Tan Fung Chan
Papers
8
Total Citations
630
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About
Tan Fung Chan has made foundational contributions to the control of redundant robotic manipulators and bilateral telerobotic systems. His most influential work, the 1995 paper on a weighted least-norm solution for avoiding joint limits in redundant manipulators, has garnered over 460 citations and remains a cornerstone reference in the field. Chan pioneered the use of statistically based variable weighting to simultaneously optimize multiple performance criteria, offering a principled alternative to traditional gradient projection methods. In teleoperation, he advanced variable damping impedance control, addressing the fundamental challenge of conflicting dynamic requirements across different tasks. His work on generalized bilateral controllers for non-replica master-slave systems—enabling scaling, indexing, and shared control—has been instrumental in designing practical teleoperator architectures. Chan’s research elegantly bridges theoretical optimization with real-world implementation, providing engineers with robust tools for safer, more efficient robotic motion and intuitive human-robot interaction. His contributions continue to influence modern approaches to redundancy resolution and teleoperation control.
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- 2Variable damping impedance control of a bilateral telerobotic system79 citations · 1997
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- 5Variable damping impedance control of a bilateral telerobotic system17 citations · 2002
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