Papers
16
Total Citations
642
H-Index
12
About
Longteng Yu is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of photonics, soft robotics, and wearable electronics, with a particular focus on optical micro/nanofiber sensing technologies and smart textile systems. His work has fundamentally advanced the development of flexible, multifunctional sensors capable of simultaneous multimodal detection — including pressure, temperature, friction, and gesture — with applications spanning healthcare monitoring, human-machine interfaces, and robotic manipulation. Yu's early contributions established robust piezoresistive microfiber sensors for electronic textiles (98 citations), while his subsequent research harnessed the unique waveguiding properties of optical microfibers to create tactile sensors capable of concurrent temperature and pressure measurement (91 citations). His CNT/PDMS capacitive tactile sensor demonstrated an impressively broad pressure range across nearly three orders of magnitude, enabling robots to differentiate object shapes with remarkable precision (79 citations). More recently, Yu has pioneered optical nanofiber "skins" for humanoid tactility and knot-inspired sensors for slip detection in dexterous robotic grippers, integrating machine learning to enhance human-machine interaction. With over 580 cumulative citations, his body of work represents a compelling vision for next-generation imperceptible, intelligent sensing systems that bridge the physical and digital worlds.
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Top Papers
- 1Highly Stretchable, Weavable, and Washable Piezoresistive Microfiber Sensors98 citations · 2018
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- 3Optical Micro/Nano Fibers Enabled Smart Textiles for Human–Machine Interface82 citations · 2022
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- 5Optical fibre taper-enabled waveguide photoactuators64 citations · 2022
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- 7Optical Nanofiber Skins for Multifunctional Humanoid Tactility39 citations · 2023
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