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Michael Yu Wang

Michael Yu Wang

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
64
Citations
18310
World Ranking
535
National Ranking
74

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Michael Yu Wang is a researcher affiliated with Great Bay University in China, with a primary focus on engineering and computer science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, computer vision and pattern recognition, control and systems engineering, and automotive engineering.

Their publication record features a consistent output in a variety of respected venues. Frequent publication venues include arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Materials & Design, Additive Manufacturing, and IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.

Their research encompasses several main topics:

  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Cellular and Composite Structures
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms

Some recent notable papers by Michael Yu Wang include:

  • Design Optimization of Soft Robots: A Review of the State of the Art (2020), published in IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • Development and evaluation of a robust soft robotic gripper for apple harvesting (2022), published in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • Hierarchical sheet triply periodic minimal surface lattices: Design, geometric and mechanical performance (2021), published in Materials & Design
  • Improved light-weighting potential of SS316L triply periodic minimal surface shell lattices by micro laser powder bed fusion (2022), published in Materials & Design
  • Learning to Predict Vehicle Trajectories with Model-based Planning (2021), published in arXiv (Cornell University)

Michael Yu Wang has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Hongyu Yu, Lei Zhang, Qingping Ma, Qifeng Chen, and Junhao Ding. These collaborations have contributed to advances across their main research interests.

In recognition of their professional standing, Michael Yu Wang was awarded the title of SPIE Fellow in 2016.

Best Publications

  • A level set method for structural topology optimization

    Michael Yu Wang;Xiaoming Wang;Dongming Guo

  • Energy absorption characteristics of metallic triply periodic minimal surface sheet structures under compressive loading

    Lei Zhang;Stefanie Feih;Stephen Daynes;Shuai Chang

  • Color level sets: a multi-phase method for structural topology optimization with multiple materials

    Michael Yu Wang;Xiaoming Wang

  • Radial basis functions and level set method for structural topology optimization

    Shengyin Wang;Michael Yu Wang

  • An 88-line Matlab Code For The Parameterized Level Set Method Based Topology Optimization Using Radial Basis Functions

    Peng Wei;Zuyu Li;Xueping Li;Michael Yu Wang

  • Multimaterial structural topology optimization with a generalized Cahn–Hilliard model of multiphase transition

    Shiwei Zhou;Michael Yu Wang

  • A level set-based parameterization method for structural shape and topology optimization

    Zhen Luo;Michael Yu Wang;Shengyin Wang;Peng Wei

  • Design of graded lattice structure with optimized mesostructures for additive manufacturing

    Yiqiang Wang;Lei Zhang;Stephen Daynes;Hongying Zhang

  • An extended level set method for shape and topology optimization

    S. Y. Wang;K. M. Lim;B. C. Khoo;M. Y. Wang

  • Design of multimaterial compliant mechanisms using level-set methods

    Michael Yu Wang;Shikui Chen;Xiaoming Wang;Yulin Mei

  • Shape and topology optimization of compliant mechanisms using a parameterization level set method

    Zhen Luo;Liyong Tong;Michael Yu Wang;Shengyin Wang

  • A level set solution to the stress-based structural shape and topology optimization

    Qi Xia;Tielin Shi;Shiyuan Liu;Michael Yu Wang

  • Vibration energy harvesting using a phononic crystal with point defect states

    Hangyuan Lv;Xiaoyong Tian;Michael Yu Wang;Dichen Li

  • Piecewise constant level set method for structural topology optimization

    Peng Wei;Michael Yu Wang

  • Concurrent design with connectable graded microstructures

    Yiqiang Wang;Feifei Chen;Michael Yu Wang

  • Stress-related Topology Optimization via Level Set Approach

    Xu Guo;Wei Sheng Zhang;Michael Yu Wang;Peng Wei

  • DEM simulation of particle damping

    Kuanmin Mao;Michael Yu Wang;Zhiwei Xu;Tianning Chen

  • Particle damping for passive vibration suppression: numerical modelling and experimental investigation

    Zhiwei Xu;Michael Yu Wang;Tianning Chen

  • A study on X-FEM in continuum structural optimization using a level set model

    Peng Wei;Michael Yu Wang;Xianghua Xing

  • Phase Field: A Variational Method for Structural Topology Optimization

    Michael Yu Wang;Shiwei Zhou

  • Design of piezoelectric actuators using a multiphase level set method of piecewise constants

    Zhen Luo;Liyong Tong;Junzhao Luo;Peng Wei

  • An optimum design for 3-D fixture synthesis in a point set domain

    M.Y. Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Tielin Shi
Tielin Shi Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jun Hong
Jun Hong Xi'an Jiaotong University
Shiwei Zhou
Shiwei Zhou RMIT University
Kian Meng Lim
Kian Meng Lim National University of Singapore
Xiangyang Zhu
Xiangyang Zhu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhen Luo
Zhen Luo University of Technology Sydney
Boo Cheong Khoo
Boo Cheong Khoo National University of Singapore
Caihua Xiong
Caihua Xiong Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Danica Kragic
Danica Kragic Royal Institute of Technology
Liyong Tong
Liyong Tong University of Sydney

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