Nasser Houshangi

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Nasser Houshangi is a robotics and control systems researcher whose work spans visual servoing, adaptive control, and mobile robot localization. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering contributions to vision-based robotic manipulation, most notably his 1991 paper "Real-time vision feedback for servoing robotic manipulator with self-tuning controller," which garnered over 200 citations and introduced an innovative adaptive control algorithm enabling robots to grasp moving objects despite inherent image-processing delays through predictive motion compensation. His follow-up work in 2002 further refined adaptive controllers capable of handling modeling errors and unknown payloads, accumulating an additional 75 citations. Beyond manipulation, Houshangi made significant contributions to mobile robot navigation, developing sensor fusion strategies that integrate odometry with fiber optic gyroscopes and Unscented Kalman Filtering to achieve accurate position and orientation determination — work that collectively attracted dozens of citations across multiple publications. His research portfolio also encompasses autonomous lane-following systems, tactile sensor control, and force-position adaptive controllers, reflecting a broad yet cohesive research vision centered on robust, real-world robotic autonomy. With a career spanning several decades and consistent contributions across sensing, control, and perception, Houshangi represents a foundational voice in applied robotics research.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Real-time vision feedback for servoing robotic manipulator with self-tuning controller

   209 citations · 1991
2. 2
   Control of a robotic manipulator to grasp a moving target using vision

   75 citations · 2002
3. 3
   Mobile Robot Position Determination Using Data Integration of Odometry and Gyroscope

   25 citations · 2006
4. 4
   Mobile robot position determination using data from gyro and odometry

   18 citations · 2004
5. 5
   Accurate mobile robot position determination using unscented Kalman filter

   17 citations · 2006
6. 6
   Eigenvalue assignment and performance index based force-position control with self-tuning for robotic manipulators

   10 citations · 2005
7. 7
   Sensor integration for mobile robot position determination

   9 citations · 2004
8. 8
   A vision-based autonomous lane following system for a mobile robot

   8 citations · 2009
9. 9
   Lane following system for a mobile robot using information from vision and odometry

   4 citations · 2011
10. 10
    Tactile sensor control for robotic manipulations

    4 citations · 2003

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