Nicola Y. Bailey
University of Bath, Google (United States), King's College London
Papers
6
Total Citations
36
H-Index
4
About
Nicola Y. Bailey is a robotics and precision engineering researcher whose work spans industrial serial robots, continuum robotics, and advanced control systems for high-accuracy automated motion. Her research addresses some of the most persistent challenges in robotic systems — from nonlinear joint imperfections to the complex mechanics of flexible, bearing-free mechanisms. Bailey's most cited contribution, "Experimental Assessment and Feedforward Control of Backlash and Stiction in Industrial Serial Robots" (2022, 17 citations), demonstrates her expertise in diagnosing and correcting motion errors that limit robotic machining precision. Complementing this, her work on nonlinear flexure coupling elements (2018, 6 citations) proposes innovative bearing-free designs that reduce tribological uncertainty and mechanical wear, enabling finer motion control in multibody systems. Her portfolio also reflects a strong interest in medical robotics, with notable contributions to continuum robot modeling and active endoscope kinematics — areas increasingly critical to minimally invasive surgery. More recently, she has tackled tool path optimization for robotic plunge milling, pushing the frontier of precision manufacturing. Across her publications, Bailey consistently bridges theoretical modeling with experimental validation, making her research both rigorous and practically impactful for engineers and roboticists alike.
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Top Papers
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- 3Model-based trajectory tracking of a compliant continuum robot5 citations · 2024
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- 5Iterative Feedforward Control for Bearing-Free Multibody Systems2 citations · 2021
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