Papers
23
Total Citations
300
H-Index
11
About
Sarah K. Spurgeon is a distinguished control systems engineer whose research spans sliding mode control (SMC), nonlinear systems, robotics, and cyber-physical-human systems. She has made foundational contributions to SMC theory, most notably through her work on sliding-mode observers and the development of generalized regular forms for nonlinear control design. Her 2017 papers on SMC for nonlinear systems introduced novel nonlinear sliding surfaces grounded in implicit function theory, achieving globally asymptotically stable sliding motion, while her parallel work on two-wheeled mobile robots demonstrated rigorous trajectory tracking with guaranteed reachability conditions. Earlier contributions, including robust tracking control for elastic joint manipulators (2001), established her as a long-standing authority in robust robotics control. Spurgeon has also advanced biped robot control using second-order sliding mode synthesis with pre-specified settling times, and explored innovative soft robotics using low-melting-point materials. Her applied work extends to assistive healthcare robotics, including real-time doorway detection for powered wheelchairs. Her most recent work on cyber-physical-human systems reflects a forward-looking integration of control, networking, and human factors. Collectively accumulating over 200 citations, her body of work demonstrates sustained impact across both theoretical control design and socially meaningful engineering applications.
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Top Papers
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- 2Nonlinear sliding mode control of a two-wheeled mobile robot system36 citations · 2017
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- 4Sliding-Mode Observers25 citations · 2007
- 5Cyber-physical-human systems fundamentals and applications22 citations · 2023
- 6Nonlinear sliding mode control of a two-wheeled mobile robot system16 citations · 2017
- 7Robust tracking via sliding mode control for elastic joint manipulators14 citations · 2001
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