Phongsaen Pitakwatchara
Papers
7
Total Citations
77
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About
Phongsaen Pitakwatchara is a leading researcher in robotics, with a focus on surgical robotics, teleoperation systems, and fault-tolerant control. His most impactful work includes pioneering contributions to minimally invasive surgery (MIS), where he co-developed a robotic surgical system that successfully conducted remote surgery experiments between Japan and Korea—a landmark achievement cited 35 times. He is widely recognized for advancing wave variable control methods for teleoperation, particularly his corrective wave scheme that enables stable task-space manipulation under time-varying communication delays (cited 13 times). His research also extends to aerial robotics, where he proposed sensor fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control strategies for quadcopters under disturbances (10 citations). Pitakwatchara has further contributed to impedance control of manipulators with nonlinear flexible transmissions and variable stiffness pads for hybrid rigid-soft robots. His work bridges theoretical control innovations with practical applications in surgery, aerial robots, and manipulation, making him a notable figure in modern robotics engineering.
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- 6Manipulation Planning Using Wave Variables3 citations · 2022
- 7Variable Stiffness Pad and Its Application to Hybrid Rigid-Soft Robots2 citations · 2022