User:Jiuguang Wang

I am currently a graduate student in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and advised by Chris Atkeson. Previously, I was a student in the Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where my research was jointly advised by (in the order of appearance) Magnus B. Egerstedt, Ayanna M. Howard, and Mike Stilman.

My research falls under the great umbrella of intelligent systems, studying how artificial agents can achieve human-like intelligence through sophisticated perception, autonomy, and control. As a result, I’ve been known to flirt with artificial intelligence, computer vision, control theory, and machine learning, but I mainly consider myself to be a roboticist. My current research focuses on humanoid robots, developing algorithms for planning and control that enables these robots to meet and exceed the capabilities of human beings in performing everyday tasks.

According to the official Wikipedia records, I made my first edit on October 20, 2006, at 5:39:37 PM. Although I've been a frequent reader previously, my real contributions did not begin until March 30, 2008, when I started adding my nonlinear control notes to Wikipedia and started a series of articles on the subject. I created my first article on the backstepping technique on March 31, 2008, and since then, I've made contributions to a variety of articles ranging from routing algorithms to Bellman award laureates.

Robotics: Robots · Roboticists · Robot architectures · Robotics competitions · Robotics organizations

Computer vision: Computer vision researchers · Motion in computer vision · Geometry in computer vision · Image processing

Artificial intelligence: Search algorithms · Artificial intelligence researchers · Optimization algorithms · History of artificial intelligence · Knowledge representation · Knowledge engineering · Natural language processing · Expert systems · Constraint satisfaction

Control theory: Classical control · Control engineering · Control theorists · Decision theory · Estimation theory · Filter theory · Stability theory · Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award recipients · Optimal control · Nonlinear control

Machine learning: Bayesian networks · Classification algorithms · Machine learning researchers · Neural networks · Evolutionary algorithms

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A Nao humanoid robot at the Georgia Robotics and Intelligent Systems (GRITS) Lab, Georgia Tech

• ... that Jean-Claude Latombe's motion planning algorithm Probabilistic Roadmap Method not only applies to robotic motion planning, but can also be used in protein trajectories simulations? (October 20, 2008)
• ... that Georgia Tech professor Jeff S. Shamma and his MIT Ph.D. advisor Michael Athans both received the Donald P. Eckman Award, one of the most prestigious awards in control theory? (October 15, 2008)
• ... that John J. Leonard, a professor at MIT CSAIL, developed a vision-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithm for mapping the RMS Titanic? (October 13, 2008)
• ... that Matthew T. Mason, a professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, developed the first origami-folding robot in 2004? (October 8, 2008)
• ... that Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. was one of the foremost authorities in early telephone engineering, and received the IEEE Edison Medal for his work on electrical communication? (October 4, 2008)
• ... that a flower robot mimics the appearance of a common flower and contains simple sensing and home appliance functionalities, thus making it a service robot? (August 22, 2008)
• ... that Henrik I. Christensen, a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was the founder of the European Robotics Research Network (EURON)? (August 2, 2008)
• ... that Massera's lemma, a result in stability theory and nonlinear control, can be used to construct common Lyapunov functions for switched systems? (July 20, 2008)
• ... that the exploration problem in robotics is that of maximizing knowledge over an area by the use of a robot? (July 19, 2008)
• ... that the extended Kalman filter is often considered the de facto standard in nonlinear state estimation? (July 18, 2008)
• ... that the Vector Field Histogram (VFH) algorithm used in robotic motion planning received two major updates after its original creation in 1991, which were renamed as VFH+ and VFH*? (July 16, 2008)
• ... that omnidirectional cameras have a 360-degree field of view and have been used in robotics to solve the simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) problem visually? (July 16, 2008)

• ... that on the Mars Exploration Rover (artist's impression pictured), a technique known as visual odometry allowed the rover to estimate its position and orientation using only camera images? (July 11, 2008)
• ... that George Zames pioneered the H-infinity methods which have revolutionized the field of robust control? (July 10, 2008)
• ... that Silas D. Alben proposed a model for more efficient turbine blades based on the bumpy flippers of humpback whales? (July 2, 2008)