nonlinear Payloads Using Dynamic Programming57 citations · 2008
- 4A Framework for Implementing Cooperative Motion on Industrial Controllers27 citations · 2004
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- 6Calibration of industrial robots by magnifying errors on a distant plane23 citations · 2007
- 7Rapid Transport of Suspended Payloads21 citations · 2006
- 8RADIATION MAPPING USING MULTIPLE ROBOTS14 citations · 2008
- 9Prioritized sensor detection via dynamic Voronoi-based navigation12 citations · 2009
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