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Total Citations
172
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About
Hua Zhong is a robotics researcher whose work spans two defining areas: soft robotics for underwater manipulation and humanoid robot control systems. His most influential contributions lie in pioneering compact, lightweight underwater robotic systems that overcome the limitations of conventional rigid manipulators. His 2020 paper on soft bladder-based underwater manipulators, garnering 62 citations, established a landmark approach to depth-independent actuation, while subsequent work on origami-inspired optical-sensing actuators (33 citations) and cephalopod-inspired thrust vectoring (17 citations) further demonstrated his creativity in drawing from biological systems to solve complex engineering challenges. Zhong has also advanced multimodal hydrogel sensing technologies for soft robots operating in harsh environments, broadening their perceptual capabilities. His earlier career contributions focused on humanoid robotics, where he developed CAN bus-based control architectures and applied Zero Moment Point (ZMP) modeling to ensure dynamic stability in wheel-based humanoid platforms. Collectively, his work — spanning over 170 citations — reflects a researcher who bridges biomimetic design, actuation engineering, and robotic control, making meaningful contributions to both underwater and humanoid robotic systems across nearly two decades of sustained inquiry.
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- 2Soft Origami Optical-Sensing Actuator for Underwater Manipulation33 citations · 2021
- 3A Multimodal Hydrogel Soft-Robotic Sensor for Multi-Functional Perception17 citations · 2021
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- 6Dynamic Stability Analyses Based on ZMP of a Wheel-based Humanoid Robot11 citations · 2006
- 7Design and realization of control system of humanoid robot6 citations · 2005
- 8Design and Implementation of Humanoid Robot Controller Based on CAN5 citations · 2005
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