Papers
9
Total Citations
160
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About
Lecheng Ruan is a leading researcher at the intersection of wearable robotics, bioinspired actuation, and human-robot interaction. His work focuses on developing intelligent robotic systems that seamlessly augment human capabilities, with major contributions spanning Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SuperLimb) for overhead tasks, bioinspired cable-driven actuators, and novel estimation methods for center of mass and pressure during human walking. Ruan’s research has garnered significant attention, with his most-cited paper on SuperLimb modeling and balance control accumulating 44 citations, while his bioinspired actuation system and wearable visual odometry device each have 30 citations. Notably, his work on tactile-informed manipulation (Tac-Man) and triboelectric/iontronic dual-responsive ionic skin represents cutting-edge advances in dexterous robotic manipulation. Ruan has also pioneered a learning-free locomotion mode prediction method using terrain reconstruction and visual-inertial odometry, and developed energy-efficient prosthetic designs including a robotic transtibial prosthesis with equilibrium-adjustable parallel springs and bioinspired origami-based soft prosthetic knees. His mode-switchable elastic actuator further demonstrates his commitment to interactive robotic applications. Through these innovations, Ruan is shaping the future of wearable robotics and prosthetics, making human-robot collaboration more intuitive, efficient, and accessible.
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- 4Tac-Man: Tactile-Informed Prior-Free Manipulation of Articulated Objects17 citations · 2024
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- 8Bioinspired origami-based soft prosthetic knees6 citations · 2024
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