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Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Bionic Underwater Robot with Undulating and Flapping Composite Propulsion Open

Haisen Zeng, Minghai Xia, Qian Yin, Ganzhou Yao, Zhongyue Lu , et al. · 2025

As the demand for marine resource development escalates, underwater robots have gained prominence as a technological alternative to human participation in deep-sea exploration, resource assessments, and other intricate tasks, underscoring …

Modified Polysaccharides: Potential Biomaterials for Bioprinting Open

Tao Jiang, Yun Yang, Zening Lin, Hong Yang, Zirong Luo · 2025

Polysaccharides have emerged as promising biomaterials for 3D bioprinting due to their inherent biocompatibility, biodegradability, and structural diversity. However, their limited mechanical strength, insufficient bioactivity, and subopti…

A novel fabrication method for gradient-structured PNIPAM-based hydrogels Open

Yuan Gao, Zening Lin, Tao Jiang, Zirong Luo · 2025

Both sodium alginate-gelatin and PNIPAM demonstrate excellent biocompatibility, exhibiting promising application prospects in biomedical fields. To develop hydrogel actuators with superior biocompatibility, we synthesized a novel intellige…

Design and experiment of a multimodal aerial aquatic vehicle with morphing wing and tilting rotors Open

Minghai Xia, Baocai Wang, Zirong Luo · 2025

Aerial aquatic vehicles have wide prospects in scientific and industrial fields because of their cross-domain locomotion ability. To improve the operation capacity of aerial aquatic vehicles, a novel multimodal hybrid vehicle was proposed …

Fabrication and characterization of a multifunctional alginate–gelatin–fibrinogen hydrogel for potential muscle tissue reconfiguration <i>in vitro</i> Open

Zening Lin, Hong Yang, Tao Jiang, Yun Yang, Yuan Gao , et al. · 2025

In this study, we successfully fabricated alginate–gelatin–fibrinogen hydrogels with high performance stability, excellent printability, low swelling property, tunable mechanical properties, and ease of handling.

Hydrodynamic Simulation and Experiment of a Self-Adaptive Amphibious Robot Driven by Tracks and Bionic Fins Open

Minghai Xia, Qunwei Zhu, Qian Yin, Zhongyue Lu, Yiming Zhu , et al. · 2024

Amphibious robots have broad prospects in the fields of industry, defense, and transportation. To improve the propulsion performance and reduce operation complexity, a novel bionic amphibious robot, namely AmphiFinbot-II, is presented in t…

Design and obstacle-crossing analysis of a four-link rocker-suspension planetary exploration robot Open

Zhen Song, Zirong Luo, Huixiang Xie · 2024

At present, there are still many meteorite craters and boulders on the surface of Mars and the Moon that cannot be accessed by existing planetary exploration robots. To provide a solution to this issue, this paper proposes a four-link rock…

LiCl on Rheological Characteristics of PAM-LiCl Conductive Hydrogel Open

Hong Yang, Zening Lin, Tao Jiang, Yun Yang, Yuan Gao , et al. · 2023

Rheology is a science that studies the flow and deformation of materials and the relationships between various factors that cause them to flow and deform. Finding the relationship between stress and strain, or the rate of both, during flui…

Effects of pressure and height on printability for soft materials Open

Zening Lin, Hong Yang, Yiming Zhu, Yun Yang, Tao Jiang , et al. · 2023

Extrusion-based printing with soft materials is an additive manufacturing technology, which is widely used in biomedical fields such as skin reconstruction, muscle repair, and cartilage regeneration, etc. Constructing high-precision printe…

Kinematic Analysis of a Centrally Driven Humanoid Robotic Arm Open

Zhichao Zhu, Xiangjuan Bai, Zening Lin, Yuze Xu, Shanjun Chen , et al. · 2023

The humanoid robotic arm has a broad prospect in the field of human-machine cooperation, but the large inertia of the current joint robotic arm slows down its response speed and running speed. In this study, a centrally driven humanoid rob…

Design and Fluid Analysis of a Novel Power Supply Unit for Unmaned Marine Equipment Open

Changlei Wang, Zhongyue Lu, Zirong Luo, Mangkuan Wang · 2023

The problem of insufficient power supply for unmanned marine equipment at sea limits its development and utilization. In this paper, we designed a power supply unit capable of absorbing wave energy and converting it into electricity, which…

Self-Adaptive Obstacle Crossing of an AntiBot From Reconfiguration Control and Mechanical Adaptation Open

Zhen Song, Zirong Luo, Guowu Wei, Jianzhong Shang · 2023

One drawback of wheeled robots is their inferiority to conquer large obstacles and perform well on complicated terrains, which limits their application in rescue missions. To provide a solution to this issue, an ant-like six-wheeled reconf…

Design and CFD Analysis of the Energy Efficiency of a Point Wave Energy Converter Using Passive Morphing Blades Open

Changlei Wang, Zirong Luo, Zhongyue Lu, Jianzhong Shang, Mangkuan Wang , et al. · 2022

A wave energy converter features the ability to convert wave energy into the electrical energy required by unmanned devices, and its energy-conversion efficiency is an essential aspect in practical applications. This paper proposes a novel…

Flexible Actuator Based on Conductive PAM Hydrogel Electrodes with Enhanced Water Retention Capacity and Conductivity Open

Hong Yang, Zening Lin, Yun Yang, Tao Jiang, Jianzhong Shang , et al. · 2022

Conductive polyacrylamide (PAM) hydrogels with salts that act as electrolytes have been used as transparent electrodes with high elasticity in flexible electronic devices. Different types and contents of raw materials will affect their per…

Design and Control of an Underwater Robot Based on Hybrid Propulsion of Quadrotor and Bionic Undulating Fin Open

Xiaofeng Zeng, Minghai Xia, Zirong Luo, Jianzhong Shang, Yuze Xu , et al. · 2022

Stable, quiet, and efficient propulsion methods are essential for underwater robots to complete their tasks in a complex marine environment. However, with a single propulsion method, such as propeller propulsion and bionic propulsion, it i…

Design and Performance Analysis of a Staggered Vernier Generator for Wave Power Generation Open

Zhongyue Lu, Guoheng Wu, Mangkuan Wang, Zirong Luo, Jianzhong Shang · 2022

In this paper, a staggered vernier generator suitable for a counter-rotating self-adaptable WEC is proposed to meet the energy demand of the small-scale engineering equipment in the deep sea. According to the vernier effect of the magnetic…

Bio-Inspired New Hydraulic Actuator Imitating the Human Muscles for Mobile Robots Open

Xiangjuan Bai, Yong Xue, Yuze Xu, Jianzhong Shang, Zirong Luo , et al. · 2022

Limited load capacity is the bottleneck for the practical application of mobile multi-joint legged robots. And improving the efficiency of the drive system is a key factor in improving the load capacity. To improve the efficiency of mobile…

Structural design of multi-body heave wave energy conversion system and analysis of energy efficiency of floating body on water surface Open

Dongsheng Cong, Hao Jing, Ruijun Zhang, Zhongyue Lu, Jianzhong Shang , et al. · 2022

Due to the defects of the internal structure and energy supply carrier, conventional deep sea unoccupied marine equipment cannot meet the requirements of low power consumption. In this paper, the whole structure of a multi-body heave wave …

Biocompatible Conductive Hydrogels: Applications in the Field of Biomedicine Open

Hong Yang, Zening Lin, Yun Yang, Tao Jiang, Jianzhong Shang , et al. · 2022

The impact of COVID-19 has rendered medical technology an important factor to maintain social stability and economic increase, where biomedicine has experienced rapid development and played a crucial part in fighting off the pandemic. Cond…

A Portable Six-Wheeled Mobile Robot With Reconfigurable Body and Self-Adaptable Obstacle-Climbing Mechanisms Open

Zhen Song, Zirong Luo, Guowu Wei, Jianzhong Shang · 2022

Mobile robots can replace rescuers in rescue and detection missions in complex and unstructured environments and draw the interest of many researchers. This paper presents a novel six-wheeled mobile robot with a reconfigurable body and sel…

Research Progress of Muscle-driven Robots Based on Living Tissue Open

。以此为基础, 可为后续肌肉驱动机器人的发展与性能提升提供指导, Zening Lin, Tao Jiang, Zirong Luo , et al. · 2022

：A muscle-driven robot based on living tissues is deeply integrated with the traditional electromechanical system.Compared with the traditional rigid and the non-biological flexible material driving robot at millimeter scale, muscle-driven…

Design and analysis of a six-wheeled companion robot with mechanical obstacle-overcoming adaptivity Open

Zhen Song, Zirong Luo, Guowu Wei, Jianzhong Shang · 2021

A six-wheeled companion exploration robot with an adaptive climbing mechanism is proposed and released for the complicated terrain environment of planetary exploration. Benefiting from its three-rocker-arm structure, the robot can adapt to…

Gyroscope Sensor Based In Vivo Finger Axes of Rotation Identification Using Screw Displacement Open

Yiming Zhu, Guowu Wei, Lei Ren, Zirong Luo, Jianzhong Shang · 2021

This paper presents a low-cost, efficient, and portable in vivo method for identifying axes of rotation of the proximal interphalangeal and distal interphalangeal joints in an index finger. The approach is associated with the screw displac…

CFD Simulation and Experimental Study of a New Elastic Blade Wave Energy Converter Open

Chongfei Sun, Jianzhong Shang, Zirong Luo, Xin Li, Zhongyue Lu , et al. · 2020

Small moving vehicles represent an important category of marine engineering tools and devices (equipment) typically used for ocean resource detection and maintenance of marine rights and interests. The lack of efficient powe... | Find, rea…

Research on Modeling and Control of Tilting Three-rotor UAV Open

Baocai Wang, Zirong Luo, Jianzhong Shang, Minghai Xia · 2019

The tilting trirotal UAV is a new type of aircraft that combines the characteristics of fixed-wing UAVS and multi-rotor UAVS. To study and solve the control problems of tilting rotor UAVs, This paper focuses on the mechanical analysis of t…

Using Flexible Blades to Improve the Performance of Novel Small-Scale Counter-Rotating Self-Adaptable Wave Energy Converter for Unmanned Marine Equipment Open

Chongfei Sun, Jianzhong Shang, Zirong Luo, Zhongyue Lu, Guoheng Wu , et al. · 2019

Unmanned marine equipment has been increasingly developed for open seas. The lack of efficient and reliable power supply is currently one of the bottlenecks restricting the practical application of these devices. In order to provide a viab…

Experimental Analysis of a Novel Adaptively Counter-Rotating Wave Energy Converter for Powering Drifters Open

Guoheng Wu, Zhongyue Lu, Zirong Luo, Jianzhong Shang, Chongfei Sun , et al. · 2019

Nowadays, drifters are used for a wide range of applications for researching and exploring the sea. However, the power constraint makes it difficult for their sampling intervals to be smaller, meaning that drifters cannot transmit more acc…

Modeling For Helicopter Mode of a Tilt Tri-Rotor UAV Open

Yuning Cui, Zirong Luo, Jianzhong Shang, Baocai Wang · 2018

This paper developed a new structural configuration of tilt tri-rotor UAV. Based on the establishment of the coordinate system, the force in the helicopter mode was analyzed and the nonlinear six-degree-of-freedom equation of the aircraft …

Research on the Application of Wave Energy Converter Open

Chongfei Sun, Zirong Luo, Jianzhong Shang, Zhongyue Lu, Ruifang Wang · 2018

The current energy shortage problem is becoming more and more serious, so the development and utilization of renewable energy have become a good solution. Wave energy, as an important part of renewable energy, has the advantages of environ…

Energy Efficiency Analysis of Multi-Type Floating Bodies for a Novel Heaving Point Absorber with Application to Low-Power Unmanned Ocean Device Open

Dongsheng Cong, Jianzhong Shang, Zirong Luo, Chongfei Sun, Wei Wu · 2018

Long-term energy supplies hinder the application of the low-power unmanned ocean devices to the deep sea. Ocean wave energy is a renewable resource with amount stores of enormous and high density. The wave energy converter (WEC) could be m…

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