Xiao-Shan Gao

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Xiao-Shan Gao is a leading researcher in robotics and automation, with a primary focus on trajectory planning and control for robotic manipulators. His most significant contributions lie in developing practical, efficient algorithms for time-optimal path tracking—work that directly addresses the challenge of maximizing robot performance under real-world constraints. Gao pioneered the use of convex optimization to solve minimum-time trajectory problems, enabling robots to follow paths faster while respecting limits on torque, voltage, and jerk. His 2013 paper on smooth minimum time trajectory planning (34 citations) and his 2015 work on convex optimization-based path tracking (31 citations) are foundational, demonstrating how to fully utilize machine capabilities without sacrificing computational efficiency. Beyond trajectory optimization, Gao has explored vision-guided manipulation (2022, 21 citations) and innovative soft robotics, including a magnetic liquid metal droplet robot (2023, 10 citations) capable of high output force in milli-Newton range. His 2007 review "Mathematics Mechanization and Applications after Thirty Years" (28 citations) reflects a broader interest in algorithmic foundations. With over 140 total citations, Gao’s work is essential reading for researchers in robot motion planning, offering both theoretical rigor and practical, implementable solutions.

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1. 1
   Practical smooth minimum time trajectory planning for path following robotic manipulators

   34 citations · 2013
2. 2
   Time-optimal path tracking for robots under dynamics constraints based on convex optimization

   31 citations · 2015
3. 3
   Mathematics mechanization and applications after thirty years

   28 citations · 2007
4. 4
   Vision-guided manipulator operating system based on CSRT algorithm

   21 citations · 2022
5. 5
   An efficient stochastic approach for robust time-optimal trajectory planning of robotic manipulators under limited actuation

   11 citations · 2017
6. 6
   Magnetic Liquid Metal Droplet Robot with Multifunction and High Output Force in Milli-Newton

   10 citations · 2023
7. 7
   Tractable Algorithm for Robust Time-Optimal Trajectory Planning of Robotic Manipulators under Confined Torque

   6 citations · 2014
8. 8
   Practical feedrate optimization for planar high precision contouring

   3 citations · 2016
9. 9
   An improved searching strategy based on contact state recognition for the assembly of avionics connector

   2 citations · 2025

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