Weiwei Huang

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Weiwei Huang is a leading researcher in bipedal locomotion and humanoid robotics, with a focus on enabling stable, adaptive walking in complex environments. Their major contributions include developing real-time optimization-based walking controllers for full-size humanoids, as demonstrated in their highly cited 2013 work (83 citations), which uses a two-level optimization framework for center of mass and swing foot trajectory planning. Huang also pioneered pattern generation for walking on slopes and stairs using preview control of the zero moment point (50 citations), and advanced push recovery through walking phase modification (11 citations). Their research extends to cognitive robotics, with work on brain-like memory systems for robotic navigation (37 citations) and bio-inspired locomotion control using neural oscillators (10 citations). More recently, Huang has explored precision motion systems, including periodic-disturbance observers for atomic force microscopy (23 citations) and stiffness-tunable nanopositioners (20 citations). With over 250 total citations across their top papers, Huang’s work bridges theoretical optimization, biomechanics, and practical control, making significant impacts on humanoid robot stability and adaptability in real-world settings.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   3D walking based on online optimization

   83 citations · 2013
2. 2
   Pattern generation for bipedal walking on slopes and stairs

   50 citations · 2008
3. 3
   Cognitive memory and mapping in a brain-like system for robotic navigation

   37 citations · 2016
4. 4
   Energy-based optimal step planning for humanoids

   24 citations · 2013
5. 5
   Periodic-Disturbance Observer Using Spectrum-Selection Filtering Scheme for Cross-Coupling Suppression in Atomic Force Microscopy

   23 citations · 2022
6. 6
   A Normal-Stressed Electromagnetic-Driven Stiffness-Tunable Nanopositioner

   20 citations · 2024
7. 7
   Humanoid robot push recovery through walking phase modification

   11 citations · 2010
8. 8
   Push recovery controller for bipedal robot walking

   11 citations · 2009
9. 9
   BIO-INSPIRED LOCOMOTION CONTROL WITH COORDINATION BETWEEN NEURAL OSCILLATORS

   10 citations · 2009
10. 10
    Vision enhanced neuro-cognitive structure for robotic spatial cognition

    9 citations · 2013

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