Papers
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Total Citations
218
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About
Huaiguang Yang is a leading researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, terramechanics, and extraterrestrial exploration, whose work bridges bio-inspired design and rigorous computational modeling. His most influential contributions include pioneering dynamic finite element modeling for soft robots (57 citations), which has become a foundational tool for understanding the complex mechanics of flexible robotic systems. Yang’s terramechanics-based modeling of wheeled mobile robots on deformable terrain (29 citations) has advanced our understanding of sinkage and moment dynamics, directly impacting planetary rover design. His innovative work on learning physical characteristics for legged robots (25 citations) draws inspiration from animal locomotion to enhance robot adaptability in unstructured environments. Notably, Yang’s digital twin analysis of lunar farside regolith (20 citations), based on Yutu-2 rover data, represents a significant achievement in planetary science. He has also developed the three-layer intelligence framework (Robint, Virtint, Humint) for planetary exploration robots (17 citations) and created SoSpider, a bio-inspired soft hexapod for lava tube exploration (16 citations). With over 200 total citations across his portfolio, Yang’s work is shaping the future of robots that can traverse everything from lunar surfaces to soft, deformable terrains on Earth.
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- 1Dynamic Finite Element Modeling and Simulation of Soft Robots57 citations · 2022
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- 3Learning physical characteristics like animals for legged robots25 citations · 2023
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