Erzhen Pan
Papers
14
Total Citations
251
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7
About
Erzhen Pan is a leading researcher in bio-inspired robotics, specializing in the development and control of large-scale flapping-wing flying robots. Their major contributions center on creating eagle- and hawk-sized robotic birds with wingspans exceeding two meters, including the notable HIT-Hawk and HIT-Phoenix platforms. Pan’s work addresses critical challenges in this field, such as vision stabilization for airborne cameras amidst intense periodic wing flapping—a problem that degrades image quality during reconnaissance and inspection tasks. They have also pioneered autonomous flight control strategies for complete flight cycles, formation flight using leader–follower dynamics, and, most impressively, the first self-takeoff of an eagle-scale flapping-wing robot, inspired by ospreys. With top-cited papers accumulating 50, 43, and 42 citations respectively, Pan’s research has clear impact on military surveillance, environmental monitoring, and disaster rescue. Their work bridges theoretical aerodynamics with practical flight experiments, advancing the frontier of outdoor-capable ornithopter systems.
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- 5A Kind of Large-Sized Flapping Wing Robotic Bird: Design and Experiments26 citations · 2017
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