🧍‍♂️ About Me

I am currently a Research Assistant at the Quanzhou Institute of Equipment Manufacturing, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with Prof. Houde Dai. I am about to pursue a Ph.D. in Control Science and Engineering at the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), under the supervision of Prof. Jiankun Wang and Prof. Hong Zhang.

Previously, I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Automation from Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China, in 2020, where I was recognized as an outstanding graduate. In the same year, I was directly admitted to the graduate program at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, with the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences as my academic training unit. In 2023, I earned my Master’s degree in Control Engineering from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

My research focuses on robotics, specifically in the areas of planning, control, and social awareness for human-following robots. I am currently dedicated to developing user-aware control strategies that enable robots to follow or accompany users while respecting their social space. My ultimate goal is to create a socially-aware Robot Person Following system that adheres to social norms and demonstrates reliable intelligence in assisting humans.

🔥 News

• 2024.05:   Presenting our work at ICRA 2024 in Yokohama, Japan. My first oral presentation in my academic career !
• 2024.02:   One paper is accepted by ICRA 2024.
• 2023.08:   My second-authored paper received the Best Conference Paper Finalist at 2023 International Conference on Cognitive Systems and Signal Processing (ICCSIP 2023).
• 2023.06:   One paper is accepted by IROS 2023.
• 2023.06:   I received my M.S. degree !!! 🎉🎉
• 2022.12:   I received a funding from the Future Talent Support Programme of the Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• 2022.11:   I received the National Scholarship.

📝 Publications

A Dual Closed-Loop Control Strategy for Human-Following Robots Respecting Social Space

Jianwei Peng, Zhelin Liao, Zefan Su, Hanchen Yao, Yadan Zeng, and Houde Dai

2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).

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MPC-Based Human-Accompanying Control Strategy for Improving the Motion Coordination Between the Target Person and the Robot

Jianwei Peng, Zhelin Liao, Hanchen Yao, Zefan Su, Yadan Zeng, and Houde Dai

2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

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1. A Dual Closed-Loop Control Strategy for Human-Following Robots Respecting Social Space.
   Jianwei Peng, Zhelin Liao, Zefan Su, Hanchen Yao, Yadan Zeng, and Houde Dai.
   ICRA 2024. [paper] [video]
2. MPC-Based Human-Accompanying Control Strategy for Improving the Motion Coordination Between the Target Person and the Robot.
   Jianwei Peng, Zhelin Liao, Zefan Su, Hanchen Yao, Yadan Zeng, and Houde Dai.
   IROS 2023. [paper] [video]
3. Leg Detection for Socially Assistive Robots: Differentiating Multiple Targets with 2D LiDAR.
   Hanchen Yao, Jianwei Peng, Zhelin Liao, Ran Zhao, and Houde Dai.
   ICCSIP 2023 Best Conference Paper Finalist. [paper] [link]
4. Admittance Control-based Human-accompanying and Obstacle-avoidance Control Strategy for Social Robot.
   Zhelin Liao, Jianwei Peng (Research Mentor), Hanchen Yao, Zefan Su, and Houde Dai.
   ROBOT 2024. [paper] [link]
5. Human-Robot Interaction Dynamics-Based Impedance Control Strategy for Enhancing Social Acceptance of Human-Following Robot.
   Jianwei Peng, Zhelin Liao, Zefan Su, Hanchen Yao, Yadan Zeng, and Houde Dai.
   CAC 2023. [paper] [link]
6. A compliant robot control based on extended social-force model for human-following and obstacle avoidance.
   Jianwei Peng, Zhelin Liao, Hanchen Yao, Zhiyu Wan, Liqi Zhu, and Houde Dai.
   Journal of System Simulation 2023. [paper] [link]
7. A Compliant Human Following Method for Mobile Robot Based on an Improved Spring Model.
   Hanchen Yao, Jianwei Peng, Houde Dai, and Mingqiang Lin.
   ROBOT 2021. [paper] [link]
8. LQR-based control strategy for improving human–robot companionship and natural obstacle avoidance.
   Zefan Su, Hanchen Yao, Jianwei Peng (Research Mentor), Zhelin Liao, Zengwei Wang, Hui Yu, Houde Dai, and Tim C Lueth.
   Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics 2024. [paper] [link]

🎖 Honors and Awards

• 2024.08   Best Prototype Award in the Technology Category at the 2024 International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe 2024).
• 2023.08   Best Conference Paper Finalist at the Eighth International Conference on Cognitive Systems and Information Processing (ICCSIP 2023).
• 2022.12   Future Talent Support Program of the Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• 2022.11   National Scholarship.
• 2022.11   Third Prize in the Artificial Intelligence Category at the First Staff Skills Competition of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• 2021.09   Lu Jiaxi Outstanding Freshmen Scholarship.
• 2021.08   First Prize in the 2021 Outstanding University Student Entrepreneurial Teams Selection for Beijing Universities.
• 2020.11   First Prize at the 9th University Science and Technology Achievements Exhibition and Promotion Conference.
• 2020.09   Grand Prize in the Intelligent Robotics Competition of the 2020 Digital China Innovation Contest.
• 2020.07   Outstanding Graduates of Huaqiao University Class of 2020.
• 2018.11   National Second Prize of 2018 China University Student Mathematical Modelling Competition.
• 2017~2019   First-class Undergraduate Academic Scholarship at Huaqiao University.

💬 Academic Services

• Journal Reviewer:

  • IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems

• Conference Reviewer:

  • IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2023, 2025
  • IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2022, 2023, 2024
  • IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2022, 2023
  • China Automation Conference (CAC), 2023

📖 Educations

• 2020.09 - 2023.06, M.S. Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Control Engineering.
• 2016.09 - 2020.06, B.S. Huaqiao University, Automation.

💻 Work Experience

• 2023.07 - Now, Research Assistant, Quanzhou Institute of Equipment Manufacturing, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• 2019.10 - 2020.08, Intern, Quanzhou Institute of Equipment Manufacturing, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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