Papers
151
Total Citations
5,888
H-Index
39
About
Haoyong Yu is a distinguished robotics researcher whose work spans rehabilitation robotics, human-robot interaction, and intelligent control systems. Best known for his pioneering contributions to assistive and rehabilitation technologies, Yu has fundamentally advanced how robots safely interact with and support human users. His early work on the PAMM (Personal Aid for Mobility and Monitoring) system — cited over 250 times — established foundational principles for eldercare robotics, while his widely cited 2013 review of lower extremity exoskeletons (272 citations) helped define the landscape of assistive wearable robotics for stroke and neurological disorder rehabilitation. Yu's research has been particularly transformative in the domain of series elastic actuators (SEAs), with multiple papers exploring adaptive and iterative learning control strategies that ensure both safety and performance in compliant robotic systems, collectively amassing hundreds of citations. His 2015 paper on human-robot interaction control for rehabilitation robots (355 citations) stands as one of his most impactful contributions, addressing the critical challenge of stability during direct physical human-robot contact. With further innovations in composite learning control and surgical manipulator kinematics, Yu's body of work reflects a career dedicated to making robots smarter, safer, and more responsive partners in human health and mobility.
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- 4Composite learning robot control with guaranteed parameter convergence210 citations · 2018
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- 7Robotic Personal Aids for Mobility and Monitoring for the Elderly189 citations · 2006
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