Ian D. Walker

16.6k citations
317 papers · 12.1k · 6 hit papers · h-index 51

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Ian D. Walker

306 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Ian D. Walker's Hit Papers

Continuum Robots: An Overview 2023 · 146 citations
1460+7+15Years since publication250500750

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Ian D. Walker
Comparison fields: 5 of 175
  • Control and Systems Engineering 6.7k
  • Biomedical Engineering 8.6k
  • Condensed Matter Physics 1.4k
  • Mechanical Engineering 4.2k
  • Ocean Engineering 692
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ian D. Walker, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Soft Robotics: Biological Inspiration, State of the Art, and Future Research
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2008950
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Soft Robotics: Biological Inspiration, State of the Art, and Future Research
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2008928
3
Kinematics for multisection continuum robots
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2006735
4
Kinematics and the Implementation of an Elephant's Trunk Manipulator and Other Continuum Style Robots
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2003580
5 2006350
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Continuous Backbone “Continuum” Robot Manipulators
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2013302
7 2003286
8 2005231
9 1996207
10 2006194
11 2005187
12 2007158
13 1991151
14 1994150
15 1995150
16 1994148
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Continuum Robots: An Overview
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2023146
18 2009138
19 2002128
20 2000121

About Ian D. Walker

Ian D. Walker is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 317 papers that have together received 12.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Soft Robotics and Applications (148 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (138 papers), Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics (59 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (49 papers), Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (44 papers), Fault Detection and Control Systems (29 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (22 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Control and Systems Engineering (6.7k citations), Biomedical Engineering (8.6k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (1.4k citations), Mechanical Engineering (4.2k citations) and Ocean Engineering (692 citations). Ian D. Walker has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Christopher D. Rahn, William M. Kier, Deepak Trivedi, M.W. Hannan, Cliff B. Jones, Ian Gravagne, Bryan A. Jones, D.M. Dawson, Joseph R. Cavallaro and William McMahan. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Reliability Engineering & System Safety and Advanced Robotics.

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