Papers
34
Total Citations
637
H-Index
13
About
Sangdeok Park is a robotics researcher whose work spans autonomous aerial vehicles, legged locomotion, mobile robotics, and control systems. He is perhaps best known for his highly influential 2009 contributions to quadrotor VTOL aircraft, where his accurate modeling and robust hovering control frameworks have collectively accumulated nearly 280 citations, establishing foundational methods still referenced in UAV research today. His work on hydraulic quadruped robots has been equally significant, encompassing foot trajectory generation on uneven terrain, biomechanically inspired leg design, and a novel mechanical stiffness-switching mechanism modeled on equine forelimb anatomy — reflecting a consistent interest in nature-inspired engineering solutions. Park has also advanced the field of biologically inspired locomotion through recurrent neural network-based central pattern generators for quadruped walking robots. Earlier in his career, he developed mobile robotic systems for nondestructive testing in fossil fuel power plants and contributed an innovative Kalman filter localization method for mobile robots incorporating perturbation estimation for enhanced robustness. Rounding out his portfolio, his research on lower extremity exoskeletons and hydraulic arm control demonstrates a broad commitment to bridging advanced control theory with practical robotic applications across diverse domains.
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Top Papers
- 1Accurate Modeling and Robust Hovering Control for a Quad-rotor VTOL Aircraft151 citations · 2009
- 2Accurate Modeling and Robust Hovering Control for a Quad–rotor VTOL Aircraft126 citations · 2009
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- 4An Effective Kalman Filter Localization Method for Mobile Robots33 citations · 2006
- 5Foot Trajectory Generation of Hydraulic Quadruped Robots on Uneven Terrain30 citations · 2008
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