Prof. Ning Sun

‌National-level talent

Nankai University, China

Ning Sun is a Professor at Nankai University and the Shenzhen Research Institute of Nankai University, as well as a dual-appointed Professor at Shenzhen Loop Area Institute. He is a Young Changjiang Scholar, an Excellent Teacher Award winner of Baosteel, and a recipient of the Outstanding Youth Fund of Tianjin. He has led 2 Key Programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and 2 projects of the National Key R&D Program of China. He has authored 3 monographs, published more than 80 papers in IEEE Transactions and Automatica, and holds over 30 granted invention patents. He serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, and IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.

Title: Intelligent Control for Bionic Robots

Abstract: With the increasing demands for human-robot interaction, the modeling and intelligent control of pneumatic bionic robots have attracted growing attention from researchers worldwide. Pneumatic artificial muscles feature light weight, high safety, and a large power-to-volume ratio, but they also have inherent shortcomings such as strong nonlinearity, hysteresis, and time-variation, which bring severe challenges to the modeling and precise control of robots actuated by them. Therefore, the realization of accurate modeling and intelligent control of pneumatic bionic robots is of great theoretical and practical significance. In recent years, we have conducted in-depth research on the modeling, planning, and control of pneumatic bionic robots. At the end of this report, we will prospect the future research directions and development trends of pneumatic bionic robots, and further report our research progress on other robotic systems, including underactuated robots, non-ferrous metal ingot finishing robots, and variable-structure robots.