Ranxiao Frances Wang
Papers
4
Total Citations
35
H-Index
3
About
Ranxiao Frances Wang investigates the intersection of human perception and autonomous systems, with a focus on how people interact with and perceive flying robots in shared spaces. Her research centers on socially aware robotics, human-robot interaction, and the psychological factors that influence safety and trust in collocated UAVs. Wang’s major contributions include developing motion planning frameworks that account for human safety perception, as demonstrated in her most-cited paper, “Socially Aware Path Planning for a Flying Robot in Close Proximity of Humans” (21 citations). She also pioneered the use of virtual reality environments to study human responses to UAV behavior, as seen in her work on collocated interaction and a novel head movement measure for assessing safety perception (2023). Her multidisciplinary approach extends to “Carebots” (2016), where she proposed integrating small flying robots into elder care to promote independence. Wang’s work is foundational for designing drones that coexist safely and comfortably with humans, blending engineering with cognitive science to address real-world deployment challenges.
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- 1Socially Aware Path Planning for a Flying Robot in Close Proximity of Humans21 citations · 2019
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- 3Carebots4 citations · 2016
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