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Total Citations
97
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About
Tongyang Sun is a robotics and rehabilitation engineering researcher whose work focuses primarily on the design and development of robotic systems for clinical and surgical applications. Sun has made significant contributions to ankle rehabilitation robotics, most notably through the MingKai Ankle (MKA) series of robotic platforms, which were engineered to assist hemiplegic stroke survivors in recovering joint range of motion and motor function. His most cited work, "Development of a New Robotic Ankle Rehabilitation Platform for Hemiplegic Patients after Stroke" (2018, 24 citations), exemplifies his sustained effort to bridge engineering innovation with real-world patient needs, particularly addressing bilateral ankle balance challenges that conventional therapy often overlooks. Beyond rehabilitation, Sun has extended his expertise into minimally invasive surgical robotics, contributing to a novel paediatric surgical assist robot designed for delicate tissue manipulation in confined workspaces—a particularly challenging problem in congenital esophageal atresia surgery. His research also encompasses motion detection using inertial sensors and kinematic analysis of redundant manipulators, reflecting a broad command of robotic system integration. With over 80 cumulative citations across his body of work, Sun represents an emerging voice in medical robotics with clear translational impact.
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- 4Design and Characterization of the MKA-IV Robot for Ankle Rehabilitation9 citations · 2018
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- 7Mechanism design of an ankle robot MKA-III for rehabilitation training4 citations · 2016
- 8Development of an ankle robot MKA-III for rehabilitation training4 citations · 2016
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- 10Development of lower limb motion detection based on LPMS4 citations · 2016