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Total Citations
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About
Yechao Liu is a distinguished robotics researcher whose work spans space robotics, manipulator control, and cooperative robotic systems. With a career bridging foundational control theory and cutting-edge space applications, Liu has made significant contributions to some of the most challenging problems in modern robotics. Liu's most influential work focuses on impedance control and dual-arm cooperative manipulation, with his 2015 paper on biomimetic object impedance control for 7-DOF dual-arm manipulators accumulating 45 citations. His research has been instrumental in advancing free-floating space robot systems, developing novel solutions for base attitude adjustment, singularity-robust path planning, and reaction torque-based control — collectively cited nearly 60 times across multiple 2017 publications. Notably, Liu contributed to the prestigious TianGong-2 spacelab mission, helping develop robotic hand technologies tested in actual on-orbit experiments, demonstrating the real-world application of his theoretical work. His 2019 research on robust adaptive control for flexible-joint manipulators capturing tumbling satellites addresses one of space robotics' most demanding challenges — balancing precision tracking with compliant capture. With over 180 total citations and contributions spanning experimental impedance control, vision-guided satellite capture, and adaptive cooperative frameworks, Liu's research continues to shape the future of both terrestrial and space-based robotic systems.
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- 4Key technologies of TianGong-2 robotic hand and its on-orbit experiments22 citations · 2018
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- 9Cartesian path planning for base attitude adjustment of space robot7 citations · 2015
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