Papers
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Total Citations
386
H-Index
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About
Sang Bong Kim is a distinguished robotics and control systems engineer whose research has made significant contributions to mobile robotics, autonomous navigation, and advanced control methodologies. With a career spanning over two decades, Kim has built a reputation for bridging theoretical control design with practical robotic implementation. Kim's most impactful work centers on mobile robot control, particularly the application of sliding mode control techniques to wheeled robotic systems. His research on two-wheeled welding mobile robots — exploring smooth curved path tracking through adaptive sliding-mode approaches — has garnered sustained attention, accumulating over 70 citations across multiple studies. His 2012 work on omnidirectional mobile manipulators, his most cited paper with 48 citations, demonstrates his ability to tackle complex multi-body systems under real-world disturbance conditions. Beyond welding automation, Kim has advanced automated guided vehicle (AGV) design, path planning algorithm comparison, quadruped locomotion inspired by biological principles, and pipe inspection robotics. His development of a high-speed rotating arc sensor for seam tracking further illustrates his commitment to practical industrial solutions. Collectively, his body of work reflects a consistent focus on making autonomous robotic systems more precise, robust, and deployable in demanding environments.
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- 7A Simple Nonlinear Control of a Two-Wheeled Welding Mobile Robot24 citations · 2003
- 8Development and controller design of wheeled-type pipe inspection robot23 citations · 2014
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- 10Wall-following control of a two-wheeled mobile robot15 citations · 2004