Yunfei Lu

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Yunfei Lu is a rising researcher at the forefront of marine robotics and renewable energy harvesting, specializing in bio-inspired and deployable wave energy converters (WECs) for autonomous ocean robots. His work addresses the critical challenge of sustained energy supply in remote marine environments by developing novel mechanisms that capture low-frequency, random wave energy in situ. Lu’s major contributions include the design and modeling of a bio-inspired foldable-wing WEC (2023, 41 citations), which mimics natural structures to improve energy capture efficiency, and a deployable WEC system (2022, 25 citations) tailored for ocean robots. He has also advanced underwater robotics with a soft-landing control system for legged robots, enabling active buffer landing on the seabed (2022, 12 citations). His most recent work integrates an umbrella-shaped WEC into a wave-powered ocean robot (2025, 4 citations), demonstrating a compact, practical solution for in-situ energy generation. With a growing citation impact and a clear focus on bridging energy sustainability and robotic autonomy, Lu’s innovations are paving the way for long-duration ocean exploration and monitoring missions.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A bio-inspired foldable-wing wave energy converter for ocean robots

   41 citations · 2023
2. 2
   Design, modeling and performance analysis of a deployable WEC for ocean robots

   25 citations · 2022
3. 3
   Design and soft-landing control of underwater legged robot for active buffer landing on seabed

   12 citations · 2022
4. 4
   A wave-powered ocean robot integrated with umbrella-shaped wave energy converter

   4 citations · 2025
5. 5
   Design, Dynamic Modeling, and Modal Analysis of an in-Situ Umbrella-Shaped Wave Energy Converter Through Experiment Validation

   1 citations · 2025

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