Cable-driven & parallel mechanisms
Anthropomorphic manipulators and compact parallel mechanisms. Kinematic optimization, workspace analysis, geometric error modeling and stiffness regulation for precise, compliant motion.
ROBOTICS · PARALLEL MECHANISMS · INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
Yanlin
Chen.
陈彦霖
Postdoctoral researcher at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. My research connects robotic mechanism design with dynamics, control and autonomous manipulation.
Currently at CUHK
01 / ABOUT
Robotic mechanisms, models and control.
I received my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from South China University of Technology and am now a postdoctoral researcher at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Medical Robotics Innovation Technology Centre.
My work covers cable-driven and parallel mechanisms, reconfigurable mobile robots, wearable assistance and soft manipulation. I study how geometry, stiffness, friction and contact affect robot performance, and develop models and control methods that I evaluate on physical prototypes.
Recent research interests include task-adaptive robot bodies, human–robot collaboration, multimodal perception and flexible assembly. My experience spans mechanical design, fabrication, electronics, embedded control, simulation and experimental validation.
7Granted invention patents
10Granted utility models
2016—Robotics R&D
02 / RESEARCH
Research areas
Reconfigurable mobile robots
Wheel-leg and propeller-assisted robots that adapt their configuration for locomotion and manipulation. Body reorientation, contact stability and whole-body control in constrained environments.
Wearable robots & human augmentation
Lightweight wearable arms and relocatable bases for task-dependent reach. Human–robot coordination, active perception and shared-workspace planning for cooperative and parallel tasks.
Robot dynamics & adaptive control
Rigid–flexible dynamics, cable and joint friction, physically constrained parameter identification and sensorless force estimation. Adaptive feedforward compensation and compliant interaction control.
Soft robots & autonomous manipulation
Origami actuators, multimodal soft hands and deformable-object manipulation. Visual and tactile feedback, object-state estimation and motion prediction for grasping, catching and flexible assembly.
Precision & medical robotics
Compact mechanisms and integrated tools for confined-space operation. Hybrid positioning platforms, visual–force-guided microassembly and compliant tissue interaction.
03 / PUBLICATIONS
Research output
04 / PATENTS & SOFTWARE
Patents & software
My intellectual property covers anthropomorphic manipulators, spherical parallel transmissions, compliant mechanisms and climbing robots. The portfolio includes seven granted Chinese invention patents, ten granted utility models and one software copyright.
Registered software
Three-degree-of-freedom spatial parallel mechanism simulation software — 2018SR981520.
Recent intellectual property work
Additional patent work concerns reconfigurable multimodal and mobile manipulation robots, building on my mechanism and system development research.
05 / EXPERIENCE
Experience & education
Postdoctoral Researcher
The Chinese University of Hong Kong · Medical Robotics Innovation Technology Centre
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
South China University of Technology
M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering
South China University of Technology
B.Eng. in Mechatronic Engineering
South China University of Technology · GPA 3.73/4.0 · Rank 7/106