Papers
7
Total Citations
96
H-Index
3
About
Tifan Xiong is a rising leader in mobile robotics, specializing in autonomous navigation, sensor fusion, and motion planning for indoor environments. Their work addresses the critical challenge of enabling robots to perceive, plan, and act safely in complex, human-shared spaces. Xiong’s most impactful contribution is a comprehensive review of sensing technologies for indoor autonomous mobile robots (69 citations), which has become a foundational reference for researchers and industry practitioners alike. They have advanced the state of the art through a hierarchical planning-control framework that integrates Dynamic Window Approach with Model Predictive Control, ensuring both safety and efficiency in collaborative settings. Xiong has also pioneered curvature-continuous path planning using RRT and clothoid curves to respect robot kinematic constraints, and developed a novel semantic fusion algorithm for 2D LiDAR and camera data. Their work on nonlinear model predictive control with self-tuned prediction horizons and deep-reinforcement-learning-based obstacle avoidance further demonstrates a commitment to adaptive, real-time performance. With publications spanning 2022 to 2025, Xiong’s research is rapidly gaining traction, offering practical solutions that bridge the gap between theoretical planning and real-world robot execution.
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Top Papers
- 1A Review of Sensing Technologies for Indoor Autonomous Mobile Robots69 citations · 2024
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- 3Curvature-Continuous RRT-Based Path Planning with Enhanced Efficiency7 citations · 2023
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