Weixiang Zhou

Papers

Total Citations

140

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About

Weixiang Zhou is a researcher specializing in autonomous aerial robotics, with a particular focus on advanced control systems for robotic airships. His work sits at the intersection of intelligent control theory and fault-tolerant autonomous navigation, addressing some of the most challenging problems in aerial vehicle guidance under real-world conditions. Zhou's most influential contribution, "Reliable Intelligent Path Following Control for a Robotic Airship Against Sensor Faults" (2019), has garnered 131 citations, reflecting its significant impact on the field. In this work, he developed an adaptive backstepping sliding mode controller grounded in a six degrees-of-freedom airship model, enabling robust path following even when sensors fail — a critical capability for practical deployment of autonomous airships. This research exemplifies his ability to bridge rigorous theoretical control design with practical fault-tolerance requirements. His subsequent work on finite-time spatial path following for underactuated airships further demonstrates his commitment to solving constrained control problems, combining terminal sliding mode techniques with backstepping methods to handle model uncertainties and external disturbances. Together, Zhou's contributions advance the reliability and autonomy of lighter-than-air robotic platforms, making him a notable voice in the growing field of autonomous aerial vehicle control.