Papers

7

Total Citations

158

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6

About

Wen-ao Cao is a leading researcher in the field of parallel robotic mechanisms, with a focus on stiffness and compliance modeling of overconstrained systems. His work addresses critical challenges in high-speed, high-precision robotic applications, particularly for SCARA motion and 3T2R (three-translation, two-rotation) output tasks. Cao’s most cited paper (2017, 41 citations) introduces a method for stiffness analysis of overconstrained parallel robots with SCARA motion, while his 2014 work (34 citations) on computer-aided structural synthesis of 5-DOF parallel mechanisms has helped establish kinematic structure databases. His 2016 paper (21 citations) presents a novel approach to compliance modeling for 3T2R overconstrained manipulators, solving applied wrench expressions with minimal static equilibrium equations. More recently, Cao has developed a new six-degree-of-freedom parallel robot with three limbs for high-speed operations (2022, 18 citations) and a 4-DOF hybrid robot for large workspace SCARA tasks (2024, 8 citations). His latest innovation, the double-pitch-delta robot (2024, 3 citations), offers five degrees of freedom with three translations and two pitch rotations, specifically designed for peg-in-hole assembly. With cumulative citations exceeding 150, Cao’s contributions are advancing the design and analysis of overconstrained parallel robots for industrial automation.

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H-Index
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Papers
158
Total Citations
23
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
A method for stiffness analysis of overconstrained parallel robotic mechanisms with Scara motion
41 citations · 2017
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2017 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 13
🏛 Institutions: China University of Geosciences, Yanshan University

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