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Mulan Wang is a pioneering researcher in agricultural robotics and autonomous mobile systems, with a focus on intelligent machine vision and omnidirectional locomotion. Her most influential work, "A research for intelligent cotton picking robot based on machine vision" (2008, 26 citations), introduced a novel design for an Intelligent Cotton Picking Robot (ICPR) integrating YASKAWA MP2100-based motion control with machine vision subsystems, addressing critical challenges in China's cotton harvesting industry. Wang further advanced mobile robotics through her research on mecanum-wheeled omnidirectional platforms (2016, 17 citations), providing comprehensive kinematic models and multiple control methods that enable seamless movement in all directions—forward, backward, sideways, and spin—for industrial and service applications. Her contributions extend to robust pose estimation using cluster-based algorithms (2008) and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) in unstructured environments (2010), where she improved upon traditional iterative closest point (ICP) methods to overcome local extrema and occlusion issues. Wang's work bridges agricultural automation and mobile robotics, demonstrating practical solutions for real-world deployment. With cumulative citations exceeding 50, her research continues to influence the development of intelligent robots for complex, dynamic settings.