Qichen Zhang
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2
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11
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About
Qichen Zhang is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on bio-inspired design and human-robot interaction, with key contributions in inspection robotics and exoskeleton control. His most cited paper, "Design of Gibbon-Like Crawling Robot for High Voltage Transmission Line Inspection" (2019, 8 citations), addresses critical challenges in power infrastructure maintenance by developing a two-arm swinging robot modeled after primates. This innovative design overcomes limitations of traditional inspection robots—such as large size and poor obstacle-crossing efficiency—by enabling traversal over diversion lines and insulators, offering a practical solution for high-voltage line monitoring. In his second notable work, "Impedance Control of Series Elastic Actuators in Exoskeleton Using Recurrent Neural Network" (2019, 3 citations), Zhang advances wearable robotics by integrating recurrent neural networks with series elastic actuators to achieve flexible, compliant human-machine interaction. This approach enhances position and force control in exoskeletons, supporting heavy-load assistance for human operators. With a total of 11 citations across these two papers, Zhang demonstrates a clear impact in specialized robotics applications, bridging biological inspiration with engineering innovation to solve real-world problems in infrastructure inspection and assistive technology.
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