Aiqun Zheng

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Dr. Aiqun Zheng is a robotics researcher whose work bridges automation and bio-inspired locomotion, with a particular focus on waste management systems and bipedal dynamic walking. In the domain of construction waste sorting, Dr. Zheng developed a multi-robot task assignment method that coordinates multiple waste collection robots working in parallel along a conveyor belt. This system reduces missed picking incidents and increases collection speed, addressing a critical bottleneck in automated recycling infrastructure. Dr. Zheng’s contributions to bipedal robotics are equally significant. They proposed an adaptive controller for virtual passive biped dynamic walking on unknown uneven terrain, using backstepping methods to mimic reference passive gaits while incorporating a slope estimator for real-time terrain adaptation. Additionally, Dr. Zheng introduced a speed regulating controller for virtual passive walking based on kinetic energy tracking, grounded in the empirical relationship between walking speed and gravitational acceleration. With foundational papers published between 2020 and 2024, Dr. Zheng’s work is gaining recognition in both industrial automation and legged robotics communities, offering practical solutions for real-world deployment of autonomous systems in unstructured environments.