Papers
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Total Citations
273
H-Index
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About
Juzhong Zhang is a versatile researcher whose work spans two compelling domains: advanced smart materials for soft robotics and autonomous mobile robot systems. He has emerged as a leading voice in liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE) research, pioneering the development of stimuli-responsive actuators that mimic biological motion with remarkable precision. His landmark 2022 study on carbon nanotube-embedded LCE photoactuators (88 citations) demonstrated an extraordinary 420–530% improvement in tensile strength at ultralow CNT loadings, setting a new benchmark for photoresponsive materials. His widely cited 2021 review (67 citations) comprehensively mapped the landscape of LCE-based smart robotics, while his 2023 work on MXene/LCE bimorph membranes (49 citations) introduced closed-loop self-sensing capabilities — a critical step toward truly autonomous soft robots. Zhang has also addressed longstanding durability challenges through nanointerfacial engineering in 4D-printable LCE systems. Complementing this materials focus, his earlier robotics engineering contributions encompass autonomous mobile robot localization, SLAM algorithms, regenerative braking, and sensor-guided docking systems. Collectively accumulating over 260 citations, Zhang's research bridges cutting-edge functional materials science with practical robotic engineering, making him a distinctive and impactful figure across both fields.
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- 5A Sectional Auto-docking Charging Control Method for the Mobile Robot11 citations · 2019
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- 7A novel regenerative braking method of BLDCM for Wheeled Mobile Robot6 citations · 2010
- 8A modified FastSLAM for an autonomous mobile robot5 citations · 2016
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