Kangwu Zhu

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology

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Kangwu Zhu is a leading researcher in advanced robotics control, with a primary focus on cable-driven robots and model-free trajectory tracking for robotic manipulators. His work centers on overcoming the challenges of complex, lumped uncertainties in robotic systems through innovative control strategies. Zhu’s major contributions include the development of time-delay control (TDC) schemes integrated with adaptive fractional-order nonsingular terminal sliding mode (AFONTSM) and adaptive nonsingular fast terminal sliding mode (ANFTSM). These methods enable high-performance, robust control without requiring an accurate system model, a significant advancement for real-world applications. His most cited paper, “Time-Delay Control of Cable-Driven Robots With Adaptive Fractional-Order Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode” (2018, 10 citations), along with closely related works (9 and 6 citations), demonstrates his impact in establishing a new paradigm for practical, model-free control. Zhu’s research is particularly notable for its direct applicability to cable-driven robots, which are essential in rehabilitation, haptics, and industrial automation. By combining TDE with sliding mode control, he has provided a powerful framework that ensures precise tracking and robustness, making his work a key reference for researchers and engineers seeking to advance robot control under uncertainty.