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Hamidreza Heidari is a robotics researcher whose work bridges aerial and ground-based manipulation, with a focus on trajectory planning, structural flexibility, and grasping. His most cited paper, "Collision-free trajectory planning of multi-rotor UAVs in a wind condition based on modified potential field" (2020, 45 citations), addresses a critical challenge in autonomous drone navigation—safe path planning under dynamic environmental disturbances. This work has significant implications for search-and-rescue and delivery systems. Heidari also made notable contributions to flexible manipulator design, as seen in "Maximum allowable load of very flexible manipulators by using absolute nodal coordinate" (2015, 34 citations), where he developed methods to predict safe payloads for highly deformable robotic arms. His research extends to practical hardware, including the "Design and fabrication of robotic gripper for grasping in minimizing contact force" (2017, 23 citations), which emphasizes gentle, force-sensitive manipulation. In "Optimal trajectory planning for increased stability of mobile flexible manipulators undergoing large deflection" (2015), Heidari introduced a path planning algorithm that uses the Zero Moment Point criterion to maximize stability for nonholonomic mobile manipulators—a key contribution for field robotics. His earlier work on elastic-joint manipulators (2011) laid groundwork for understanding how base motion affects joint compliance. With over 110 total citations, Heidari’s research is shaping the future of safe, stable, and adaptive robotic systems.