Peng Yan
Papers
3
Total Citations
33
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3
About
Peng Yan is a rising researcher in the field of smart materials and soft robotics, with a focus on shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators and bio-inspired reconfigurable structures. His work bridges materials science and mechanical engineering to create adaptive, self-deployable systems. Yan’s most cited paper introduces a residual stress approach for multilayered microbeam structures, enabling spatial self-deployment and reconfiguration—a key advance for compact, deployable devices. He has also developed a shape memory alloy spring-driven soft crawling robot with constant-curvature feet, addressing the challenge of precision in soft robotics despite strong nonlinearities. Additionally, his helical SMA actuator design, validated through modeling and experiments, offers a novel pathway for compact, high-force actuation. With over 30 citations across his top papers, Yan’s contributions are gaining traction for their practical impact on soft robotics, biomedical devices, and adaptive structures. His work exemplifies how smart materials can unlock new capabilities in autonomous, flexible systems.
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- 3A helical actuator driven by biased SMA: design, model, and experiment9 citations · 2023