Qingwei Li

Zhejiang University, Northeastern University

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Qingwei Li is a robotics researcher whose work spans bio-inspired actuation, industrial automation, and aerial robotics. His primary research areas include pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) control, dual-arm robotic assembly, and micro flapping-wing aerial robots. Li’s most cited paper, "Analysis and control of a parallel lower limb based on pneumatic artificial muscles" (2017, 12 citations), addresses the challenge of mimicking human muscle distribution in robots by developing control algorithms for antagonistic PAM-actuated lower limbs—a key contribution to humanoid robotics and rehabilitation devices. In industrial robotics, his work on "Small Part Assembly with Dual Arm robot and Smart Camera" (2014, 6 citations) tackles the low automation levels in 3C industries (computer, communication, consumer electronics) by integrating vision-guided dual-arm systems for precise assembly tasks. He also contributed to calibration methods for robot cells (2014, 4 citations), improving efficiency in high-mix production environments. Earlier, Li explored micro aerial vehicles in "Model and control of Micro Flapping-wing Aerial Robot" (2010, 2 citations), modeling wing kinematics and attitude control for insect-scale flight. While his citation counts are modest, his research demonstrates a consistent focus on bridging biological principles with practical robotic systems, from human-like limbs to factory floors and tiny flyers.