Zhe-Ming Zhang

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Zhe-Ming Zhang is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for industrial and service applications. His most cited paper, "Development of an AI-enabled AGV with robot manipulator" (2019, 9 citations), presents a ROS-based AGV designed for assembly line use, integrating dual LIDAR sensors for SLAM and an RGBD camera for environmental perception. This work demonstrates practical AI-driven navigation in manufacturing settings. More recently, Zhang's "Hybrid Navigation of an Autonomous Mobile Robot to Depress an Elevator Button" (2023, 3 citations) tackles the challenging problem of human-robot interaction in vertical mobility. The system combines an AMR with an eye-in-hand robotic arm, using ORB-SLAM for robust map building and localization. This research enables robots to autonomously operate elevators—a critical capability for multi-floor navigation in hospitals, offices, and warehouses. Zhang’s contributions bridge perception, manipulation, and navigation, advancing the deployment of intelligent mobile manipulators in real-world environments.

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1. 1
   Development of an AI-enabled AGV with robot manipulator

   9 citations · 2019
2. 2
   Hybrid Navigation of an Autonomous Mobile Robot to Depress an Elevator Button

   3 citations · 2023

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