J.T. Economou

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J.T. Economou is a researcher specializing in mobile robotics, autonomous navigation, fuzzy logic control, and hybrid vehicle systems. Working primarily across the 2000s and 2010s, Economou has made consistent contributions to the challenge of operating robotic systems intelligently and safely in complex, real-world environments. Among his most notable contributions is the development of novel trajectory and path-planning algorithms for mobile robotic manipulator arms operating in confined and dangerous spaces, with work spanning from 2014 to 2018 demonstrating sustained focus on real-time collision-free navigation. Economou has also advanced the application of Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy modeling and Linear Parameter-Varying (LPV) control frameworks to mobile robot dynamics, producing mathematical tools that enhance stability guarantees across nonlinear operating conditions — work that attracted citations from the robotics and control communities. His research further extends into multi-sensor fusion for robot localization, combining interval analysis with Unscented Kalman Filters and fuzzy logic to improve navigational reliability. Additionally, Economou has explored hybrid energy source modeling for mobile platforms and fuzzy-hybrid drivetrain modeling for land vehicles, reflecting a broader systems engineering perspective. His cumulative citation record, totaling over 60 citations across ten publications, underscores a steady and meaningful contribution to intelligent autonomous systems research.

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1. 1
   Mobile robot arm trajectory generation for operation in confined environments

   10 citations · 2014
2. 2
   Control design for a mobile robot: a fuzzy LPV approach

   10 citations · 2004
3. 3
   Takagi-Sugeno model synthesis of a quasi-linear parameter varying mobile robot

   9 citations · 2003
4. 4
   A fuzzy logic approach in feature based robot navigation using interval analysis and UKF

   9 citations · 2004
5. 5
   Feature based robot navigation: using fuzzy logic and interval analysis

   6 citations · 2005
6. 6
   Notice of Violation of IEEE Publication Principles - "Design of ARM-Based Inverter Electrostatic Dehydrator for Crude Oil Emulsions" Fault Evaluation of Relative-Coupled BLDC Drives for Multi-Facet Mobile Robot with Distributed Speed Factors

   5 citations · 2006
7. 7
   Intelligent Energy Source SoC Modelling for a Hybrid Electric Vehicle

   4 citations · 2005
8. 8
   Takagi–Sugeno model synthesis of a quasi-linear multiwheeled mobile robot

   4 citations · 2003
9. 9
   Quasi-real-time confined environment path generation for mobile robotic manipulator arms

   3 citations · 2018
10. 10
    Fuzzy-hybrid land vehicle driveline modelling based on a moving window subtractive clustering approach

    2 citations · 2010

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