Papers
6
Total Citations
80
H-Index
4
About
Yao Zou is a robotics researcher whose work bridges bio-inspired design and autonomous navigation, with a focus on flapping-wing aerial robots and multi-robot coordination. His major contributions include the development of USTButterfly (2023, 26 citations), a servo-driven biomimetic robotic butterfly that replicates the unique two-pair wing aerodynamics of real butterflies—distinct from birds or flies—offering new insights into flight mechanics and potential applications in surveillance and environmental monitoring. Zou has also advanced control theory for micro aerial vehicles, as seen in his work on vector field path following for flapping-wing robots (2024, 20 citations), and has tackled surveillance challenges with algorithms for stationary target localization and circumnavigation using non-holonomic mobile robots (2020, 19 citations). His research extends to leader-follower circumnavigation control (2024, 10 citations) and bearing-based target tracking (2018, 3 citations), demonstrating a consistent focus on precision and autonomy. Additionally, his design of a bird-inspired flapping wing robot using a spatial four-bar mechanism (2021, 2 citations) showcases his versatility in bio-mimicry. With a growing citation record and innovations in both hardware and control, Zou is shaping the future of agile, nature-inspired robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1USTButterfly: A Servo-Driven Biomimetic Robotic Butterfly26 citations · 2023
- 2Vector field path following for a micro flapping-wing robot20 citations · 2024
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- 5Target Circumnavigation of A Mobile Robot Using Bearing Measurements3 citations · 2018
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