Yanheng Liu
Papers
14
Total Citations
252
H-Index
7
About
Yanheng Liu is a leading roboticist whose work pushes the boundaries of bio-inspired locomotion and autonomous perception. His primary research areas include wall-climbing robotics, amphibious locomotion, and multi-modal sensor fusion for autonomous driving. Liu’s most significant contribution is the development of the “AnyClimb” series of wall-climbing robots, which pioneered the use of dry-adhesive linkage-type mechanisms to enable stable traversal over uneven and curved vertical surfaces—a critical challenge for high-rise inspection and maintenance. His foundational paper, "AnyClimb: A New Wall-Climbing Robotic Platform for Various Curvatures" (2016), has garnered 65 citations, while its successors, "AnyClimb-II" (2018) and "Steerable dry-adhesive linkage-type wall-climbing robot" (2020), have accumulated 49 and 46 citations respectively, underscoring the sustained impact of his work. Beyond climbing, Liu has designed hexapedal robots capable of amphibious locomotion on both ground and water surfaces, and his recent research on “Boost Correlation Features with 3D-MiIoU-Based Camera-LiDAR Fusion” (2023) advances multi-object detection and tracking for autonomous driving. Through systematic optimization of adhesion and gait, Liu has established himself as a key innovator in practical, field-deployable robotic systems.
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Top Papers
- 1AnyClimb: A New Wall-Climbing Robotic Platform for Various Curvatures65 citations · 2016
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- 3Steerable dry-adhesive linkage-type wall-climbing robot46 citations · 2020
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- 7Compliant wall-climbing robotic platform for various curvatures9 citations · 2015
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- 9Hexapedal robot for amphibious locomotion on ground and water6 citations · 2015
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