Paolo Mercorelli

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Paolo Mercorelli is a prolific researcher whose work spans robotics, control systems, and autonomous navigation, with a particular focus on bridging theoretical rigor with real-world applications. He has made significant contributions to robot manipulator control, most notably through his 2019 work on robust fixed-time tracking control for uncertain systems, which has garnered over 160 citations and stands as his most influential contribution. Alongside this, his development and optimization of 3D laser measurement systems for autonomous mobile robot navigation—accumulating over 180 combined citations across two 2013 publications—has meaningfully advanced how robots perceive and traverse complex environments. Mercorelli's research further encompasses multi-robot coordination in hazardous terrains, leveraging 3D technical vision systems and data fusion strategies to enable intelligent group navigation. His work on soft actuators, including an Extended Kalman Filter-based health monitoring framework cited over 40 times, reflects his versatility in nonlinear estimation and adaptive control. He has also explored fuzzy logic controllers for nonholonomic mobile robots and permanent magnet synchronous motor control for advanced motion systems. With a cumulative citation profile exceeding 500 references, Mercorelli's interdisciplinary contributions make him an essential figure for researchers working at the intersection of autonomous systems, control theory, and intelligent robotics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Robust approximate fixed-time tracking control for uncertain robot manipulators

   160 citations · 2019
2. 2
   Optical 3D laser measurement system for navigation of autonomous mobile robot

   128 citations · 2013
3. 3
   Optimization of 3D laser scanning speed by use of combined variable step

   57 citations · 2013
4. 4
   Influence of data clouds fusion from 3D real-time vision system on robotic group dead reckoning in unknown terrain

   50 citations · 2020
5. 5
   An Extended Kalman Filter as an Observer in a Control Structure for Health Monitoring of a Metal–Polymer Hybrid Soft Actuator

   41 citations · 2018
6. 6
   Methods for Ensuring the Accuracy of Radiometric and Optoelectronic Navigation Systems of Flying Robots in a Developed Infrastructure

   26 citations · 2019
7. 7
   Using Fuzzy PD Controllers for Soft Motions in a Car-like Robot

   21 citations · 2018
8. 8
   Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors for Track Applications

   18 citations · 2023
9. 9
   Individual Scans Fusion in Virtual Knowledge Base for Navigation of Mobile Robotic Group with 3D TVS

   17 citations · 2018
10. 10
    Fuzzy based control of a nonholonomic car-like robot for drive assistant systems

    12 citations · 2018

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