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Total Citations
530
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5
About
Ning An is a leading researcher in soft robotics, smart materials, and bio-inspired actuation systems. His most influential contribution is the development of tough Al-alginate/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels with tunable lower critical solution temperature (LCST), a breakthrough that enables robust, stimuli-responsive materials for soft robotic applications—this work has garnered 429 citations. An has also pioneered the use of auxetic metamaterial-inspired robotic skins to achieve programmable bending in soft pneumatic actuators, offering a novel approach to controlling deformation in compliant structures. His research extends to modeling shape-memory alloy (SMA)-enabled deployable structures for kirigami/origami reflectors and understanding the locomotion principles of pneumatic soft robots, bridging theoretical modeling with practical design. Additionally, An has contributed to rehabilitation robotics through the kinematic analysis of bionic finger mechanisms and to mobile robot control via Gaussian process regression for human-like target tracking. With a portfolio of highly cited work and a focus on translating material science innovations into functional robotic systems, Ning An is shaping the future of soft, adaptive machines.
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- 4Modeling and understanding locomotion of pneumatic soft robots19 citations · 2018
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