Papers
17
Total Citations
186
H-Index
9
About
Yangwei You is a leading researcher in legged robotics, specializing in motion planning, control, and state estimation for wheeled-legged and humanoid robots operating in complex, unstructured environments. His work bridges the gap between theoretical optimization and practical deployment, with a focus on hybrid locomotion—enabling robots to seamlessly transition between walking, rolling, and traversing rough terrain. You’s major contributions include a hierarchical control framework for wheeled-legged robots (31 citations) and a novel contact-implicit trajectory optimization method using an analytically solvable contact model for variable ground (29 citations). He also pioneered traversability analysis integrating vision and terrain probing for safe navigation (17 citations), and developed adaptive locomotion strategies for heavy payload transportation with the CENTAURO quadruped robot (14 citations). Notably, his work on straight-leg walking for humanoid robots (14 citations) and 3D visibility graph-based motion planning (13 citations) has advanced real-time collision avoidance and energy efficiency. With over 150 total citations, You’s research is widely recognized for its impact on robust, compliant, and autonomous locomotion, making him a key figure in the next generation of field robotics.
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- 5Straight leg walking strategy for torque-controlled humanoid robots14 citations · 2016
- 63D Visibility Graph based Motion Planning and Control13 citations · 2019
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- 10Neural-Network-Controlled Spring Mass Template for Humanoid Running8 citations · 2018