Papers
2
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26
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2
About
S.A. Karkanis specializes in fault diagnosis and control systems for mobile robotics, with a secondary focus on biomedical signal processing. Their most significant contribution is a model-based actuator fault diagnosis framework for four-wheel skid-steering mobile robots (SSMR), published in 2014 and cited 22 times. This work employs structural analysis to generate residuals, enabling early detection of actuator faults to provide timely warnings—a critical capability for autonomous navigation and safety. Karkanis also explores surface electromyography (sEMG) classification, aiming to develop versatile systems for human-machine interfaces, as seen in their 2016 paper. While their citation impact is still growing, their research bridges practical robotics reliability and biomedical applications, offering foundational methods for fault-tolerant mobile systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Model based actuator fault diagnosis for a mobile robot22 citations · 2014
- 2Towards a Versatile Surface Electromyography Classification System4 citations · 2016