Heping Yan

National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids

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Heping Yan is a researcher focused on assistive robotics and intelligent systems for elderly care and rehabilitation. Their key contributions lie in developing robotic walking aids that enhance mobility and safety for older adults, as demonstrated by their most-cited work, "Design and control of an intelligent walking-aid robot" (2014, 10 citations). This paper introduces a robot that recognizes users' motion intentions online to provide physical support and training, addressing critical needs in aging populations. Yan also advances indoor localization technology, as seen in "Indoor localization system based on wearable posture sensors with incomplete observations" (2014, 4 citations), which fuses wearable sensor data with RFID to reduce tag dependency—a practical innovation for robotic navigation in cluttered environments. By integrating intention recognition and sensor fusion, Yan’s work bridges robotics and human-centered design, offering scalable solutions for rehabilitation and independent living. Their research holds significant potential for improving quality of life, with implications for smart healthcare and autonomous assistive devices.