Xizhen Zhao

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

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Xizhen Zhao is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on the design, modeling, and control of novel robotic systems, with particular expertise in under-actuated robots and adaptive control strategies. His most notable contribution is the development of a 5-DoF tilt-birotor robot, which incorporates an assembled inverted pendulum as an extra actuating input alongside a pair of tilt wings—a design that enables enhanced hovering control despite being under-actuated. This work, published in 2020, has garnered 5 citations and represents a significant step forward in aerial robotics. Zhao has also advanced the field of robotic manipulation through his 2022 study on approximate path following control for 4-DOF manipulators, where he applied an adaptive dynamic programming-based method to achieve acceptable transient performance. This research addresses the critical practical challenge of ensuring real system responses closely follow planned paths. With a total of 8 citations across his most-cited works, Zhao's contributions are establishing him as an emerging voice in the intersection of robot design and intelligent control, particularly for systems requiring precise, adaptive motion in complex environments.