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D-Index
52
Citations
11171
World Ranking
2510
National Ranking
961

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2017 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to modeling and control of smart materials and underwater robots

Overview

Xiaobo Tan is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to engineering research, with a focus spanning multiple subfields including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, control and systems engineering, and mechanical engineering. Their work primarily involves advanced topics in engineering and materials science.

The profile of Xiaobo Tan's research output reflects an emphasis on both fundamental and applied studies. Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

Within engineering, notable subfields of study include:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Xiaobo Tan's research covers several key topics, which are:

  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies

Their frequent coauthors include the following researchers:

  • Ran Ang
  • Jianglong Zhu
  • Hongyang Shi
  • Xinda Qi
  • Qian Deng

Xiaobo Tan has published regularly in a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Materials Technologies
  • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Xiaobo Tan are:

  • "A Novel Pneumatic Soft Snake Robot Using Traveling-Wave Locomotion in Constrained Environments" (2020), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • "Soft Humanoid Hands with Large Grasping Force Enabled by Flexible Hybrid Pneumatic Actuators" (2020), Soft Robotics
  • "Smart Soft Actuators and Grippers Enabled by Self-Powered Tribo-Skins" (2020), Advanced Materials Technologies
  • "Soft Robotic Manipulation System Capable of Stiffness Variation and Dexterous Operation for Safe Human-Machine Interactions" (2021), Advanced Materials Technologies
  • "Self-supported hydrogel loose nanofiltration membrane for dye/salt separation" (2023), Separation and Purification Technology

Throughout their career, Xiaobo Tan has received recognition through professional awards. They were named Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2018 and elected IEEE Fellow in 2017 for contributions to modeling and control of smart materials and underwater robots.

Best Publications

  • Modeling and control of hysteresis in magnetostrictive actuators

    Xiaobo Tan;John S. Baras

  • Modeling of Biomimetic Robotic Fish Propelled by An Ionic Polymer–Metal Composite Caudal Fin

    Zheng Chen;S. Shatara;Xiaobo Tan

  • Adaptive identification and control of hysteresis in smart materials

    Xiaobo Tan;J.S. Baras

  • A Control-Oriented and Physics-Based Model for Ionic Polymer--Metal Composite Actuators

    Zheng Chen;Xiaobo Tan

  • A control-oriented, physics-based model for ionic polymer-metal composite actuators

    Zheng Chen;Xiaobo Tan

  • Approximate inversion of the Preisach hysteresis operator with application to control of smart actuators

    R.V. Iyer;Xiaobo Tan;P.S. Krishnaprasad

  • Soft Crawling Robots: Design, Actuation, and Locomotion

    Shoue Chen;Yunteng Cao;Yunteng Cao;Morteza Sarparast;Hongyan Yuan

  • A dynamic model for ionic polymer-metal composite sensors

    Zheng Chen;Xiaobo Tan;Alexander Will;Christopher Ziel

  • Modeling and control of a magnetostrictive actuator

    Xiaobo Tan;J.S. Baras

  • An Autonomous Robotic Fish for Mobile Sensing

    Xiaobo Tan;D. Kim;N. Usher;D. Laboy

  • Control of hysteretic systems through inverse compensation

    R.V. Iyer;Xiaobo Tan

  • Autonomous robotic fish as mobile sensor platforms: Challenges and potential solutions

    Xiaobo Tan

  • Control of hysteresis: theory and experimental results

    Xiaobo Tan;Ram Venkataraman;Perinkulam S. Krishnaprasad

  • Integrated sensing for ionic polymer metal composite actuators using PVDF thin films

    Zheng Chen;Yantao Shen;Ning Xi;Xiaobo Tan

  • Quasi-Static Positioning of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuators

    Zheng Chen;Xiaobo Tan;Mohsen Shahinpoor

  • Inkjet‐Printed Soft Resistive Pressure Sensor Patch for Wearable Electronics Applications

    Li‐Wei Lo;Hongyang Shi;Haochuan Wan;Zhihao Xu

  • Control of Systems With Hysteresis Via Servocompensation and Its Application to Nanopositioning

    A. Esbrook;Xiaobo Tan;H. K. Khalil

  • Distributed flow estimation and closed-loop control of an underwater vehicle with a multi-modal artificial lateral line.

    Levi DeVries;Francis D Lagor;Hong Lei;Xiaobo Tan

  • Robust Adaptive Control of Conjugated Polymer Actuators

    Yang Fang;Xiaobo Tan;G. Alici

  • Monolithic fabrication of ionic polymer–metal composite actuators capable of complex deformation

    Zheng Chen;Xiaobo Tan

  • A nonlinear, control-oriented model for ionic polymer–metal composite actuators

    Zheng Chen;Dawn Rochelle Hedgepeth;Xiaobo Tan

  • Control of systems with hysteresis via servocompensation and its application to nanopositioning

    Alexander Esbrook;Matt Guibord;Xiaobo Tan;Hassan K. Khalil

Frequent Co-Authors

Hassan K. Khalil
Hassan K. Khalil Michigan State University
John S. Baras
John S. Baras University of Maryland, College Park
Kwang J. Kim
Kwang J. Kim University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Hyouk Ryeol Choi
Hyouk Ryeol Choi Sungkyunkwan University
Guoliang Xing
Guoliang Xing Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chuan Wang
Chuan Wang Washington University in St. Louis
Perinkulam S. Krishnaprasad
Perinkulam S. Krishnaprasad University of Maryland, College Park
Gursel Alici
Gursel Alici University of Wollongong
Reza Ghodssi
Reza Ghodssi University of Maryland, College Park
Derek A. Paley
Derek A. Paley University of Maryland, College Park

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