Ganqin Du

First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology

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Ganqin Du is a leading researcher in rehabilitation robotics, focusing on restoring motor function for stroke and paralysis patients through innovative human–robot coupling systems. Du’s major contributions lie in designing novel, compliant robotic structures that overcome the limitations of complex, costly, or single-function devices. Notably, Du developed a novel end-effector upper limb rehabilitation robot, pioneering the use of dual quaternion kinematics for precise modeling and low-speed spiral motion tracking control to enhance patient safety and therapy effectiveness. This work, published in 2022, has garnered 8 citations. Du further advanced the field by creating a bedside lower limb rehabilitation robot that models both robot and human limbs as a coupled two-link planar system, addressing the critical challenge of early bedside rehabilitation for paralyzed patients (2024, 4 citations). An earlier 2021 proposal for a simplified, three-degree-of-freedom end-effector traction robot (2 citations) laid the groundwork for these innovations. Through a focus on structural optimization and compliant control, Du’s research is paving the way for more accessible, effective, and clinically viable robotic rehabilitation therapies.