Taesam Kang
Papers
16
Total Citations
387
H-Index
9
About
Taesam Kang is a leading figure in bio-inspired robotics, specializing in the design and control of flapping-wing aerial robots and fish-like underwater vehicles. His most impactful contributions center on insect-inspired, tailless, hover-capable flying robots, exemplified by the KUBeetle-S, a 15.8-gram platform that achieved long-endurance flight through a low-torque control mechanism. This work, published in 2019 and 2020, has garnered over 200 citations, highlighting its significance in enabling stable, agile flight for confined indoor and outdoor missions. Kang has also advanced underwater robotics, pioneering the use of piezoceramic actuators for fish robots and developing methods to simultaneously determine drag coefficient and added mass—critical parameters for bio-mimetic vehicle dynamics. His research extends to control system design for quadrotors and vision-based SLAM for mobile robots, demonstrating a broad expertise in system identification and robust controller synthesis. With over 350 total citations, Kang’s work bridges fundamental fluid dynamics and practical mechatronics, offering key insights for students and researchers aiming to build efficient, maneuverable robots that emulate nature’s most capable fliers and swimmers.
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- 4Simultaneous Determination of Drag Coefficient and Added Mass38 citations · 2011
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- 7Experiments and identification of an ostraciiform fish robot14 citations · 2007
- 8Attitude control system design for a quadrotor flying robot11 citations · 2011
- 9Dynam ics of a Fish-Like Robot and It's Controller Design11 citations · 2006
- 10Swimming study on an ostraciiform fish robot8 citations · 2007