Zhang Ren
Papers
13
Total Citations
394
H-Index
10
About
Dr. Zhang Ren is a leading researcher in multi-agent systems, cooperative control, and autonomous navigation, with a particular focus on formation tracking and swarm robotics. His work bridges theoretical control frameworks and practical applications in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms and multi-robot systems. Dr. Ren’s most influential contribution is his event-triggered formation control for time-delayed discrete-time multi-agent systems, which has garnered 108 citations and directly addresses real-world challenges in multi-UAV formation flying. He has also pioneered finite-time and prescribed-time formation-containment tracking strategies, enabling precise coordination even with unknown leader inputs or heterogeneous agents. His bio-inspired adaptive control for swarm systems (58 citations) and deep reinforcement learning approaches for mobile robot navigation (44 citations) further demonstrate his versatility. Notably, Dr. Ren has advanced secure cooperative guidance for multi-missile systems with collision avoidance and nonlinear model predictive control for quadrotors in close-proximity flight, incorporating neural network downwash prediction. With over 380 total citations across his top ten papers, his work is widely recognized for its impact on autonomous systems, cooperative robotics, and real-time formation control in dynamic, constrained environments.
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