Kuen Hung Tsoi
Papers
4
Total Citations
127
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About
Dr. Kuen Hung Tsoi is a pioneering researcher whose work bridges the critical intersection of robotics, medical technology, and reconfigurable computing. His primary research areas include minimally invasive surgical robotics, real-time control systems, and FPGA-based hardware acceleration. Dr. Tsoi’s most impactful contribution is his seminal 2012 paper on controlling articulated snake robots for endoscopy under dynamic active constraints, which has garnered 88 citations. In this work, he introduced a novel proximity query (PQ) formulation that enables real-time computation of robot motion deviations from anatomical constraints, a breakthrough for safe, precise minimally invasive surgery. He further advanced this field by accelerating real-time proximity queries for human-robot collaborative control. Beyond medical robotics, Dr. Tsoi has made significant contributions to FPGA technology, including a 2015 paper on dynamically controlled power gating (21 citations) that addresses critical leakage power challenges in modern FPGAs, and a foundational 2005 overview of FPGA applications in robotics (13 citations). His work demonstrates a unique ability to solve complex, real-world problems by combining hardware acceleration with advanced control algorithms, making him a notable figure in both robotics and reconfigurable computing communities.
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- 3Field programmable gate array technology for robotics applications13 citations · 2005
- 4Acceleration of real-time Proximity Query for dynamic active constraints5 citations · 2013