Papers
26
Total Citations
429
H-Index
12
About
Xianbao Chen is a prominent robotics researcher whose work centers on the design, control, and locomotion of legged robots, particularly quadruped and hexapod systems. His research spans mechanical design, hydraulic actuation, gait planning, and adaptive control strategies for robots operating in complex and unstructured environments. Chen's most influential contributions include foundational work on trot gait design using central pattern generator (CPG) methods for quadruped robots, which has garnered 66 citations, and a series of studies on hydraulic actuation systems that optimize spring parameters to dramatically improve payload capacity and energy efficiency. His development of the "Baby Elephant" — a 130 kg hydraulic quadruped capable of carrying over 50 kg — stands as a landmark engineering achievement. He has also advanced fault-tolerant locomotion strategies, addressing gait planning when actuators fail, a critical capability for real-world deployment. More recently, Chen has extended his expertise to hexapod platforms, contributing novel mechanism designs and dynamic alternating tripod trotting strategies suited for disaster rescue scenarios. His multi-modal impedance control framework enables hexapods to transition from static to dynamic gaits, significantly improving operational speed. With over 300 cumulative citations, Chen's body of work meaningfully advances the field of bio-inspired mobile robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1Trot Gait Design and CPG Method for a Quadruped Robot66 citations · 2014
- 2Spring Parameters Design for the New Hydraulic Actuated Quadruped Robot45 citations · 2013
- 3Mechanism design and workspace analysis of a hexapod robot35 citations · 2022
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- 5A quadruped robot with parallel mechanism legs28 citations · 2014
- 6Gait planning for a quadruped robot with one faulty actuator26 citations · 2014
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- 10Staircase-climbing capability-based dimension design of a hexapod robot18 citations · 2021