Alexandru Stancu
Papers
15
Total Citations
173
H-Index
5
About
Alexandru Stancu’s research lies at the intersection of robotics, control systems, and safety-critical infrastructure, with a strong focus on autonomous inspection and fault-tolerant operation. His most influential work, “A Robot to Monitor Nuclear Facilities” (69 citations), demonstrates how autonomous radiation-monitoring robots can dramatically reduce both human risk and operational costs in hazardous environments—a contribution with clear industrial and societal impact. Stancu has also advanced the theoretical foundations of robotics, notably through “Guaranteed SLAM—An interval approach” (31 citations), which provides mathematically rigorous methods for simultaneous localization and mapping under uncertainty. His recent work on “Antifragility in complex dynamical systems” (25 citations) explores how systems can benefit from environmental variability, opening new perspectives in control design. Beyond nuclear applications, Stancu has developed practical solutions for industrial inspection, including wall-climbing robots for cylindrical storage tanks and sliding-mode fault-tolerant control for mobile robots. His research portfolio, spanning from probabilistic set theory to Industry 4.0 education, reflects a rare ability to bridge rigorous theory with real-world deployment, making his work essential reading for researchers in autonomous systems and safety-critical robotics.
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- 2Guaranteed SLAM—An interval approach31 citations · 2017
- 3Antifragility in complex dynamical systems25 citations · 2024
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- 6Rigid Transformation Using Interval Analysis for Robot Motion Estimation5 citations · 2015
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- 8Inner and Outer Approximations of Probabilistic Sets4 citations · 2014
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- 10Sliding mode control for tracking of nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots3 citations · 2015