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Li, Yunquan 
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Li, Yunquan 

  • Positional Title: Associated Professor

  • Email: yunquanli@scut.edu.cn

  • Working For: Shien-Ming Wu School of Intelligent Engineering

  • Graduated School: The University of Hong Kong, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D.

  • Office: D1-a510

  • Zip Code: 510640

  • Final Degree: Ph.D.

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Personal profile  

Yunquan Li received the bachelor’s degree in South China University of Technology in 2014, the master’s degree in The University of Hong Kong in 2015, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from The University of Hong Kong in 2020. Dr. Li is currently an Associate Professor with the Shien-Ming Wu School of Intelligent Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. Research interests: soft actuators and soft robotics, bio-inspired robotics, smart structures. Personal google scholar page.

Work Experience  

  • 2015-2016, Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong.

  • 2020-2021, Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong.

  • 2022- Present, Associate Professor, Shien-Ming Wu School of Intelligent Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.

Education  

  • 2010-2014 B.Eng., School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology

  • 2014-2015 M.Sc., Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

  • 2016-2020 Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

Research Interest  

  • Soft actuators, soft robots; Bio-inspired robots; Smart structures;

Courses

  • Mechatronics

  • Industrial Robots and Applications

Rewards and Awards

  • 1.IOP Publishing Outstanding Reviewer 2019

  • 2.Runner up prize for Contributions in Soft Robotics Research, the 2017 Annual SoftRobotics Competitions of soft robotics toolkit, Oct. 2017

  • 3.Soft Component Technologies Challenge Finalist for the project entitled “Direct 3D Printing of Bio-Inspired Robotic fingers”, IEEE ICRA2017, Singapore, May. 2017

  • 4.Soft Component Technologies Challenge Finalist for the project entitled “Soft Gripper Stiffened by Passive Particle Jamming”, IEEE ICRA2017, Singapore, May. 2017

  • 5.Best Conference Paper Awards of ICIA 2015: One-motor Tree-Climbing Robot, Aug. 2015

Selected Publications  

2022

  • 1. Hao Liu, Changchun Wu, Senyuan Lin, Yunquan Li, and Yonghua Chen. 'Double-Acting Soft Actuator for Soft Robotic Hand: A Bellow Pumping and Contraction Approach.' Biomimetics 7, no. 4 (2022): 171.

  • 2.Yunquan Li, Tao Ren, Yingtian Li, Yang Yang, Jianshu Zhou, and Yonghua Chen. 'A Highly Adaptive Robotic Gripper Palm with Tactile Sensing.' In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (RCAR), pp. 130-135. IEEE, 2022.

2021

  • 1.Yunquan Li, Yonghua Chen, Tao Ren, Yong Hu, Hao Liu, Senyuan Lin, Yang Yang, Yingtian Li, Jianshu Zhou, “A dual-mode actuator for soft robotic hand”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol 6, no. 2. pp. 1144-1151., 2021. (SCI，影响因子3.608, JCR Q1)

  • 2.Yunquan Li, Tao Ren, Yonghua Chen, Jianshu Zhou, Yong Hu, Zheng Wang, Caihua Xiong. “Untethered Multimode Fluidic Actuation: A New Approach to Soft and Compliant Robotics”. Soft robotics, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 71-84, 2021.  (SCI，影响因子：6.160, JCR Q1)

  • 3.Yujia Li, Tao Ren, Yunquan Li, Qingyou Liu and Yonghua Chen. “Untethered-bioinspired quadrupedal robot based on double-chamber pre-charged pneumatic soft actuators with highly flexible trunk.” Soft robotics, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 97-108, 2021. (SCI，影响因子：6.160, JCR Q1)

2020

  • 1.Jianshu Zhou, Yonghua Chen, Yong Hu, Zheng Wang, Yunquan Li, Guoying Gu & Yunhui Liu. “Adaptive Variable Stiffness Particle Phalange for Robust and Durable Robotic Grasping.” Soft robotics, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 743-757, 2020. (SCI，影响因子：6.160, JCR Q1)

  • 2.Yang, Yang, Yunquan Li, Yonghua Chen, Yingtian Li, Tao Ren, and Yi Ren. 'Design and Automatic Fabrication of Novel Bio-inspired Soft Smart Robotic Hands.' IEEE Access, vol. 8, 2020. (SCI，影响因子：3.745, JCR Q1)

2019

  • 1.Yunquan Li, Frank Fish, Yonghua Chen, Tao Ren, and Jianshu Zhou. 'Bio-inspired robotic dog paddling: kinematic and hydro-dynamic analysis.' Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, vol. 14, no.6, 2019. (SCI，影响因子3.062，JCR Q2)

  • 2.Yunquan Li, Yonghua Chen, and Yingtian Li. 'Pre-Charged Pneumatic Soft Gripper with Closed-Loop Control.' IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol 4, no. 2. pp. 1402-1408., 2019. (SCI，影响因子3.608, JCR分区 Q1)

  • 3.Yujia Li, Ren Tao, Yunquan Li, and Yonghua Chen. 'Small-beads Transmission and Its Application to Robot Joints.' IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol.24, no.5, 2019. (SCI，影响因子：5.673, JCR Q1)

  • 4.Yujia Li, Ren Tao, Yunquan Li, and Yonghua Chen. 'Small-beads Transmission and Its Application to Robot Joints.' IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol.24, no.5, 2019. (SCI，影响因子：5.673, JCR Q1)

2018

  • 1.Yunquan Li, Yonghua Chen, Tao Ren, Yingtian Li, and Shiu hong Choi. 'Precharged pneumatic soft actuators and their applications to untethered soft robots.' Soft robotics, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 567-575, 2018. （SCI，影响因子：6.160, JCR Q1）