Shineng Geng
Papers
6
Total Citations
385
H-Index
5
About
Shineng Geng is a robotics researcher whose work centers on the design, modeling, and control of continuum robots — a class of flexible, biologically inspired robotic systems capable of navigating complex and unstructured environments with remarkable dexterity. His research has made significant contributions to advancing the theoretical and practical foundations of these systems, addressing some of their most persistent engineering challenges. Geng's most influential work, "Geometric Constraint-Based Modeling and Analysis of a Novel Continuum Robot with Shape Memory Alloy Initiated Variable Stiffness" (2020), has garnered over 200 citations, establishing him as a leading voice in variable-stiffness robotic design. His earlier paper on the design and control of tendon-driven continuum robots (2017, 115 citations) introduced an innovative helical spring backbone architecture that has since informed subsequent research in the field. Across his publications, Geng has tackled critical challenges including workspace analysis, mechanical interference identification, orientability optimization, and buckling prevention in rod-driven systems. Collectively, his body of work reflects a rigorous, multi-faceted approach to making continuum robots more reliable, precise, and practically deployable — contributions that have earned him a growing citation record and meaningful influence within the soft and continuum robotics research community.
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Top Papers
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- 2Design and control of a tendon-driven continuum robot115 citations · 2017
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- 4A Space Tendon-Driven Continuum Robot19 citations · 2018
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