Kuan Wen

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Dr. Kuan Wen is a robotics and control systems researcher whose work bridges the gap between advanced hardware and intelligent actuation. His primary research areas include field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-based control design, pneumatic actuation systems, and parallel robotics—with a particular focus on the DELTA robot architecture. In his most notable work, "FPGA-based Control Design and Implementation of DELTA robots Using Horizontal-Axial Pneumatic Actuators" (2023), Wen pioneered a dual-feedback control framework that significantly improves positioning accuracy in rodless pneumatic actuators. By integrating FPGA technology with pneumatic subsystems, he demonstrated a novel approach to achieving precise, real-time control in high-speed robotic applications. This work, which has already garnered early citations, addresses a critical challenge in industrial automation: the trade-off between actuator speed and positional precision. Wen’s contributions are particularly relevant for manufacturing environments requiring clean, safe, and cost-effective robotic solutions. His research continues to push the boundaries of how reconfigurable hardware can enhance the performance of soft and pneumatic robotics, making him a rising voice in the field of intelligent mechatronic systems.

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   FPGA-based Control Design and Implementation of DELTA robots Using Horizontal-Axial Pneumatic Actuators

   4 citations · 2023

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