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59
Citations
14227
World Ranking
1737
National Ranking
695

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the control of nonlinear electro-mechanical systems and robotic manipulation.

Overview

John T. Wen is affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics have concentrated on areas such as:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Iterative Learning Control Systems

John T. Wen has published extensively, with frequent contributions to publication venues including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Agriculture

Their recent papers include:

  • Geographic Differences in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Incidence - United States, February 12-April 7, 2020, 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Industrial Robot Trajectory Tracking Control Using Multi-Layer Neural Networks Trained by Iterative Learning Control, 2021, Robotics
  • Robotic Deep Rolling With Iterative Learning Motion and Force Control, 2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • The analysis and prediction of pressure drop oscillation in phase-change cooling systems, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Temperature synchronization across parallel microchannels during flow boiling, 2020, International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Collaborations with other researchers have been a significant aspect of their work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • A. Agung Julius
  • Glenn Saunders
  • Qi Jin
  • Shankar Narayanan
  • Honglu He

John T. Wen has been recognized as an IEEE Fellow since 2001 for contributions to the control of nonlinear electro-mechanical systems and robotic manipulation.

Best Publications

  • The attitude control problem

    J.T.-Y. Wen;K. Kreutz-Delgado

  • Galerkin approximations of the generalized Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation

    Randal W. Beard;George N. Saridis;John T. Wen

  • A unifying passivity framework for network flow control

    J.T. Wen;M. Arcak

  • Attitude control without angular velocity measurement: a passivity approach

    F. Lizarralde;J.T. Wen

  • Preisach modeling of piezoceramic and shape memory alloy hysteresis

    Declan Hughes;John T Wen

  • Robust attitude stabilization of spacecraft using nonlinear quaternion feedback

    S.M. Joshi;A.G. Kelkar;J.T.-Y. Wen

  • Time domain and frequency domain conditions for strict positive realness

    J.T. Wen

  • Robotic system, docking station, and surgical tool for collaborative control in minimally invasive surgery

    Christopher J. Bernard;Hyosig Kang;Barton L. Sachs;Sunil K. Singh

  • Cooperative Control Design: A Systematic, Passivity-Based Approach

    He Bai;Murat Arcak;John T. Wen

  • Trajectory tracking control of a car-trailer system

    A.W. Divelbiss;J.T. Wen

  • New class of control laws for robotic manipulators Part 1. Non–adaptive case

    John T. Wen;David S. Bayard

  • Approximate solutions to the time-invariant Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation

    R. W. Beard;G. N. Saridis;J. T. Wen

  • BP neural network prediction-based variable-period sampling approach for networked control systems

    Jianqiang Yi;Qian Wang;Dongbin Zhao;John T. Wen

  • Motion and force control of multiple robotic manipulators

    John T. Wen;Kenneth Kreutz-Delgado

  • Analysis and design of parallel mechanisms with flexure joints

    Byoung Hun Kang;J.T.-Y. Wen;N.G. Dagalakis;J.J. Gorman

  • A path space approach to nonholonomic motion planning in the presence of obstacles

    A.W. Divelbiss;J.T. Wen

  • Rigid body attitude coordination without inertial frame information

    He Bai;Murat Arcak;John T. Wen

  • Power control for multicell CDMA wireless networks: a team optimization approach

    Tansu Alpcan;Xingzhe Fan;Tamer Basar;Murat Arcak

  • Stability analysis of position and force control for robot arms

    J.T. Wen;S. Murphy

  • Cooperative Load Transport: A Formation-Control Perspective

    He Bai;J T Wen

Frequent Co-Authors

Murat Arcak
Murat Arcak University of California, Berkeley
Jianqiang Yi
Jianqiang Yi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Randal W. Beard
Randal W. Beard Brigham Young University
Dongbin Zhao
Dongbin Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mark J. Balas
Mark J. Balas Texas A&M University
Dimitris C. Lagoudas
Dimitris C. Lagoudas Texas A&M University
Tansu Alpcan
Tansu Alpcan University of Melbourne
Tamer Basar
Tamer Basar University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman Microsoft (India)
Toshio Fukuda
Toshio Fukuda Nagoya University

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