Papers
13
Total Citations
277
H-Index
7
About
Zhelong Wang is a robotics and intelligent systems researcher whose work spans robot locomotion, pipeline inspection, human motion analysis, and search-and-rescue robotics. With roots stretching back to the early 2000s, Wang's foundational contributions centered on bristle-based and pipe-crawling robots designed to navigate the treacherous, irregular voids within collapsed structures—pioneering flexible mechanisms capable of operating in environments previously deemed inaccessible. His 2008 study on a bristle-based pipeline robot (50 citations) remains a landmark contribution to inspection robotics, demonstrating how biomechanically inspired designs can overcome the limitations of conventional rigid systems. Wang's most-cited work, a 2016 paper on CPG-inspired locomotion control for snake robots (89 citations), reflects his sustained interest in biologically motivated motion strategies, applying nonlinear oscillator theory to achieve adaptive, fluid movement in complex terrains. His 2007 review of urban search-and-rescue robot locomotion mechanisms (36 citations) has served as an important reference for the field. Beyond robotics, Wang has made meaningful contributions to human gait analysis using wearable inertial sensors, with applications in clinical rehabilitation and bionic robot control. His interdisciplinary portfolio demonstrates a consistent commitment to bridging biological principles with practical robotic engineering.
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- 2A Bristle-Based Pipeline Robot for Ill-Constraint Pipes50 citations · 2008
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- 4A review of locomotion mechanisms of urban search and rescue robot36 citations · 2007
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- 6The concept and research of a pipe crawling rescue robot11 citations · 2003
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- 9Bristle mechanism study of a shape reconfigurable brush robot3 citations · 2003
- 10The bristle theory and traction experiment of a brush based rescue robot3 citations · 2003