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Total Citations
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About
Dr. Lipei Jiang is a pioneering roboticist whose research bridges intelligent manufacturing and interventional medicine. His core contributions lie in developing vision-guided robotic systems for precision welding and minimally invasive surgery. In welding, Dr. Jiang created a passive-light-vision algorithm that uses molten pool image contour extremum detection to achieve real-time seam tracking, enabling autonomous welding robots for complex structures like spherical tanks and pipes. His 2015 paper on welding deviation detection (15 citations) and his 2011 work on weld pool image processing (11 citations) are foundational references in automated welding. Notably, his 2008 study on a pipe welding robot using laser vision sensing (9 citations) demonstrated a dual-mode system that both tracks and memorizes groove geometry, effectively teaching itself for subsequent passes. Expanding into medical robotics, Dr. Jiang designed a composite configuration interventional therapy robot for microwave ablation of liver tumors (2017, 8 citations), integrating needle-holding and ultrasound guidance for percutaneous procedures. His work has earned over 50 total citations, with key papers appearing in SPIE and IEEE venues. By adapting industrial welding vision techniques to surgical navigation, Dr. Jiang exemplifies how robotic sensing innovations can transform both manufacturing and healthcare.
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- 2Weld pool image processing algorithm for seam tracking of welding robot11 citations · 2011
- 3Study on a Pipe Welding Robot based on Laser Vision Sensing9 citations · 2008
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