Papers
30
Total Citations
669
H-Index
15
About
Deshan Meng is a robotics researcher whose work spans three interconnected frontiers: space robotics, soft and continuum robotics, and safe human-robot interaction. His research on space robots has been particularly impactful, addressing complex challenges such as flexible-base dynamics, vibration suppression, and singularity-free trajectory planning for free-floating multi-arm systems — work that has collectively garnered nearly 300 citations and directly advances the capability of robotic systems for on-orbit servicing and large spacecraft capture. Meng's contributions to soft robotics are equally notable; his 2019 design of a parallel-pipe-crawling pneumatic soft robot (97 citations) introduced meaningful improvements in locomotion speed and active steering for inspection applications, while his pseudo-rigid body modeling approach for continuum robots has provided the field with a practical analytical framework. He has also made significant strides in cobot safety, developing tunable stiffness arms and compliant link designs that balance control performance with inherent mechanical safety. More recently, his hybrid rigid-continuum dual-arm space robot work reflects a compelling synthesis of these research threads. Across his career, Meng has demonstrated a rare ability to unite theoretical modeling rigor with innovative mechanical design.
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Top Papers
- 1Design and Modeling of a Parallel-Pipe-Crawling Pneumatic Soft Robot97 citations · 2019
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- 9Design and Modeling of a Compliant Link for Inherently Safe Corobots25 citations · 2017
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