Papers
31
Total Citations
552
H-Index
12
About
Ricardo Campa is a prominent robotics researcher whose work centers on control theory, robot manipulator dynamics, and mathematical representations of spatial orientation. Over two decades, he has made foundational contributions to the stability analysis and practical implementation of control algorithms for robotic systems, earning well over 400 citations across his most influential publications. Campa is perhaps best known for his rigorous investigations into PID control under torque saturation constraints. His 2008 paper on saturated PID compensation (76 citations) and its 2010 companion on bounded-torque PID regulators (73 citations) together established seminal theoretical guarantees for semiglobal asymptotic stability in joint position regulation—results with direct practical relevance for safe robot deployment. His output-feedback tracking controllers and Lyapunov-based stability analyses further demonstrate his commitment to bridging mathematical rigor with engineering applicability. A recurring theme in Campa's research is the elegant use of unit quaternions and Euler parameters for modeling, path planning, and control. His comparative review of orientation representations and his quaternion-based kinematic modeling of spherical wrists provide students and practitioners with indispensable analytical frameworks. His early friction compensation work for direct-drive arms rounds out a body of research that is both theoretically deep and experimentally grounded, making him an authoritative voice in modern robot control literature.
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Top Papers
- 1Stability of Robot Manipulators Under Saturated PID Compensation76 citations · 2008
- 2A practical PID regulator with bounded torques for robot manipulators73 citations · 2010
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- 6Manipulator velocity control using friction compensation34 citations · 2003
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- 10On stability of the resolved acceleration control25 citations · 2002