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Yide Liu

Doctor of Mechanics

About me

I am Yide Liu (刘一得), currently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Tsinghua University.

E-mail: yide_liu[at]mail.tsinghua.edu.cn; yide_liu[at]zju.edu.cn

My primary focus is on the BioARS project, which stands for Bionic Assembly Robotics System. The goal of this project is to develop a swarm of intelligent robotic insects capable of reconfiguring into various forms, including a quadruped robot, to enhance adaptability in different environments.

My research interests include:

  • High-performance robotic insects

  • Origami transmission mechanisms

  • Small parallel robots

  • Central pattern generator (CPG)

The roadmap of my research is illustrated here:

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Honors, awards, and recognitions

[2023] RSS Pioneers 2023 - Robotics: Science and Systems Conference [Link] [PDF]

[2021] Zengqi Lu Outstanding Ph.D. students award - State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University

[2018] Excellent thesis - Harbin institute of Technology

Education

Ph.D., Zhejiang University in Mechanics (September 2018 - July 2023)

  • Thesis title: Structure design and bionic control of micro robots and assembly system
  • Advisor: Prof. Shaoxing Qu

B.Eng., Harbin Institute of Technology in Mechatronics (September 2014 - July 2018)

  • Thesis title: Bistable rotating mechanism based on dielectric elastomer actuator
  • Advisor: Prof. Jihong Yan

Publications

* for corresponding author ,# for equal contribution

Robotics

[4] Yide Liu, Bo Feng, Tianlun Cheng, Yanhong Chen, Xiyan Liu, Jiahang Zhang, Shaoxing Qu, and Wei Yang. (2024). Singularity Analysis and Solutions for the Origami Transmission Mechanism of Fast-Moving Untethered Insect-scale Robot. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 40. 777-796. [Link] [PDF]

[3] Yide Liu, Yanhong Chen, Bo Feng, Dongqi Wang, Taishan Liu, Haofei Zhou, Hua Li, Shaoxing Qu, and Wei Yang. (2022) S2worm: A Fast-moving Untethered Insect-scale Robot with 2-DoF Transmission Mechanism. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(3), 6758-6765. [Link] [PDF]

[2] Yanhong Chen #, Yide Liu#, Taishan Liu, Hua Li, Shaoxing Qu, and Wei Yang. (2022). Design and analysis of an untethered micro flapping robot which can glide on the water. SCIENCE CHINA Technological Sciences, 65(8), 1749-1759. [Link] [PDF]

[1] Yide Liu, Donghao Zhao, Yanhong Chen, Dongqi Wang, Zhou Wen, Ziyi Ye, Jianhui Guo, Haofei Zhou, Shaoxing Qu, and Wei Yang. BioARS: Designing Adaptive and Reconfigurable Bionic Assembly Robotic System with Inchworm Modules. (2020). In 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2020) (pp. 11681-11687). IEEE. [Link] [PDF]

Other research

[4] Yimou Fu, Xiaocheng Hu, Yide Liu, Peng Wang, Shuo Chen, Haofei Zhou, Honghui Yu, Shaoxing Qu, and Wei Yang. (2022). Impact-induced bubble interactions and coalescence in soft materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 238, 111387. [Link]

[3] Donghao Zhao, Yide Liu, Binhong Liu, Zhe Chen, Guodong Nian, Shaoxing Qu, and Wei Yang. (2021). 3D printing method for tough multifunctional particle-based double-network hydrogels. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13(11), 13714-13723. [Link]

[2] Xiaocheng Hu, Yimou Fu, Yide Liu, Binhong Liu, and Shaoxing Qu. (2021). Acarid Suction Cup‐Inspired Rapid and Tunable Magnetic Adhesion. Advanced Materials Technologies, 6(8), 2100004. [Link]

[1] Yide Liu, Binhong Liu, Tenghao Yin, Yuhai Xiang, Haofei Zhou, Shaoxing Qu. (2019). Bistable rotating mechanism based on dielectric elastomer actuator. Smart Materials and Structures, 29(1), 015008. [Link]

Academic services

Reviewer for: IEEE T-RO, IEEE RA-L