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D-Index
36
Citations
4659
World Ranking
2552
National Ranking
309

Overview

Liang Ding is affiliated with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China, where their research primarily spans engineering disciplines.

The main field of study for Liang Ding is Engineering, with a focus on several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics, particularly:

  • Robotic Locomotion and Control
  • Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics

Liang Ding has published extensively in venues such as:

  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Mechanical Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators include Haibo Gao, Zongquan Deng, Huaiguang Yang, Guangjun Liu, and Hongjun Xing.

Notable recent papers authored by Liang Ding include:

  • Definition and Application of Variable Resistance Coefficient for Wheeled Mobile Robots on Deformable Terrain, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • A 2-year locomotive exploration and scientific investigation of the lunar farside by the Yutu-2 rover, 2022, Science Robotics
  • Surface characteristics of the Zhurong Mars rover traverse at Utopia Planitia, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • Dynamic Finite Element Modeling and Simulation of Soft Robots, 2022, Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering

These works reflect an engagement with topics related to robotic mobility on varied terrains, planetary exploration missions, and advanced modeling techniques for robotics.

Best Publications

  • Experimental study and analysis on driving wheels' performance for planetary exploration rovers moving in deformable soil

    Liang Ding;Haibo Gao;Zongquan Deng;Keiji Nagatani

  • Adaptive Impedance Control of Human–Robot Cooperation Using Reinforcement Learning

    Zhijun Li;Junqiang Liu;Zhicong Huang;Yan Peng

  • Foot-terrain interaction mechanics for legged robots: Modeling and experimental validation

    Liang Ding;Haibo Gao;Zongquan Deng;Jianhu Song

  • Robust Stabilization of a Wheeled Mobile Robot Using Model Predictive Control Based on Neurodynamics Optimization

    Hanzhen Xiao;Zhijun Li;Chenguang Yang;Lixian Zhang

  • Adaptive Neural Network-Based Tracking Control for Full-State Constrained Wheeled Mobile Robotic System

    Liang Ding;Shu Li;Yan-Jun Liu;Haibo Gao

  • Wheel slip-sinkage and its prediction model of lunar rover

    Liang Ding;Hai-bo Gao;Zong-quan Deng;Jian-guo Tao

  • Trilateral Teleoperation of Adaptive Fuzzy Force/Motion Control for Nonlinear Teleoperators With Communication Random Delays

    Zhijun Li;Liang Ding;Haibo Gao;Guangren Duan

  • Adaptive Partial Reinforcement Learning Neural Network-Based Tracking Control for Wheeled Mobile Robotic Systems

    Liang Ding;Shu Li;Haibo Gao;Chao Chen

  • Interaction Mechanics Model for Rigid Driving Wheels of Planetary Rovers Moving on Sandy Terrain with Consideration of Multiple Physical Effects

    Liang Ding;Zongquan Deng;Haibo Gao;Jianguo Tao

  • Adaptive Neural Network-Based Finite-Time Online Optimal Tracking Control of the Nonlinear System With Dead Zone

    Liang Ding;Shu Li;Haibo Gao;Yan-Jun Liu

  • Planetary rovers' wheel---soil interaction mechanics: new challenges and applications for wheeled mobile robots

    Liang Ding;Zongquan Deng;Haibo Gao;Keiji Nagatani

  • Adaptive motion control of wheeled mobile robot with unknown slippage

    Haibo Gao;Xingguo Song;Liang Ding;Kerui Xia

  • Slip ratio for lugged wheel of planetary rover in deformable soil: definition and estimation

    Liang Ding;Haibo Gao;Zongquan Deng;Kazuya Yoshida

  • Adaptive neural network tracking control-based reinforcement learning for wheeled mobile robots with skidding and slipping

    Shu Li;Liang Ding;Haibo Gao;Chao Chen

  • Definition and Application of Variable Resistance Coefficient for Wheeled Mobile Robots on Deformable Terrain

    Liang Ding;Lan Huang;Shu Li;Haibo Gao

  • Parameter identification for planetary soil based on a decoupled analytical wheel-soil interaction terramechanics model

    Liang Ding;Kazuya Yoshida;Keiji Nagatani;Haibo Gao

  • Gait Generation With Smooth Transition Using CPG-Based Locomotion Control for Hexapod Walking Robot

    Haitao Yu;Haibo Gao;Liang Ding;Mantian Li

  • Terramechanics-based high-fidelity dynamics simulation for wheeled mobile robot on deformable rough terrain

    Liang Ding;Keiji Nagatani;Keisuke Sato;Andres Mora

  • ADP-Based Online Tracking Control of Partially Uncertain Time-Delayed Nonlinear System and Application to Wheeled Mobile Robots

    Shu Li;Liang Ding;Haibo Gao;Yan-Jun Liu

  • A review of heavy-duty legged robots

    HongChao Zhuang;HaiBo Gao;ZongQuan Deng;Liang Ding

  • Design and terramechanics analysis of a Mars rover utilising active suspension

    Junqiang Zheng;Haibo Gao;Baofeng Yuan;Zhen Liu

  • New perspective on characterizing pressure–sinkage relationship of terrains for estimating interaction mechanics

    Liang Ding;Liang Ding;Haibo Gao;Zongquan Deng;Yuankai Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Zongquan Deng
Zongquan Deng Harbin Institute of Technology
Guangjun Liu
Guangjun Liu Toronto Metropolitan University
Mahdi Tavakoli
Mahdi Tavakoli University of Alberta
Zhijun Li
Zhijun Li Tongji University
Keiji Nagatani
Keiji Nagatani Tohoku University
Yan-Jun Liu
Yan-Jun Liu Liaoning University of Technology
Kazuya Yoshida
Kazuya Yoshida Tohoku University
Chenguang Yang
Chenguang Yang University of Liverpool
Huimin Wang
Huimin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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