Papers
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Total Citations
217
H-Index
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About
Dr. Boyang Li is a leading researcher in robotics and autonomous systems, with a primary focus on enabling operations in unstructured and extreme environments. His work spans underwater, aerial, and modular robotics, addressing critical challenges in motion control, path planning, and sensor fusion. Dr. Li’s most impactful contributions include the experimental characterization of hydrodynamic loads on remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), with his 2021 paper on this topic garnering 46 citations. He has also pioneered the development of modular robots for hazardous settings like nuclear decommissioning and deep-sea exploration (39 citations). His recent work on disturbance observer-based model predictive control for unmanned underwater vehicles (33 citations) and sampling-efficient path planning with actor-critic obstacle avoidance (11 citations) demonstrates his commitment to robust, real-world autonomy. Notably, Dr. Li has introduced innovative geometric folding patterns for robot coverage path planning and developed autonomous, targetless calibration methods for multi-sensor systems (thermal, RGB, LiDAR). With over 200 total citations, his research is shaping the future of resilient, intelligent robots for the most challenging environments on Earth and beyond.
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Top Papers
- 1Hydrodynamic loads on a restrained ROV under waves and current46 citations · 2021
- 2Modular Robots for Enabling Operations in Unstructured Extreme Environments39 citations · 2022
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- 4Experimental Force Data of a Restrained ROV under Waves and Current27 citations · 2020
- 5A Geometric Folding Pattern for Robot Coverage Path Planning15 citations · 2021
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