Fumin Zhang

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Fumin Zhang is a prominent roboticist and control systems engineer whose work spans marine robotics, multi-agent systems, Lyapunov-based control theory, and human-robot interaction. His foundational contribution to the field began with co-authoring *Lyapunov-Based Control of Mechanical Systems* (2001, 238 citations), establishing rigorous mathematical frameworks for controlling complex mechanical systems. Zhang gained international recognition through his leadership in the landmark 2006 ASAP field experiment in Monterey Bay, where he coordinated an underwater glider fleet for adaptive ocean sampling—work that garnered 315 citations and demonstrated the real-world viability of autonomous marine robotic networks. His research on cooperative exploration using biologically inspired switching strategies (2012) and path-guided containment maneuvering (2020) has further advanced multi-robot coordination theory. Zhang also pioneered the Georgia Tech Miniature Autonomous Blimp (GT-MAB), achieving the first uninstrumented human-following demonstration by a robotic blimp, contributing meaningfully to accessible indoor HRI platforms. As a contributor to the IEEE RAS Marine Robotics Technical Committee spotlight on future trends (2015, 142 citations), he has helped shape the trajectory of the marine robotics community. With hundreds of cumulative citations across diverse domains, Zhang's work bridges theoretical rigor and real-world robotic deployment.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Coordinated control of an underwater glider fleet in an adaptive ocean sampling field experiment in Monterey Bay

   315 citations · 2010
2. 2
   Lyapunov-Based Control of Mechanical Systems

   238 citations · 2001
3. 3
   Future Trends in Marine Robotics [TC Spotlight]

   142 citations · 2015
4. 4
   Robust Cooperative Exploration With a Switching Strategy

   77 citations · 2012
5. 5
   Monocular vision-based human following on miniature robotic blimp

   77 citations · 2017
6. 6
   Control of small formations using shape coordinates

   62 citations · 2004
7. 7
   Path-Guided Containment Maneuvering of Mobile Robots: Theory and Experiments

   61 citations · 2020
8. 8
   Autopilot design for A class of miniature autonomous blimps

   59 citations · 2017
9. 9
   Experimental study of curvature-based control laws for obstacle avoidance

   51 citations · 2004
10. 10
    A Method for Improving the Pose Accuracy of a Robot Manipulator Based on Multi-Sensor Combined Measurement and Data Fusion

    50 citations · 2015

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