Papers
16
Total Citations
349
H-Index
11
About
Shanshuang Shi is a leading researcher in robotics engineering, specializing in continuum robots, remote maintenance systems, and advanced manipulator design for extreme environments — particularly nuclear fusion facilities. His work sits at the critical intersection of mechanical innovation and applied robotics, addressing the formidable challenge of operating in hazardous, confined, and inaccessible spaces where human intervention is impossible. Shi's most celebrated contribution is his development of snake-inspired continuum robots, exemplified by his 2021 paper garnering 78 citations, which introduced a layer-driven architecture with redundant degrees of freedom capable of navigating complex, obstacle-rich environments in aerospace and nuclear settings. His extensive contributions to the EAST Articulated Maintenance Arm (EAMA) and Articulated Inspection Arm (AIA) systems — collectively drawing over 115 citations — have directly shaped remote handling infrastructure for China's EAST and CFETR fusion reactors. Beyond hardware design, Shi has made meaningful algorithmic contributions, including hybrid differential evolution and particle swarm optimization techniques for kinematic solutions and adaptive trajectory control for under-actuated robots. With nearly 300 total citations across a focused body of work, Shi stands as a pivotal figure advancing safe, intelligent robotic systems for next-generation nuclear fusion research.
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Top Papers
- 1A Snake-Inspired Layer-Driven Continuum Robot78 citations · 2021
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- 4An Articulated Inspection Arm for fusion purposes26 citations · 2015
- 5Adaptive trajectory control of an under-actuated snake robot23 citations · 2022
- 6Systematic design of snake arm maintainer in nuclear industry22 citations · 2022
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- 10Conceptual design of EAST multi-purpose maintenance deployer system16 citations · 2017