Chengpeng Hu
Papers
4
Total Citations
25
H-Index
3
About
Chengpeng Hu is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation engineering, focusing on restoring upper and lower limb motor function after stroke through personalized, technology-driven interventions. His major contributions center on developing and validating electromyography (EMG)-driven soft robotic hands for task-oriented training, demonstrating in a randomized controlled trial (2024, 10 citations) that this approach significantly improves distal motor function in chronic stroke survivors. Hu has pioneered the integration of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) with robotic hand training, targeting individual motor hotspots to enhance neural activation and motor recovery (2024, 7 citations). His work using dynamic causal modeling (2023, 6 citations) has uncovered the neural mechanisms behind inter-hemispheric balance restoration, showing how EMG-driven training reorganizes motor networks. Additionally, Hu has addressed practical challenges in rehabilitation by developing a portable ankle-foot orthosis (2023, 2 citations) using pneumatic actuators with cable tendon mechanisms to assist ankle dorsiflexion. With a cumulative citation count exceeding 25, his research bridges cutting-edge neurostimulation, robotics, and personalized medicine, offering scalable solutions for stroke rehabilitation. Hu’s work is notable for its rigorous clinical trial designs and mechanistic insights, positioning him as a rising authority in assistive neurotechnologies.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4