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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
39
Citations
6753
World Ranking
2108
National Ranking
154

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Xianwen Kong is affiliated with Heriot-Watt University in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work spans various subfields including Control and Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their research focuses on topics such as:

  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Piezoelectric Actuators and Control
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
  • Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
  • Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research
  • Robotic Locomotion and Control

Kong has contributed frequently to journals including Mechanism and Machine Theory, Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Mechanical Design, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Recent papers by Kong feature a range of topics within mechanical design and robotics mechanisms. Notable publications include:

  • "Constraint and Mobility Change Analysis of Rubik's Cube-inspired Reconfigurable Joints and Corresponding Parallel Mechanisms" (2020) published in Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
  • "Structure Synthesis and Reconfiguration Analysis of Variable-Degree-of-Freedom Single-Loop Mechanisms With Prismatic Joints Using Dual Quaternions" (2021) published in Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
  • "Synthesis of multi-mode single-loop Bennett-based mechanisms using factorization of motion polynomials" (2020) published in Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • "Type synthesis of multi-mode mobile parallel mechanisms based on refined virtual chain approach" (2020) published in Mechanism and Machine Theory
  • "Design of Deployable Mechanisms Based on Wren Parallel Mechanism Units" (2021) published in Journal of Mechanical Design

Frequent co-authors in Kong's research include:

  • Jingjun Yu
  • Yan-an Yao
  • Yezhuo Li
  • Duanling Li
  • Yang Liu

Kong's research output covers over a hundred publications in engineering, particularly contributing extensively to control and systems engineering. Their papers show a focus on the mechanisms and robotic systems, involving topics like mobility analysis, structure synthesis, and deployable mechanisms.

In 2019, Kong was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, reflecting professional standing within the mechanical engineering community.

Best Publications

  • Type Synthesis of Parallel Mechanisms

    Xianwen Kong;Clment M. Gosselin

  • Type Synthesis of 3-DOF Translational Parallel Manipulators Based on Screw Theory

    Xianwen Kong;Cle´ment M. Gosselin

  • Type synthesis of 3T1R 4-DOF parallel manipulators based on screw theory

    Xianwen Kong;C.M. Gosselin

  • Type Synthesis of 3-DOF Spherical Parallel Manipulators Based on Screw Theory

    Xianwen Kong;Cle´ment M. Gosselin

  • Kinematics and Singularity Analysis of a Novel Type of 3-CRR 3-DOF Translational Parallel Manipulator:

    Xianwen Kong;Clément M. Gosselin

  • Type Synthesis of Parallel Mechanisms With Multiple Operation Modes

    Xianwen Kong;Cle´ment M. Gosselin;Pierre-Luc Richard

  • Type Synthesis of Three-Degree-of-Freedom Spherical Parallel Manipulators

    Xianwen Kong;Clément M. Gosselin

  • Type Synthesis of Linear Translational Parallel Manipulators

    Xianwen Kong;Clément M. Gosselin

  • Reconfiguration analysis of a 3-DOF parallel mechanism using Euler parameter quaternions and algebraic geometry method

    Xianwen Kong

  • Type synthesis of 4-DOF SP-equivalent parallel manipulators : A virtual chain approach

    Xianwen Kong;Clément M. Gosselin

  • A fully decoupled 3-DOF translational parallel mechanism

    C. M. Gosselin;X. Kong;S. Foucault;I. A. Bonev

  • A Novel Large-Range XY Compliant Parallel Manipulator With Enhanced Out-of-Plane Stiffness

    Guangbo Hao;Xianwen Kong

  • Type synthesis of 5-DOF parallel manipulators based on screw theory

    Xianwen Kong;Clément M. Gosselin

  • Kinematic Analysis and Prototyping of a Partially Decoupled 4-DOF 3T1R Parallel Manipulator

    Pierre-Luc Richard;Cle´ment M. Gosselin;Xianwen Kong

  • Type synthesis and reconfiguration analysis of a class of variable-DOF single-loop mechanisms

    Xianwen Kong;Martin Pfurner

  • Type Synthesis of 3-DOF Parallel Manipulators With Both a Planar Operation Mode and a Spatial Translational Operation Mode

    Xianwen Kong

  • Type Synthesis of 3-DOF PPR Parallel Manipulators Based on Screw Theory and the Concept of Virtual Chain

    Xianwen Kong;Cle´ment M. Gosselin

  • Type Synthesis of 3-DOF Multi-Mode Translational/Spherical Parallel Mechanisms with Lockable Joints

    Xianwen Kong;Yan Jin

  • Type Synthesis of 3-DOF PPR-Equivalent Parallel Manipulators Based on Screw Theory and the Concept of Virtual Chain

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  • Forward displacement analysis of third-class analytic 3-RPR planar parallel manipulators

    Xianwen Kong;Clément M. Gosselin

  • Parallel Mechanisms of the Multipteron Family: Kinematic Architectures and Benchmarking

    C.M. Gosselin;M.T. Masouleh;V. Duchaine;P.-L. Richard

  • Cartesian parallel manipulators

    Clément Gosselin;Xianwen Kong

Frequent Co-Authors

Clément Gosselin
Clément Gosselin Université Laval
Damien Chablat
Damien Chablat École Centrale de Nantes
Jian S. Dai
Jian S. Dai King's College London
Dan Zhang
Dan Zhang York University
Stéphane Caro
Stéphane Caro Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Xichun Luo
Xichun Luo University of Strathclyde
Hai-Jun Su
Hai-Jun Su The Ohio State University
Ilian A. Bonev
Ilian A. Bonev École de Technologie Supérieure
Kaspar Althoefer
Kaspar Althoefer Queen Mary University of London
Hamid D. Taghirad
Hamid D. Taghirad K.N.Toosi University of Technology

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