Papers
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Total Citations
175
H-Index
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About
Dr. Kexin Xing is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of rehabilitation robotics, sensor fusion, and intelligent control systems. Her most impactful work centers on developing wearable robotic devices for hand therapy, where she introduced a novel PM-TS (Pneumatic Muscle-Torsion Spring) actuator that dramatically simplifies traditional rehabilitation mechanisms. This innovation, detailed in her highly cited 2008 and 2010 papers (38 and 40 citations respectively), offers a lightweight, compliant, and cost-effective solution for stroke and traumatic brain injury patients requiring repetitive hand therapy. Dr. Xing’s contributions extend to advanced estimation theory, where her 2015 paper on multi-rate distributed fusion estimation for target tracking in wireless sensor networks (68 citations) established a foundational energy-efficient framework for maneuvering target tracking. She has also made significant strides in visual servo control for mobile robots, developing optimization stabilization methods using control Lyapunov functions and disturbance observer-based approaches to overcome real-world challenges like wind and uneven terrain. Her work on discrete-time sliding mode control for flexible-joint manipulators further demonstrates her ability to integrate asynchronous sensor fusion with robust control. Through her diverse portfolio spanning rehabilitation engineering, networked estimation, and nonlinear control, Dr. Xing has consistently delivered practical, high-impact solutions that bridge theoretical control advances with real-world applications.
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- 2A Wearable Rehabilitation Robotic Hand Driven by PM-TS Actuators40 citations · 2010
- 3A wearable device for repetitive hand therapy38 citations · 2008
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