Papers

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Total Citations

35

H-Index

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About

Yuntao Zhang is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on path planning, control systems, and the intersection of autonomous navigation with physical constraints. His most influential contribution addresses the challenging problem of near-optimal path planning for car-like robots that must visit multiple waypoints while respecting field-of-view limitations—a critical capability for surveillance, inspection, and exploration tasks. This work, published in 2019, has accumulated 19 citations and explores both fixed-sequence and free-order waypoint visitation variants, providing practical solutions for nonholonomic vehicles. Zhang has also made significant advances in control theory, developing an adaptive iterative learning control scheme for robot manipulators that handles time-varying parameters and arbitrary initial errors, as well as an angle tracking robust learning control method for pneumatic artificial muscle systems—technologies vital for biomimetic robots and medical assistive devices. His research demonstrates a consistent focus on overcoming real-world challenges in robotic systems, from path optimization under sensory constraints to adaptive control in the presence of nonlinearities and uncertainties. Zhang’s work bridges theoretical control methods with practical robotic applications, making him a notable contributor to the fields of autonomous navigation and intelligent control.

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H-Index
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Papers
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Total Citations
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
Near-Optimal Path Planning for a Car-Like Robot Visiting a Set of Waypoints With Field of View Constraints
19 citations · 2019
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2021 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 7
🏛 Institutions: Texas A&M University, Zhejiang University of Water Resource and Electric Power

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