IEEE Senior Member.

Vice Director of Automation Department.

School of Electronic, Information and Electrical Engineering (SEIEE)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

Research Interests

autonomous robotics, assistive robots for elderly and disable people, mobile robots and SLAM

1998.9-2002.7, B.S. degree in Automation Department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2002.9-2005.4, M.S. degree in Automation Department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2008.9-2013.12, PhD. degree in Automation Department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

1、National Natural Science Foundation of China, 61773261, “Research on Mobile Robot Navigation of Multi-sensing based in Large Scale and Dynamic Environments”, 2018.1-2021.12

2、National Key Research and Development Program, 2017YFB1302204, “Research and Development of Transportation and Lifting for Nursing Robot”, 2017.12-2020.11

3、National Key Research and Development Program, 2017YFC0806501, “Key Technology Research, Application and Demonstration of Active Prevention and Control for Police Robot”, 2017.7-2020.6

4、Innovative Action Plan Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, 16111106202, “Research, Development and Demonstration of Key Technologies of Intelligent Factory for Industrial Vehicle Manufacturing”, 2016.7-2018.6

5、International Thermonuclear Fusion Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project, 2012GB102004, Key Technology of Remote Operation System of Multi-function Large Scale Heavy Load Maintenance Manipulator, 2012.1-2016.12

• 2005.9-2015.12, Assistant Professor of Automation Department at Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• 2016.1-2020.12, Associate Professor of Automation Department at Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• 2021.1-Now, Professor of Automation Department at Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Journal Paper:

1. Hongle Xie, Tianchen Deng, Jingchuan Wang, and Weidong Chen. Robust Incremental Long-Term Visual Topological Localization in Changing Environments[J]. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2023, 72: 8500314.

2. Tianchen Deng, Hongle Xie, Jingchuan Wang, and Weidong Chen. Long-Term Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping: Using a Bayesian Persistence Filter-Based Global Map Prediction[J]. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 2023, 30(1): 36-49.

3. Hongle Xie, Weidong Chen, and Jingchuan Wang. Hierarchical Forest Based Fast Online Loop Closure for Low-Latency Consistent Visual-Inertial SLAM[J]. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2022.

4. Hongle Xie, Weidong Chen, and Jingchuan Wang, Spatiotemporal Visibility Driven Visual-Inertial SLAM for Remote Rover With Transmission Delay, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems,DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2021.3122831,2021.

5. Yiling Liu, Hesheng Wang, Jingchuan Wang, and Xinlei Wang, Unsupervised Monocular Visual Odometry based on Confidence Evaluation, IEEE Transactions On Intelligent Transportation System, DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2021.3053412, 2021.

6. Tian Hao, Hesheng Wang, Fan Xu, Jingchuan Wang and Yanzi Miao, Uncalibrated Visual Servoing for a Planar Two Link Rigid-Flexible Manipulator Without Joint-Space-Velocity Measurement, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, DOI: 10.1109/TSMC.2020.3035903, 2020.

7. Guangming Wang, Chi Zhang, Hesheng Wang, Jingchuan Wang, Yong Wang and Xinlei Wang, Unsupervised Learning of Depth, Optical Flow and Pose With Occlusion From 3D Geometry, IEEE Transactions On Intelligent Transportation System, DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2020.3010418

8. Hanfu Wang, Weidong Chen, Jingchuan Wang, Coupled Task Scheduling for Two Heterogeneous Robot Teams Performing Complex-Schedule Logistic Tasks, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2020, 153560.

9. Leilei Cui, Hesheng Wang, Xinwu Liang, Jingchuan Wang, and Weidong Chen, "Visual Servoing of a Flexible Aerial Refueling Boom With an Eye-in-Hand Camera", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 6282-6292, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TSMC.2019.2957992.

10. Hesheng Wang, Hang Ni, Jingchuan Wang and Weidong Chen, “Hybrid Vision/force Control of Soft Robot Based on a Deformation Model”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI:10.1109/TCST.2019.2958015

11. Ruochen Tai, Jingchuan Wang and Weidong Chen, “A Prioritized Planning Algorithm of Trajectory Coordination Based on Time Windows for Multiple AGVs with Delay Disturbance”, Assembly Automation, 39(5), pp:753-768, 2019, DOI: 10.1108/AA-03-2019-0054.

12. Fan Xu, Hesheng Wang, Jingchuan Wang, Kwok Wai Samuel Au, Weidong Chen. Underwater dynamic visual servoing for a soft robot arm with online distortion correction. IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, 2019, 24(3): 979-989.

13. Dongliang Zheng, Hesheng Wang, Jingchuan Wang, et al. Toward Visibility Guaranteed Visual Servoing Control of Quadrotor UAVs[J]. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2019, 24(3): 1087-1095.

14. Behnam Irani, Jingchuan Wang, Weidong Chen. A Localizability Constraint-Based Path Planning Method for Autonomous Vehicles[J]. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2018, 20(7): 2593-2604.

15. Hesheng Wang, Jingchuan Wang, Weidong Chen, et al. Automatic illumination planning for robot vision inspection system[J]. Neurocomputing, 2018, 275: 19-28.

16. Hesheng Wang, Dongliang Zheng, Jingchuan Wang, et al. Ego-Motion Estimation of a Quadrotor Based on Nonlinear Observer[J]. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2018, 23(3): 1138-1147.

17. Fan Xu, Hesheng Wang, Jingchuan Wang, Chen W, et al. Adaptive visual servoing control for an underwater soft robot[J]. Assembly Automation, 2018, 38(5): 669-677.

18. Hesheng Wang, Bohan Yang, Jingchuan Wang, Weidong Chen, X. Liang and Y. Liu, “Adaptive visual servoing of contour features”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 23(2):811-822, 2018.

19. Dongliang Zheng, Hesheng Wang, Jingchuan Wang, et al. Image-based visual servoing of a quadrotor using virtual camera approach[J]. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2017, 22(2): 972-982.

20. Zhe Liu, Weidong Chen, Junguo Lu, Hesheng Wang, Jingchuan Wang. Formation control of mobile robots using distributed controller with sampled-data and communication delays. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 24(6), 2125-2132, 2016.

21. Jingchuan Wang, Ming Yang, Weidong Chen, “Research on localization and alignment technology for transfer cask”, Fusion Engineering and Design, 2015，V96-97:378-382.

22. Jingchuan Wang, Li Liu, Zhe Liu, Weidong Chen, "Multilayer Matching SLAM for Large-Scale and Spacious Environments", International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems，2015, 12.

23. Yong Wang, Weidong Chen, Jingchuan Wang, and Hesheng Wang, “Active global localization based on localizability for mobile robots,” Robotica, Published online: 25 April 2014.

24. Zhixuan Wei, Weidong Chen, Jingchuan Wang, “Semantic mapping for smart wheelchair using RGB-D camera,” Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, 3(1): 94-100, 2013.

    
    

Conference Paper:

1. Lisai Wang, Weidong Chen, and Jingchuan Wang, Long-Term Localization With Time Series Map Prediction for Mobile Robots in Dynamic Environments, 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

2. Hongle Xie, Weidong Chen, Jingchuan Wang and Hesheng Wang, Hierarchical Quadtree Feature Optical Flow Tracking Based Sparse Pose-Graph Visual-Inertial SLAM, in Proc. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 31 May - 31 August, 2020. Paris, France.

3. Bowen Song, Weidong Chen, Jingchuan Wang, et al, Long-Term Visual Inertial SLAM based on Time Series Map Prediction, 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Macau, Nov, 2019.

4. Guojing Wu, Jingchuan Wang, Hesheng Wang, et al, An Improved Scan Matching Method based on Laser Reflection Intensity, The Tenth International Conference on Intelligent Control and Information Processing (ICICIP 2019), Morocco, 11-16 Dec, 2019.

5. Jingwen Xu, Jingchuan Wang, and Weidong Chen, An Efficient Recharging Task Planning Method For Multi-Robot Autonomous Recharging Problem, Proceeding of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2019), Dali, China, December 2019.

6. Yiwen Wang, Jingchuan Wang, Weidong Chen, et al. Grasp Planning Based On Scene Grasp Ability In Unstructured Environment[C]. Proceeding of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2018: 1477-1482.

7. Ming Zhao, JingchuanWang, Weidong Chen, HeshengWang. A Novel Global Localization Method Using 3D Laser Range Data in Large-Scale and Sparse Environments[C]. Proceeding of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2018: 468-473.

8. Behnam Irani, Weidong Chen and Jingchuan Wang, “A Localizability constraint-based path planning method for unmanned aerial vehicle,” The 15th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-15), Baden-Baden, Germany, June 11-15, 2018.

9. Hanfu Wang, Weidong Chen and Jingchuan Wang, “Heterogeneous multi-agent routing strategy for robot-and-picker-to-good order fulfillment system,” The 15th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-15), Baden-Baden, Germany, June 11-15, 2018.

10. Jin Cao, Hesheng Wang, Weidong Chen, Jingchuan Wang, and Ruimin Wu, “Uncalibrated peg-hole alignment using visual servoing,” The 2017 IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (RCAR 2017), Okinawa, Japan, July 14-18, 2017.

11. Gongwen Lan, Jingchuan Wang, Weidong Chen, “An improved indoor localization system for mobile robots based on landmarks on the ceiling,” in Proc. 2016 IEEE Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2016), Qingdao, China, December 3-7, 2016.

12. Zhe Liu, Weidong Chen, Junguo Lu, Jingchuan Wang and Hesheng Wang, “Adaptive synchronized formation control considering communication constraints,” in Proc. The 14th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-14), Shanghai, China, July 3-7, 2016.

13. Xiangyu Fu, Weidong Chen, Zhe Liu, Jingchuan Wang and Hesheng Wang, “A distributed self-healing algorithm for global optimal movement synchronization of multi-robot formation network,” in Proc. The 14th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-14), Shanghai, China, July 3-7, 2016.

14. Wei Peng, Jingchuan Wang and Weidong Chen, “Tracking control of human-following robot with sonar sensors,” in Proc. The 14th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-14), Shanghai, China, July 3-7, 2016.

15. Liang Qiu, Jingchuan Wang, Weidong Chen, Hesheng Wang, “Heterogeneous AGV routing problem considering energy consumption,” in Prof. 2015 IEEE Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2015), Zhuhai, China, December 6-9, 2015.

16. Xiaobin Gao, Jingchuan Wang, Weidong Chen, “Land-mark placement for reliable localization of automatic guided vehicle in warehouse environment,” in Prof. 2015 IEEE Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2015), Zhuhai, China, December 6-9, 2015.

17. Li Liu, Weidong Chen and Jingchuan Wang, “Experimental study on mapping and localization algorithm of intelligent wheelchair in specious and dynamic environments,”  in Prof. 2015 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2015), Busan, Korea, July 7-11, 2015.

18. Jianfei Zhang, Jingchuan Wang, Weidong Chen, “A Control System of Driver Assistance and Human Following for Smart Wheelchair,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2014), Bali, Indonesia, December 5-10, 2014.

19. Zhixuan Wei, Weidong Chen, Jingchuan Wang, Huiyu Wang “Semantic topological map-based smart wheelchair navigation system for low throughput interface,” in Proc. 13th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-13), Padova, Italy, July 15-19, 2014.

20. Zhixuan Wei, Weidong Chen, Jingchuan Wang, Huiyu Wang, Kang Li, “Semantic mapping for safe and comfortable navigation of a brain-controlled wheelchair,” in Proc. 2013 International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA 2013), Busan, Korea, September 25-28, 2013. (Best Oral Presentation Award).

21. Jingchuan Wang, Weidong Chen, Wenlong Liao, “An improved localization and navigation method for intelligent wheelchair in narrow and crowded environments,” in Proc. 13th IFAC Symposium on Large Scale Complex Systems: Theory and Applications (IFAC LSS 2013), Shanghai, China, July 7-10, 2013.

22. Qinan Li, Weidong Chen, Jingchuan Wang, “Dynamic shared control for human-wheelchair cooperation,” in Proc. 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Shanghai, China, May 9-13, 2011. (KUKA Service Robotics Best Paper Award)