Publications (Google Scholar)
Book
Li Zhang, Jiangfan Yu, Lidong Yang, 微纳机器人：从个体到集群 (Micro- and Nanorobots: From Individual to Swarm), 科学出版社， 2020.
Journal Paper
2022
Autonomous environment-adaptive microrobot swarm navigation enabled by deep learning-based real-time distribution planning.
Lidong Yang#, Jialin Jiang#, Xiaojie Gao, Qinglong Wang, Qi Dou, Li Zhang. Nature Machine Intelligence (Research Article), Accepted. (#Co-first authorship)Adaptive Pattern and Motion Control of Magnetic Microrobotic Swarms.
Jiangfan Yu#, Lidong Yang#, Xingzhou Du, Hui Chen, Tiantian Xu, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Robotics (TRO) (Regular Paper), Accepted. (#Co-first authorship)Mobile Ultrasound Tracking and Magnetic Control for Long-Distance Endovascular Navigation of Untethered Miniature Robots Against Pulsatile Flow.
Lidong Yang#, Moqiu Zhang#, Zhengxin Yang, Haojin Yang, Li Zhang. Advanced Intelligent Systems (Research Article), 2022. (Back Cover) (#Co-first authorship)Ultrasound-Guided Wired Magnetic Microrobot with Active Steering and Ejectable Tip.
Zhengxin Yang, Lidong Yang, Moqiu Zhang, Neng Xia, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (TIE) (Regular Paper), 2022.
2021
A Survey on Swarm Microrobotics.
Lidong Yang, Jiangfan Yu, Shihao Yang, Ben Wang, Bradley J. Nelson, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Robotics (TRO) (Survey Paper), Accepted.Micromanipulation Using Reconfigurable Self-Assembled Magnetic Droplets with Needle Guidance.
Qianqian Wang*, Lidong Yang*, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (TASE) (Regular Paper).(*Co-first authorship) [Paper] [Video]Autonomous Navigation of Magnetic Microrobots in A Large Workspace Using Mobile-Coil System.
Zhengxin Yang*, Lidong Yang*, Li Zhang. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (TMECH) (Regular Paper).(*Co-first authorship)
[Paper] [Video]Closed-Loop Control of a Helmholtz Coil System for Accurate Actuation of Magnetic Microrobot Swarms.
Jialin Jiang*, Lidong Yang*, Li Zhang. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L).(*Co-first authorship)
[Paper] [Video]Endoscopy-assisted magnetic navigation of biohybrid soft microrobots with rapid endoluminal delivery and imaging.
B. Wang, F. Chan, K. Yuan, Q. Wang, X. Xia, L. Yang, H. Ko, Y. Wang, J. Sung, W. Chiu, and L. Zhang. Science Robotics. [Paper]Magnetic Control of a Steerable Guidewire Under Ultrasound Guidance Using Mobile Electromagnets.
Zhengxin Yang, Lidong Yang, Moqiu Zhang, Qianqian Wang, Chun-Ho Yu, Li Zhang. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L).
[Paper] [Video]On-Demand Assembly and Disassembly of a 3D Swimming Magnetic Mini-Propeller with Two Modules.
Fengtong Ji, Wai-Shing Liu, Lidong Yang, Tiantian Xu, Xinyu Wu, Li Zhang. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L).
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2020
Motion Control in Magnetic Microrobotics: From Individual and Multiple Robots to Swarms.
Lidong Yang, Li Zhang. Annual Review of Control, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 4, 2020.
[Paper]3D Visual Servoing of Magnetic Miniature Swimmers Using Parallel Mobile Coils.
Zhengxin Yang, Lidong Yang, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics (T-MRB).
[Paper] [Video]Design and Real-time Optimization for a Magnetic Actuation System with Enhanced Flexibility.
Xingzhou Du, Moqiu Zhang, Jiangfan Yu, Lidong Yang, Philip Wai-Yan Chiu, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH) (Regular Paper).
[PDF] [Video]Real-time Magnetic Navigation of A Rotating Colloidal Microswarm Under Ultrasound Guidance.
Qianqian Wang, Lidong Yang, Jiangfan Yu, Philip Wai-Yan Chiu, Yongping Zheng, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (T-BME).
[PDF] [Video]Disassembly and Spreading of Magnetic Nanoparticle Clusters on Uneven Surfaces.
Qianqian Wang, Jiangfan Yu, Ke Yuan, Lidong Yang, Li Zhang. Applied Materials Today.
[PDF] [Video]
2019
Statistics-Based Automated Control for a Swarm of Paramagnetic Nanoparticles in 2-D Space.
Lidong Yang, Jiangfan Yu, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO) (Regular Paper).
[Paper] [Video]An Automated Microrobotic Platform for RapidDetection of C. diff Toxins.
Lidong Yang, Yabin Zhang, Qianqian Wang, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (T-BME) (Featured article).
[Paper] [Video]Automated Control of Magnetic Spore-Based Microrobot Using Fluorescence Imaging for Targeted Delivery With Cellular Resolution.
Lidong Yang, Yabin Zhang, Qianqian Wang, Kai-Fung Chan, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE).
[Paper] [Video]Discrete-Time Optimal Control of Electromagnetic Coil Systems for Generation of Dynamic Magnetic Fields With High Accuracy.
Lidong Yang, Edwin Yu, Chi-Ian Vong, Li Zhang. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH).
[Paper] [Video]Real-Time Tracking of Fluorescent Magnetic Spore-Based Microrobots for Remote Detection of C. diff Toxins.
Yabin Zhang, Lin Zhang, Lidong Yang, et al,. Science Advances.
[Paper] [Video]Collective Behavior of Reconfigurable Magnetic Droplets via Dynamic Self-Assembly.
Qianqian Wang, Lidong Yang, Ben Wang, Edwin Yu, Jiangfan Yu, Li Zhang. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
[Paper] [Video]Bubble-Assisted Three-Dimensional Ensemble of Nanomotors for Improved Catalytic Performance.
Ben Wang, Fengtonh Ji, Lidong Yang, Qianqian Wang, Li Zhang. iScience.
[Paper] [Video]
2018
Model-Free Trajectory Tracking Control of Two-Particle Magnetic Microrobot.
Lidong Yang*, Qianqian Wang*, Li Zhang. IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology (T-NANO).(*Co-first authorship)
[Paper] [Video]Pattern Generation and Motion Control of A Vortex-like Paramagnetic Nanoparticle Swarm.
Jiangfan Yu, Lidong Yang, Li Zhang. International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR).
[Paper] [Video]Reconfigurable Swarms of Ferromagnetic Colloids for Enhanced Local Hyperthermia.
Ben Wang, Kai-Fung Chan, Jiangfan Yu, Qianqian Wang, Lidong Yang, Philip Wai-Yan Chiu, Li Zhang. Advanced Functional Materials(AFM).
[Paper] [Video]
2017
A Miniature Flexible-Link Magnetic Swimming Robot With Two Vibration Modes: Design, Modeling and Characterization.
Lidong Yang, Qianqian Wang, Chi-Ian Vong, Li Zhang. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L).
[Paper] [Video]Characterizing Dynamic Behaviors of Three-Particle Paramagnetic Microswimmer near A Solid Surface.
Qianqian Wang, Lidong Yang, Jiangfan Yu, Li Zhang. Robotics and Biomimetics.
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Conference Paper
2021
Hybrid Magnetic Force and Torque Actuation of Miniature Helical Robots Using Mobile Coils to Accelerate Blood Clot Removal.
Lidong Yang, Moqiu Zhang, Haojin Yang, Zhengxin Yang, Li Zhang. 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).Simultaneous Actuation and Localization of Magnetic Robots Using Mobile Coils and Eye-In-Hand Hall-Effect Sensors.
Moqiu Zhang, Lidong Yang, Chong Zhang, Zhengxin Yang, Li Zhang. 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
2020
Large-Workspace and High-Resolution Magnetic Microrobot Navigation Using Global-Local Path Planning and Eye-in-Hand Visual Servoing.
Lidong Yang, Li Zhang. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). (Best Student Paper Award)
[Paper]A Mobile Paramagnetic Nanoparticle Swarm with Automatic Shape Deformation Control.
Lidong Yang, Jiangfan Yu, Li Zhang. 2020 International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRA).
[Paper]Eye-in-Hand 3D Visual Servoing of Helical Swimmers Using Parallel Mobile Coils.
Zhengxin Yang, Lidong Yang, Li Zhang. 2020 International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRA).
[Paper]RoboMag: A Magnetic Actuation System Based on Mobile Electromagnetic Coils With Tunable Working Space.
Xingzhou Du, Lidong Yang, Jiangfan Yu, Kai-Fung Chan, Philip Wai-Yan Chiu, Li Zhang. 2020 5th International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM).
(Toshio Fukuda Best Paper Award in Mechatronics)
[Paper]Closed-Loop Control of a Helmholtz Coils System for 3-axis Magnetic Field Generation with High Precision.
Jialin Jiang, Lidong Yang, Li Zhang. 2020 5th International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM).
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2019
DeltaMag: An Electromagnetic Manipulation System with Parallel Mobile Coils.
Lidong Yang, Xingzhou Du, Edwin Yu, Dongdong Jin, Li Zhang. 2019 International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRA).
[Paper]Optimal Control of a 3-axis Helmholtz Coils System for Generation of Dynamic Magnetic Field Waveforms with High Accuracy.
Lidong Yang, Li Zhang. 2019 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM).
[Paper]Autonomous Detection of C. diff Toxins in Clinical Stool Using A Magnetic Microrobotic System.
Lidong Yang, Yabin Zhang, Li Zhang. 2019 Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics.
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2018
Automated Control of Multifunctional Magnetic Spores Using Fluorescence Imaging for Microrobotic Cargo Delivery.
Lidong Yang, Yabin Zhang, Chi-Ian Vong, Li Zhang. 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
[Paper]Magnetic Navigation of a Rotating Colloidal Swarm Using Ultrasound Images.
Qianqian Wang, Lidong Yang, Jiangfan Yu, Chi-Ian Vong, Philip Wai-Yan Chiu, Li Zhang. 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
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2017
- Characterizing Dynamic Swimming Behaviors of Three-Particle Magnetic Microswimmer near A Solid Surface.
Qianqian Wang, Lidong Yang, Jiangfan Yu, Li Zhang. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO).
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Patent
Parallel-Mobile-Coil Mechanism for Magnetic Manipulation in Large Workspace.
Li Zhang, Lidong Yang, Moqiu Zhang. U.S. Provisional Patent. (Filed)Methods and Systems for Controlling Electromagnetic Field Generators.
Li Zhang, Lidong Yang, Moqiu Zhang. U.S. Non-Provisional Patent, US 2019/0295756.Spore-Based Bio-Hybrid Microrobots and The Automated Detection System for Bacterial Toxins.
Li Zhang, Yabin Zhang, Lidong Yang, et al,. U.S. Non-Provisional Patent, US 2020/0131556.Design and Control Method for Mobile-Electromagnetic-Coil-Based Magnetic Actuation Systems.
Li Zhang, Xingzhou Du, Kai-Fung Chan, Lidong Yang, Moqiu Zhang. U.S. Non-Provisional Patent. (Filed)