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Yuanfan Zeng is a leading figure in the field of industrial robotics, with a specific focus on enhancing the precision and reliability of automated systems for high-stakes manufacturing environments like aircraft assembly. His research centers on error compensation, calibration, and positional accuracy improvement for industrial robots. Zeng’s major contributions include pioneering the concept of error similarity analysis, which has proven transformative for robotic drilling and riveting systems. His most cited work, "Positional error similarity analysis for error compensation of industrial robots" (2016), has garnered over 150 citations, establishing a foundational method for improving robot accuracy without costly hardware upgrades. He also developed an auto-normalization algorithm for real-time surface normal detection in precision drilling, a critical innovation for aircraft component assembly. With additional influential papers on optimal sample determination for calibration and moving rail systems, Zeng’s work has accumulated hundreds of citations, reflecting its profound impact on both academic research and industrial practice. His achievements have directly advanced the capabilities of robotic systems in aerospace manufacturing, where absolute positional accuracy is paramount.