Guilin Yang
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Singapore Institute of Technology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, ITRI International, Zhejiang Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ningbo University of Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Papers
160
Total Citations
3,066
H-Index
29
About
Guilin Yang is a distinguished robotics researcher whose career spans over two decades of groundbreaking contributions to robot kinematics, modular robotics, cable-driven systems, and soft robotics. His early work established foundational methodologies for modular reconfigurable robots, including kinematic calibration using product-of-exponentials formulas (1997, 60 citations) and numerical inverse kinematics solutions (1999, 64 citations), culminating in his highly influential Local POE model for robot kinematic calibration (2001, 209 citations), which remains a cornerstone reference in the field. Yang further advanced modular robotics through task-based optimization and configuration-independent kinematics frameworks, enabling flexible, reconfigurable systems for diverse industrial applications. His research evolved to encompass biologically inspired cable-driven robotic arms, with a 7-DOF humanoid design (2005, 73 citations) and subsequent self-calibration innovations (2008, 93 citations) that mimic human arm biomechanics. More recently, Yang has pushed frontiers in soft robotics, demonstrating programmable untethered robots using graphene assembly's asymmetric elastoplasticity (2020, 193 citations), while contributing comprehensive theoretical frameworks for cable-driven parallel robots (2022, 104 citations) and continuum robots with hydrogel-based sensing. His cumulative citation impact reflects an exceptional ability to bridge fundamental theory with transformative real-world applications.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Local POE model for robot kinematic calibration209 citations · 2001
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- 3State-of-the-art on theories and applications of cable-driven parallel robots104 citations · 2022
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- 5Self-Calibration of a Biologically Inspired 7 DOF Cable-Driven Robotic Arm93 citations · 2008
- 6Cable‐Driven Continuum Robot Perception Using Skin‐Like Hydrogel Sensors89 citations · 2022
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- 8Configuration independent kinematics for modular robots65 citations · 2002
- 9Numerical inverse kinematics for modular reconfigurable robots64 citations · 1999
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