Sergey Jatsun

About

Sergey Jatsun is a robotics researcher whose work spans mobile robotics, in-pipe inspection systems, vibration-driven locomotion, and rehabilitation exoskeletons. With a career spanning over two decades, his research has consistently addressed the challenge of deploying autonomous robots in environments hostile or inaccessible to humans — from pipeline interiors to liquid environments and disaster zones. Jatsun's most influential contributions lie in the development and control of walking in-pipe robots. His work on trajectory generation, state observer design, and constrained LQR control methods for six-legged pipe-inspection robots — each garnering around 20 citations — has established a robust theoretical and practical framework for this specialized field. His earlier foundational work on vibration-driven robots (2006, 20 citations) helped pioneer automatically controlled locomotion mechanisms still referenced today. Beyond pipeline robotics, Jatsun has made notable strides in human-machine interaction, investigating exoskeleton motion analysis using marker technology and simulating walking machines on movable bases for rehabilitation applications. His research directly addresses the needs of patients with musculoskeletal impairments, reflecting a commitment to socially meaningful engineering. Collectively, his publication record demonstrates a versatile and impactful research trajectory bridging theoretical mechanics with real-world assistive and industrial robotics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Control of the three-mass robot moving in the liquid environment

   23 citations · 2011
2. 2
   Trajectory generation for a walking in-pipe robot moving through spatially curved pipes

   20 citations · 2017
3. 3
   State observer design for a walking in-pipe robot

   20 citations · 2018
4. 4
   Automatically controlled vibration-driven robots

   20 citations · 2006
5. 5
   Modification of constrained LQR for control of walking in-pipe robots

   19 citations · 2017
6. 6
   System analysis of sagittal plane human motion wearing an exoskeleton using marker technology

   14 citations · 2016
7. 7
   Design and Simulation of Kursk Robot for In-Pipe Inspection

   11 citations · 2009
8. 8
   Six-Link In-pipe Crawling Robot

   10 citations · 2014
9. 9
   Simulation of a Walking Robot-Exoskeleton Movement on a Movable Base

   9 citations · 2021
10. 10
    Vibration driven robots for in pipe inspection

    8 citations · 2007

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