Yongchen Tang
Papers
8
Total Citations
118
H-Index
4
About
Yongchen Tang is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on bio-inspired locomotion, wall-climbing robots, and underactuated multi-legged systems. His most influential contribution is the development of a pressing attachment approach for wall-climbing robots using passive suction cups, which addresses the critical challenge of preventing falls on vertical surfaces. This work, published in 2020, has garnered 39 citations and builds on his earlier quantitative study of suction cup attachment and detachment mechanics (2015, 49 citations). Tang has also made significant advances in legged locomotion, particularly with passive-spine hexapod robots. He introduced a planar legged walking method (2015, 11 citations) and an undulatory gait planning method using Finite State Machines (2021, 7 citations), demonstrating how robots with minimal actuation—just one degree of freedom per leg—can achieve effective locomotion through passive body joints. His work on omni-directional gaits and MPC-based control for snake robots further showcases his versatility. Tang’s research is notable for its practical, hardware-informed approach, combining experimental characterization with novel mechanical designs to reduce actuator count while maintaining mobility. His contributions have direct implications for inspection, surveillance, and search-and-rescue robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1Quantitative study on the attachment and detachment of a passive suction cup49 citations · 2015
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- 3Planar legged walking of a passive-spine hexapod robot11 citations · 2015
- 4Undulatory gait planning method of multi-legged robot with passive-spine7 citations · 2021
- 5Omni-directional gait of a passive-spine hexapod4 citations · 2019
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- 8A Fuzzy ESO-based Joint Angle Control Design of Snake Robots2 citations · 2021