About

Lincong Luo is a robotics and rehabilitation engineering researcher whose work sits at the intersection of human-robot interaction, motor control, and assistive technology. Specializing in upper-limb rehabilitation robotics, Luo has made significant contributions to the design, control, and clinical application of exoskeleton and robotic systems aimed at restoring arm function following neurological injury, particularly stroke. Among his most influential contributions is the development of an Assist-As-Needed (AAN) control framework, which has garnered over 81 citations and represents a landmark effort to promote patients' voluntary effort during robotic therapy — a critical factor in optimizing neurological recovery. His broader body of work spans adaptive impedance control, sEMG-based motion intention detection, kinematic redundancy resolution for exoskeleton trajectory planning, and CPG-inspired controllers, collectively accumulating nearly 185 citations across ten key publications. Luo has also contributed to the foundational hardware side of the field, with peer-reviewed work on multi-DOF rehabilitation robot prototypes and clinical evaluation studies. His research on physical human-robot interaction and minimum-jerk motion principles further enriches the theoretical underpinnings of safe, intuitive robotic assistance — making his work an essential reference for engineers and clinicians advancing next-generation rehabilitation technology.

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H-Index
14
Papers
204
Total Citations
15
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
A Greedy Assist-as-Needed Controller for Upper Limb Rehabilitation
81 citations · 2019
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2018 (6 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 22
🏛 Institutions: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shandong Institute of Automation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Automation, Nanyang Technological University

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