Fangchao Yu

Tongji University

Papers

12

Total Citations

202

H-Index

6

About

Fangchao Yu is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of swarm intelligence, multi-robot coordination, and autonomous navigation. With a publication record spanning nearly a decade, Yu has established a distinctive research identity around two core themes: swarm robot search strategies and cooperative transportation systems. Yu's most influential contributions lie in developing sophisticated search algorithms for swarm robots operating in unknown environments. Drawing heavily from bio-inspired computation, Yu pioneered improved grouping strategies using constriction-factor Particle Swarm Optimization and stigmergy-based mechanisms — nature-inspired coordination methods that allow robots to communicate indirectly through environmental cues, such as vector pheromones. These frameworks enable robotic swarms to efficiently locate and track multiple dynamic targets simultaneously, a notoriously difficult challenge in autonomous systems research. Beyond search behavior, Yu's 2020 work on distributed cooperative transportation — which has garnered 48 citations — demonstrated practical multi-robot collaboration for moving polygonal objects without centralized control, earning it Yu's most recognized contribution to date. Collectively accumulating nearly 200 citations, Yu's research offers meaningful advances in scalable, decentralized robotic systems with real-world implications for logistics, search-and-rescue, and autonomous deployment scenarios.

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Key Achievements

6
H-Index
12
Papers
202
Total Citations
17
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Design and Experimental Validation of a Distributed Cooperative Transportation Scheme
48 citations · 2020
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2017 (3 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 17
🏛 Institutions: Tongji University

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