Papers
22
Total Citations
358
H-Index
8
About
A. Sanchez is a prominent researcher specializing in robust control systems, autonomous aerial robotics, and advanced sliding mode techniques, with particular expertise in quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Euler-Lagrange mechanical systems. Their most influential contribution, "Robust Backstepping Control Based on Integral Sliding Modes for Tracking of Quadrotors" (2013), has amassed 140 citations, establishing foundational methods for handling aerodynamic disturbances and uncertainties in UAV control. Sanchez has pioneered the application of fractional-order sliding modes to attitude control and disturbance observation, bridging theoretical innovation with experimental validation — work that has resonated strongly across the robotics and control communities. Their research extends into reactive navigation using optical flow, constrained robot manipulators governed by differential algebraic equations, and cooperative object manipulation with model-free controllers. Beyond technical contributions, Sanchez has demonstrated a commitment to engineering education, developing challenge-based learning frameworks for UAV-focused undergraduate courses. Collectively, their body of work, spanning over 300 citations, reflects a sustained impact on autonomous systems, nonlinear control theory, and the next generation of engineering professionals equipped to tackle real-world robotics challenges.
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- 4Continuous reactive-based position-attitude control of quadrotors20 citations · 2012
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- 6Finite-time disturbance observer via continuous fractional sliding modes14 citations · 2017
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