Zhi Xiang Yong
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1
Total Citations
11
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About
Zhi Xiang Yong is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on autonomous navigation and control for mobile robots operating in complex, unstructured environments. His key research areas include perception-driven locomotion, fuzzy logic control, and stair-climbing strategies for tracked robotic platforms. Yong’s most notable contribution is the development of a fully autonomous controller for stair identification, climbing, and descending, as detailed in his 2014 paper, which has garnered 11 citations. This work integrates stair feature extraction from onboard perception systems with a smooth feedback steering control based on fuzzy logic, enabling robust traversal of vertical obstacles that challenge many wheeled robots. By addressing a critical gap in urban and disaster-response robotics—where stairs are ubiquitous but difficult to negotiate—Yong’s research has practical implications for search-and-rescue and inspection tasks. His experimental validations demonstrated reliable performance across varied stair geometries, laying groundwork for future autonomous ground vehicles. Though his citation count reflects a focused, early-stage impact, Yong’s contributions are valued for their engineering rigor and direct applicability to real-world robotic mobility challenges.
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- 1Autonomous stair identification, climbing, and descending for tracked robots11 citations · 2014