Wenzeng Guo

About

Wenzeng Guo is a robotics researcher whose work centers on mobile robot design, locomotion dynamics, and adaptive terrain-navigation systems. His research portfolio spans two major domains: transformable wheel-track mobile robots and self-balancing robotic systems, with additional contributions to climbing robots for industrial inspection applications. Guo's most influential contribution is his work on two-wheeled inverted pendulum robots, particularly incorporating friction compensation techniques, which has garnered 65 citations and reflects his expertise in control systems and dynamic stability. His extensive series of studies on wheel-track mobile robots — examining mechanism design, obstacle-crossing modes, stair-climbing dynamics, and center-of-gravity coordination via tail rod mechanisms — demonstrates a systematic effort to advance versatile ground robots capable of navigating complex, irregular terrains. These works collectively represent a comprehensive design-to-analysis pipeline for transformable robotic platforms. Beyond ground mobility, Guo has made notable contributions to climbing robotics, developing gecko-inspired wall-climbing robots and magnetic adhesion units tailored for wind power tower inspection and maintenance — an application domain with significant industrial relevance. His coaxial self-balancing robot research further highlights his breadth in low-cost, sensor-fused control implementations. With over 180 cumulative citations, Guo's research offers valuable theoretical and practical foundations for students working in field robotics and autonomous mobile systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A two-wheeled inverted pendulum robot with friction compensation

   65 citations · 2015
2. 2
   Dynamics and stability analysis on stairs climbing of wheel–track mobile robot

   36 citations · 2017
3. 3
   Mechanism design and motion ability analysis for wheel/track mobile robot

   18 citations · 2016
4. 4
   Development of a transformable wheel-track mobile robot and obstacle-crossing mode selection

   13 citations · 2014
5. 5
   Strong Magnetic Units for a Wind Power Tower Inspection and Maintenance Robot

   13 citations · 2012
6. 6
   Development of a coaxial self-balancing robot based on sliding mode control

   11 citations · 2012
7. 7
   A wall-climbing robot with gecko features

   10 citations · 2012
8. 8
   Design and Stability Analysis of a Wheel-Track Robot

   7 citations · 2016
9. 9
   Multimode obstacle-crossing analysis of a wheel/track mobile robot

   5 citations · 2017
10. 10
    Obstacle-surmounting capability analysis of a joint double-tracked robot

    4 citations · 2014

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