Weicheng Fan
Papers
5
Total Citations
161
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About
Weicheng Fan is a leading researcher at the intersection of soft robotics, origami engineering, and additive manufacturing. His work focuses on creating novel, bio-inspired robotic systems that are both highly adaptable and structurally intelligent. Fan’s major contributions include the design and analysis of hybrid-driven origami continuum robots with extensible and stiffness-tunable sections (72 citations), which address critical challenges in robotic dexterity and adaptability. He also pioneered a 3D printable origami vacuum pneumatic artificial muscle (42 citations), demonstrating fast, powerful motion through a simple, manufacturable design. His vacuum-driven parallel continuum robots with self-sensing origami linkages (22 citations) combine the flexibility of soft robots with the precision of parallel mechanisms, overcoming common positioning inaccuracies. Additionally, Fan developed a stiffness variable passive compliance device with a reconfigurable elastic inner skeleton and origami shell (19 citations), advancing human-robot interaction and wearable robotics. His latest work, SPARC—a soft, proprioceptive, agile robot for 3D climbing and exploration (6 citations)—showcases seamless navigation across horizontal and vertical surfaces. Through these innovations, Fan is shaping the future of soft, compliant, and highly functional robotic systems.
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- 3Vacuum-Driven Parallel Continuum Robots With Self-Sensing Origami Linkages22 citations · 2024
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