Minnan Piao

Nankai University, Civil Aviation University of China

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Dr. Minnan Piao is a leading researcher in the fields of aerial robotics and autonomous systems, with a particular focus on the control and inspection of unmanned vehicles operating in challenging environments. His most impactful work, "Tracking control of parafoil airdrop robot in wind environments" (2017, 3 citations), addresses the critical challenge of trajectory tracking for parafoil airdrop robots. By proposing a novel control method based on active disturbance rejection, Dr. Piao overcame the significant non-linearity, large inertia, and strong atmospheric disturbances that plague traditional control approaches, ensuring robust performance in real-world wind conditions. This contribution is foundational for the reliable delivery of payloads via airdrop systems. More recently, Dr. Piao has expanded his expertise into robotic aircraft skin inspection, as evidenced by his 2025 systematic review (1 citation). Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, this comprehensive analysis of 73 publications synthesizes advancements in the integrated pipeline from data acquisition to defect analysis, highlighting the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for automated inspection. Dr. Piao’s work is pivotal in bridging the gap between robust control theory and practical, autonomous inspection technologies, making him a key figure in advancing the capabilities of aerial robots for both logistics and industrial maintenance.