Department of Mechatronics and Robotics

Research output

Research output per year 2011 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

• 148 Article
• 112 Conference Proceeding
• 46 Patent
• 15 Editorial
• 36 More
  • 10 Paper
  • 9 Review article
  • 7 Conference article
  • 3 Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
  • 2 Chapter
  • 2 Comment/debate
  • 2 Other contribution
  • 1 Book

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  Design of Bilayer Crescent Chiral Metasurfaces for Enhanced Chiroptical Response

  Asefa, S. A., Seong, M. & Lee, D., Feb 2025, In: Sensors. 25, 3, 915.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2024

  A Compact Variable Stiffness Actuator for Agile Legged Locomotion

  Yu, L., Zhao, H., Qin, S., Jin, G. & chen, Y., 22 Jul 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• A Deep Top-down Framework towards Generalisable Multi-View Pedestrian Detection

  Qiu, R., Xu, M., Ling, Y., Smith, J. S., Yan, Y. & Wang, X., 22 Aug 2024, In: Neurocomputing. 607, 11 p., 128458.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multiple View 100%
  • Ground Plane 100%
  • Generalization Performance 100%
  • Neural Network 100%
  • Convolutional Neural Network 50%

• A Digital Twin Platform Integrating Process Parameter Simulation Solution for Intelligent Manufacturing

  Wang, H., Yang, Z., Zhang, Q., Sun, Q. & Lim, E. G., Feb 2024, In: Electronics (Switzerland). 13, 4, 802.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Digital Twin 100%
  • Process Parameter 100%
  • Machining 100%
  • Machine Tool 66%
  • Finite Element Modeling 33%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• A high-performance conical-neck helmholtz resonator-based piezoelectric self-powered system for urban transportation

  Fan, P., Wang, S. & Wang, X., 15 Apr 2024, In: Applied Acoustics. 220, 109945.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Urban Transportation 100%
  • Helmholtz Resonator 100%
  • Piezoelectricity 100%
  • Resonator 100%
  • Acoustic Energy 100%

• Anchor Deployment Optimization for Range-Based Indoor Positioning Systems in Non-Line-of-Sight Environment

  Zhang, L., Jiao, K., He, W. & Wang, X., 2024, In: IEEE Sensors Journal. 24, 15, p. 24405-24420 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Optimization Method 100%
  • Experimental Investigation 100%
  • Real World Application 100%
  • Particle Swarm Optimization 100%
  • Dilution 100%

• An efficient acoustic energy harvester by using deep learning-based traffic prediction

  Fan, P., Jiang, R., Wang, S., Wang, X., Zhang, Y. & Jia, D., Nov 2024, In: Energy.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• A SERS nanocellulose-paper-based analytical device for ultrasensitive detection of Alzheimer's disease

  Yuan, W., Yuan, H., Li, R., Yong, R., Mitrovic, I. Z., Lim, E. G., Duan, S. & Song, P., 1 May 2024, In: Analytica Chimica Acta. 1301, 342447 p., 342447.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy 100%
  • Nanocellulose 100%
  • Chemical Property 25%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Context-based local-global fusion network for 3D point cloud classification and segmentation

  Wu, J., Sun, M., Jiang, C., Liu, J., Smith, J. & Zhang, Q., 1 Oct 2024, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 251, 124023.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Point Cloud 100%
  • Context Information 50%
  • Deep Neural Network 25%
  • k-Nearest Neighbors Algorithm 25%
  • Image Segmentation 25%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Design and Control of a Bio-inspired Wheeled Bipedal Robot

  Zhao, H., Yu, L., Qin, S., Jin, G. & chen, Y., 15 Aug 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Distributed identification based partially-coupled recursive generalized extended least squares algorithm for multivariate input–output-error systems with colored noises from observation data

  Liu, Q., Chen, F., Guo, Q. & Wang, X., 15 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 449, 115976.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Colored Noise 100%
  • Recursive 100%
  • Parameter Estimation 100%
  • Least Square 100%
  • Observation Data 100%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• EPtask: Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Energy-Efficient and Priority-Aware Task Scheduling for Dynamic Vehicular Edge Computing

  Li, P., Xiao, Z., Wang, X., Huang, K., Huang, Y. & Gao, H., 1 Jan 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles. 9, 1, p. 1830-1846 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Service Request 100%
  • Multiple Sensor 100%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• FDME-RATE: Frequency-Domain-Based Multipath Extraction for Robust Acoustic TOA Estimation

  Jia, N., Cui, W., Wang, X., Yang, L., Xue, C. & Wang, Z., 2024, In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 11, 20, p. 32656-32669 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Traditional Method 100%
  • Estimation Performance 100%
  • Estimation Accuracy 100%
  • Resolution Time 100%
  • multiple signal classification 100%

• Gradient-Based Recursive Parameter Estimation Methods for a Class of Time-Varying Systems from Noisy Observations

  Xu, N., Liu, Q. & Ding, F., 2024, In: Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Liquid-immersed thermal management to cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for their pack applications

  Li, Z., Zhang, H., Sheng, L., Nong, K., Wang, K., Wang, Z., Zhang, Z. & Seong, M., 30 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Energy Storage. 85, 111060.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Submerging 100%
  • Lithium 100%
  • Lithium-Ion Batteries 100%
  • Thermal Battery 33%
  • Battery Thermal Management System 33%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• MACNS: A generic graph neural network integrated deep reinforcement learning based multi-agent collaborative navigation system for dynamic trajectory planning

  Xiao, Z., Li, P., Liu, C., Gao, H. & Wang, X., May 2024, In: Information Fusion. 105, 102250.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Neural Network 100%
  • Reinforcement Learning 100%
  • Polyphenylene Oxides 50%
  • Starting Point 20%
  • Extensibility 20%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Multi-Keys Attention Network for Image Captioning

  Yang, Z., Li, H., Ouyang, R., Zhang, Q. & Xiao, J., 2024, In: Cognitive Computation. 16, 3, p. 1061-1072 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Attention (Machine Learning) 100%
  • Image Captioning 100%
  • Self-Attention Mechanism 66%
  • Image Region 50%
  • Region Feature 33%

• Navigating the uncertainty: the impact of a student-centered final year project allocation mechanism on student performance

  Yuan, H., Yuan, W., Duan, S., Yong, R., Jiao, K., Wei, Y., Leach, M., Li, N., Zhang, X., Lim, E. G. & Song, P., 18 Jun 2024, In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11, 1, 776.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Academic Performance 100%
  • Observed Outcome 100%
  • Completion Rate 100%
  • Mixed Methods 50%
  • Classroom Environment 50%

• Novel Fast-Speed Partial-Shading-Tolerant Flexible Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic Systems with Explicit Key Points Estimation

  Zhu, Y., Wen, H., Tafti, H. D., Wang, G., Bu, Q., Chu, G., Shi, H., Hu, Y. & Jiang, L., Jan 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 15, 1, p. 466-485 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Partial Shading 100%
  • Photovoltaic System 100%
  • Tracking Algorithm 50%
  • Photovoltaics 50%
  • Systems Dynamics 50%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Numerical investigation of cooling performance of 3D-printable cooling structure for aero-engine combustor

  Li, H., Xie, F., Zhuang, Y., Wang, Y., Yan, Y. & Cui, J., Feb 2024, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 238, 122196.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Main Flow 100%
  • Low Flow Rate 49%
  • Flat Plate 49%
  • Flow Turbulence 49%
  • Thermal Protection 49%

• SCARA+ System: Bin Picking System of Revolution-Symmetry Objects

  Jin, G., Yu, X., Chen, Y. & Li, J., Sept 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 71, 9, p. 10976-10986 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Purchase Cost 100%
  • Revolute Joint 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• TBDB: Token Bucket-Based Dynamic Batching for Resource Scheduling Supporting Neural Network Inference in Intelligent Consumer Electronics

  Gao, H., Qiu, B., Wang, Y., Yu, S., Xu, Y. & Wang, X., 1 Feb 2024, In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS. 70, 1, p. 1134-1144 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Network Inference 100%
  • Maximum Latency 25%
  • Consumer Device 25%
  • Reducing Latency 25%
  • Throughput 25%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Topology Optimization of Elastoplastic Structure Based on Shakedown Strength

  Huang, S., Zhang, L., Chen, G., Xu, Y., Chen, M., Liu, Z. & Lim, E. G., 16 Dec 2024, In: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 126, 3, e7627.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Elastic Limit 100%
  • Structural Stiffness 66%
  • Elastic Stress 66%
  • Optimization Method 33%
  • External Load 33%

• VELIE: A vehicle-based efficient low-light image enhancement method for intelligent vehicles

  Ye, L., Wang, D., Yang, D., Ma, Z. & Zhang, Q., 2024, In: Sensors (Switzerland). 24, 4, 1345.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Deep Learning 100%
  • Effective Solution 20%
  • Processing Time 20%
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2023

  3D-Printed Prolamin Scaffolds for Cell-Based Meat Culture

  Su, L., Jing, L., Zeng, X., Chen, T., Liu, H., Kong, Y., Wang, X., Yang, X., Fu, C., Sun, J. & Huang, D., 12 Jan 2023, In: Advanced Materials. 35, 2, 2207397.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cells 100%
  • Meat 100%
  • Prolamin 100%
  • Culture 100%
  • Muscle 100%
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• A collaborative and dynamic multi-source single-destination navigation algorithm for smart cities

  Xiao, Z., Liu, C., Luo, S., Huang, K., Gao, H., Xu, X. & Wang, X., Mar 2023, In: Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 56, 103032.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Randomized Search 100%
  • path planning problem 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Aggregated pyramid gating network for human pose estimation without pre-training

  Jiang, C., Huang, K., Zhang, S., Wang, X., Xiao, J. & Goulermas, Y., Jun 2023, In: Pattern Recognition. 138, 109429.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pose Estimation 100%
  • Gating Network 100%
  • Semantic Feature 40%
  • Benchmark 20%
  • Models 20%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• A Highly Stable Fusion Positioning System of Smartphone under NLoS Acoustic Indoor Environment

  Wang, H., Wang, Z., Zhang, L., Luo, X. & Wang, X., 19 May 2023, In: ACM Transactions on Internet Technology. 23, 2, 3589765.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Environment 100%
  • Acoustics 100%
  • Line of Sight 100%
  • Smartphone 100%
  • Independent Variables 66%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• An intelligent model for supporting edge migration for virtual function chains in next generation internet of things

  Tsakanikas, V., Dagiuklas, T., Iqbal, M., Wang, X. & Mumtaz, S., Dec 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 1063.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Virtual Function 100%
  • Generation Internet 100%
  • Cold Migration 14%
  • Kubernetes 14%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• A Novel Monocular Vision Technique for the Detection of Electric Transmission Tower Tilting Trend

  Yang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, X., Li, C., Shang, Z. & Zhao, L., Jan 2023, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 13, 1, 407.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Detection 100%
  • Detection Method 100%
  • Models 50%
  • Accuracy 50%
  • Transmission Line 50%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• An ultrasensitive FET biosensor based on vertically aligned MoS₂ nanolayers with abundant surface active sites

  Song, P., Ou, P., Wang, Y., Yuan, H., Duan, S., Chen, L., Fu, H., Song, J. & Liu, X., 29 Apr 2023, In: Analytica Chimica Acta. 1252, 341036.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Surfaces 100%
  • MoS2 100%
  • Field-Effect Transistor 100%
  • Nanolayers 100%
  • Biosensor 100%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of numerical-integration-based methods for blood flow estimation in diffuse correlation spectroscopy

  Seong, M., Nov 2023, In: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 241, 107766.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Correlation 100%
  • Numerical Integration 100%
  • Signal Processing 75%
  • Models 50%
  • Application 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Fault Identification Technology of 66 kV Transmission Lines Based on Fault Feature Matrix and IPSO-WNN

  Zhang, Q., Wang, M., Yang, Y., Wang, X., Qi, E. & Li, C., Jan 2023, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 13, 2, 1220.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Networks 100%
  • Electric Lines 100%
  • Particle Swarm Optimization 100%
  • Optimization 100%
  • Science and Technology 100%

• Fault Location Method of Multi-Terminal Transmission Line Based on Fault Branch Judgment Matrix

  Yang, Y., Zhang, Q., Wang, M., Wang, X. & Qi, E., Jan 2023, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 13, 2, 1174.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Electric Lines 100%
  • Travelling Wave 40%
  • Line Fault 40%
  • Traveling Wave 40%
  • Energy Engineering 20%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Implantable QR code subcutaneous microchip using photoacoustic and ultrasound microscopy for secure and convenient individual identification and authentication

  Wan, N., Zhang, P., Liu, Z., Li, Z., Niu, W., Rui, X., Wang, S., Seong, M., He, P., Liang, S., Zhou, J., Yang, R. & Chen, S-L., Jun 2023, In: Photoacoustics. 31, 100504.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Authentication 100%
  • Ultrasound 100%
  • Identification 50%
  • Access Control 50%
  • Algorithms 25%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• IRT-SD-SLE: An Improved Real-Time Step Detection and Step Length Estimation Using Smartphone Accelerometer

  Sadhukhan, P., Mazumder, S., Chowdhury, C., Paiva, S., Das, P. K., Dahal, K. & Wang, X., 15 Dec 2023, In: IEEE Sensors Journal. 23, 24, p. 30858-30868 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Accelerometer Data 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Iterative parameter identification algorithms for transformed dynamic rational fraction input–output systems

  Miao, G., Ding, F., Liu, Q. & Yang, E., 15 Dec 2023, In: Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 434, 115297.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Parameter 100%
  • Fractions 100%
  • Algorithms 100%
  • Identification Algorithm 100%
  • Iterative Algorithm 100%
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Machine learning and 3D bioprinting

  Sun, J., Yao, K., An, J., Jing, L., Huang, K. & Huang, D., 2023, In: International Journal of Bioprinting. 9, 4, p. 1-14 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Design 100%
  • Printing Process 100%
  • Material 100%
  • Droplet 100%
  • Biomaterial 100%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Microfluidic-Assisted Caenorhabditis elegans Sorting: Current Status and Future Prospects

  Yuan, H., Yuan, W., Duan, S., Jiao, K., Zhang, Q., Lim, E. G., Chen, M., Zhao, C., Pan, P., Liu, X. & Song, P., 2023, In: Cyborg and Bionic Systems. 4, 0011.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Worm 100%
  • Caenorhabditis Elegans 100%
  • Microfluidics 100%
  • Populations 75%
  • Research 60%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Mind the Gap: Alleviating Local Imbalance for Unsupervised Cross-Modality Medical Image Segmentation

  Su, Z., Yao, K., Yang, X., Wang, Q., Yan, Y., Sun, J. & Huang, K., 1 Jul 2023, In: IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 27, 7, p. 3396-3407 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Domains 100%
  • Image Segmentation 100%
  • local feature 33%
  • Segmentation 22%
  • Models 11%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Model transformation based distributed stochastic gradient algorithm for multivariate output-error systems

  Liu, Q. & Chen, F., 21 Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Systems Science. 54, 7, p. 1484-1508 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Algorithm 100%
  • Transformation Model 100%
  • Algorithms 100%
  • Models 100%
  • Model Transformation 100%
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• Numerical Investigation on the Cooling Effectiveness and Pressure Loss of a Novel Laminated Cooling Configuration With Cellular Partition

  Li, H., Xie, F., Wang, Y., Wang, C., Yan, Y. & Cui, J., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications. 15, 1, 011015.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Heat Transfer 100%
  • Internals 100%
  • Pressure Loss 100%
  • Pressure 100%
  • Cooling 100%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Numerical study of flow in low-pressure turbines with undulated suction surface

  Liu, P., Sun, W., Zhou, Y., Yan, Y. & Cui, J., Nov 2023, In: Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 51, 103595.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Numerical Study 100%
  • Suction Surface 100%
  • Low-Pressure Turbine 100%
  • Low Pressure 100%
  • Suction 100%

• OODT: LOS Signal Identification for Acoustic Indoor Localization From Stream Perspective

  Qu, B., Zhang, L., Zhang, T., Feng, X., Wang, X. & He, W., 15 Oct 2023, In: IEEE Sensors Journal. 23, 20, p. 24729-24743 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Models 100%
  • Signal Identification 100%
  • Acoustic Signal 100%
  • Identification 75%
  • Prior Probability 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Physics-Informed Neural Network for Flow Prediction Based on Flow Visualization in Bridge Engineering

  Yan, H., Wang, Y., Yan, Y. & Cui, J., Apr 2023, In: Atmosphere. 14, 4, 759.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Prediction 100%
  • Wind 100%
  • Networks 100%
  • Bridge Engineering 100%
  • Flow Visualization 100%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• PointGS: Bridging and fusing geometric and semantic space for 3D point cloud analysis

  Jiang, C., Huang, K., Wu, J., Wang, X., Xiao, J. & Hussain, A., Mar 2023, In: Information Fusion. 91, p. 316-326 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Point Cloud Analysis 100%
  • Geometric Space 66%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Research on Comprehensive Evaluation and Early Warning of Transmission Lines’ Operation Status Based on Dynamic Cloud Computing

  Wang, M., Li, C., Wang, X., Piao, Z., Yang, Y., Dai, W. & Zhang, Q., Feb 2023, In: Sensors. 23, 3, 1469.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Evaluation 100%
  • Research 100%
  • Warning 100%
  • Transmission Line 100%
  • Clouds 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• SHAPE: A Simultaneous Header and Payload Encoding Model for Encrypted Traffic Classification

  Dai, J., Xu, X., Gao, H., Wang, X. & Xiao, F., 1 Jun 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. 20, 2, p. 1993-2012 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Models 100%
  • Traffic Classification 100%
  • Model 100%
  • Traffic 100%
  • Transformer 50%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Simultaneous Hand-Eye and Target Estimation By 2D-3D Generative Point Alignment

  Jin, G., Yu, X., Chen, Y., Zhang, L. & Li, J., 18 Dec 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 21, 4, p. 1-14 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Estimation 100%
  • Alignment 100%
  • Robot 100%
  • Initialization 50%
  • Robotics 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The bifunctional 3D-on-2D FeCo/Ni(OH)₂ hierarchical nanocatalyst for industrial-level electrocatalytic water splitting

  Xu, S., Chen, C., Shen, J., Xu, Z., Lu, Y., Song, P., Dong, W., Fan, R. & Shen, M., 1 Jun 2023, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48, 47, p. 17882-17893 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Concentration 100%
  • Water Type 100%
  • Water Splitting 100%
  • Water 100%
  • Hydrogen 66%
  10 Citations (Scopus)