Sin-Yi Jiang
Papers
12
Total Citations
249
H-Index
9
About
Sin-Yi Jiang is a robotics researcher whose work spans human-robot interaction, autonomous navigation, and computer vision, with a particular focus on assistive and mobile robotic systems. With nearly 250 citations across his most influential publications, Jiang has made meaningful contributions to several interconnected areas that address real-world challenges in robotics. Jiang is perhaps best known for his pioneering work on walking-assistant robots, designing shared-control frameworks that blend autonomous navigation with compliant motion control to help mobility-impaired individuals safely navigate complex indoor environments. His 2017 paper on shared control for walking-assistant robots stands as his most cited work, with 48 citations, reflecting broad interest in human-cooperative robotic systems. Complementary research on gait estimation, force-cooperative guidance, and obstacle avoidance further demonstrates his commitment to safe, intuitive human-robot collaboration. Beyond assistive robotics, Jiang has made notable strides in object recognition and pose estimation, developing CAD-based approaches using RGB-D cameras for random bin-picking applications — work highly relevant to industrial automation. His earlier contributions to omnidirectional mobile robot control, monocular vision-based obstacle avoidance, and teleoperation via shared-control architectures reveal a researcher with a broad yet cohesive research vision, consistently bridging theoretical control design with practical robotic implementation.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Shared Control Design of a Walking-Assistant Robot48 citations · 2017
- 2CAD-based Pose Estimation Design for Random Bin Picking using a RGB-D Camera42 citations · 2017
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- 9Error analysis and experiments of 3D reconstruction using a RGB-D sensor10 citations · 2014
- 10A call-to-service design for mobile robots using Zigbee sensor networks5 citations · 2011