Jigui Zhu
Papers
18
Total Citations
484
H-Index
9
About
Jigui Zhu is a prominent researcher at Tianjin University, China, whose work sits at the intersection of precision metrology, robotic systems, and large-scale 3D measurement. His research has made significant contributions to the calibration and accuracy enhancement of industrial robots and integrated scanning systems, with his most cited work — a 2014 paper on high-accuracy large-scale metrology (115 citations) — establishing foundational techniques for 3D scanning calibration that continue to influence the field. Zhu has pioneered methods for improving robot kinematic accuracy, including multilevel calibration for parallelogram mechanisms and vision-based self-calibration approaches that eliminate the need for costly external apparatus. His development of the Workspace Measuring and Positioning System at Tianjin University represents a notable institutional achievement, directly addressing absolute positioning errors in industrial robots. Beyond static systems, Zhu has extended his expertise to mobile robotics, devising photoelectric scanning methods for real-time indoor navigation and omnidirectional AGV positioning. His cumulative body of work, spanning over 450 citations, reflects a consistent drive to bridge precision measurement science with practical industrial automation, making his research essential reading for engineers and scientists working in smart manufacturing and robotic metrology.
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- 4Calibration technology in application of robot-laser scanning system60 citations · 2012
- 5A Vision-Based Self-Calibration Method for Robotic Visual Inspection Systems57 citations · 2013
- 6A novel TCF calibration method for robotic visual measurement system30 citations · 2014
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