Yuhai Xiang
Papers
4
Total Citations
239
H-Index
4
About
Yuhai Xiang is a leading researcher in soft robotics and smart materials, with a particular focus on the mechanics and actuation of soft elastomers. His work bridges fundamental material modeling and innovative robotic applications, most notably through his highly cited 2018 paper on a general constitutive model for soft elastomers, which has garnered over 160 citations and serves as a foundational framework for predicting the large-deformation behavior of these materials. Xiang has made significant contributions to the design of soft actuators and robots, including a pneumatically actuated soft robotic arm for adaptable grasping and a pioneering bistable rotating mechanism based on dielectric elastomer actuators—a key challenge in the field. His research also extends to magnetorheological elastomers, where he conducted the first numerical study of millimeter-scale robots capable of undulatory swimming under magnetic torques, demonstrating strong agreement with experimental results. With a portfolio of work that spans constitutive modeling, actuator design, and bio-inspired locomotion, Xiang’s research is shaping the next generation of soft, adaptive, and multifunctional robotic systems.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1A general constitutive model of soft elastomers162 citations · 2018
- 2Pneumatically Actuated Soft Robotic Arm for Adaptable Grasping39 citations · 2018
- 3Bistable rotating mechanism based on dielectric elastomer actuator26 citations · 2019
- 4