Stephen L. Dickerson

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 969 citations indexed

About

Stephen L. Dickerson is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen L. Dickerson has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 969 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 5 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stephen L. Dickerson's work include Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (7 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (6 papers) and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (4 papers). Stephen L. Dickerson is often cited by papers focused on Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (7 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (6 papers) and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (4 papers). Stephen L. Dickerson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Russia. Stephen L. Dickerson's co-authors include Brian D. O. Anderson, Khalid Sorensen, William Singhose, Wayne J. Book, Thomas E. Alberts, Gordon Greene Hastings, R. A. Bohlander, Sabri Cetinkunt, Thomas Collins and Kok-Meng Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Control Engineering Practice and Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control.

In The Last Decade

Stephen L. Dickerson

15 papers receiving 886 citations

Hit Papers

Linear Optimal Control 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Linear Optimal Control
    1971 514 citations Brian D. O. Anderson, Stephen L. Dickerson et al. Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen L. Dickerson United States 8 786 219 102 98 79 19 969
R. Schwertassek Germany 11 844 1.1× 366 1.7× 111 1.1× 101 1.0× 129 1.6× 26 1.1k
J. Baumgarte Germany 5 994 1.3× 421 1.9× 94 0.9× 101 1.0× 169 2.1× 20 1.3k
Mouhacine Benosman United States 20 1.4k 1.8× 241 1.1× 153 1.5× 47 0.5× 121 1.5× 96 1.7k
R. Whalley United Kingdom 14 507 0.6× 327 1.5× 47 0.5× 54 0.6× 36 0.5× 95 850
Tsutomu Mita Japan 16 730 0.9× 217 1.0× 67 0.7× 18 0.2× 33 0.4× 103 903
R. Longchamp Switzerland 20 1.3k 1.6× 280 1.3× 130 1.3× 16 0.2× 30 0.4× 97 1.5k
Robert E. Roberson United States 13 782 1.0× 315 1.4× 268 2.6× 88 0.9× 113 1.4× 60 1.3k
Kazuo Tanaka Japan 13 1.3k 1.7× 78 0.4× 63 0.6× 148 1.5× 39 0.5× 26 1.5k
Alireza Khayatian Iran 21 930 1.2× 95 0.4× 172 1.7× 30 0.3× 72 0.9× 118 1.3k
Salim Labiod Algeria 17 1.3k 1.6× 110 0.5× 97 1.0× 47 0.5× 108 1.4× 71 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen L. Dickerson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen L. Dickerson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen L. Dickerson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen L. Dickerson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stephen L. Dickerson. Stephen L. Dickerson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Book, Wayne J., et al.. (2010). Automated garment manufacturing system using novel sensing and actuation. ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University). 3 indexed citations
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Sorensen, Khalid, William Singhose, & Stephen L. Dickerson. (2006). A controller enabling precise positioning and sway reduction in bridge and gantry cranes. Control Engineering Practice. 15(7). 825–837. 277 indexed citations
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Dickerson, Stephen L., et al.. (2005). The commercialization of a low-cost, high-speed pick-and-place casepacker.. 214–219. 1 indexed citations
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Sorensen, Khalid, William Singhose, & Stephen L. Dickerson. (2005). A CONTROLLER ENABLING PRECISE POSITIONING AND SWAY REDUCTION IN CRANES WITH ON-OFF ACTUATION. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 38(1). 580–585. 15 indexed citations
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Dickerson, Stephen L., et al.. (2003). Simulation of a high-speed lightweight arm. 494–496. 2 indexed citations
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Dickerson, Stephen L., et al.. (2002). Control of an omni-directional robotic vehicle with Mecanum wheels. 75 indexed citations
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Dickerson, Stephen L., et al.. (2002). Passive component inspection using machine vision. 19. 74–79. 4 indexed citations
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Dickerson, Stephen L., et al.. (1999). Modelling and control of a novel vibratory feeder. 496–501. 17 indexed citations
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Dickerson, Stephen L., et al.. (1991). <title>Intelligent material handling: use of vision</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1381. 201–209. 1 indexed citations
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Dickerson, Stephen L., et al.. (1989). Advances In Guidance Systems For Industrial Automated Guided Vehicles. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1007. 288–288. 11 indexed citations
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Alberts, Thomas E., Stephen L. Dickerson, & Wayne J. Book. (1986). On the transfer function modeling of flexible structures with distributed damping. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology). 6 indexed citations
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Banta, Larry E. & Stephen L. Dickerson. (1986). AGV GUIDANCE USING OPTIMAL ESTIMATION AND ADAPTIVE CONTROL.
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Book, Wayne J. & Stephen L. Dickerson. (1986). Experiments in augmenting active control of a flexible structure with passive damping. 24th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 3 indexed citations
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Alberts, Thomas E., Gordon Greene Hastings, Wayne J. Book, & Stephen L. Dickerson. (1985). Experiments in Optimal Control of a Flexible Arm with Passive Damping. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology). 22 indexed citations
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Alberts, Thomas E., Stephen L. Dickerson, & Wayne J. Book. (1985). Modeling and Control of Flexible Manipulators. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology). 6 indexed citations
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Book, Wayne J., Stephen L. Dickerson, Gordon Greene Hastings, Sabri Cetinkunt, & Thomas E. Alberts. (1985). Combined approaches to lightweight arm utilization. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology). 97–107. 11 indexed citations
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Dickerson, Stephen L., et al.. (1983). A design procedure for active control of beam vibrations. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 19(5). 80J, 80L–80M, 80P. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Brian D. O., et al.. (1971). Linear Optimal Control. Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control. 93(4). 275–275. 514 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dickerson, Stephen L.. (1965). A variable fluid-transformer for increasing efficiency in hydraulic control systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 4(4). 116–122.

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