Tian-Yu Wang

Most-cited papers

1. Mechanical intelligence simplifies control in terrestrial limbless locomotion

   Tian-Yu Wang, C. Pierce, Velin Kojouharov, Baxi Chong +3 more

   2023Science Robotics81 citations Open access

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2. Multilegged matter transport: A framework for locomotion on noisy landscapes

   Baxi Chong, Juntao He, Daniel Soto, Tian-Yu Wang +3 more

   2023Science44 citations Open access

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3. Coordinating tiny limbs and long bodies: Geometric mechanics of lizard terrestrial swimming

   Baxi Chong, Tian-Yu Wang, Eva Erickson, P. Bergmann +1 more

   2022Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America40 citations Open access

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4. A general locomotion control framework for multi-legged locomotors

   Baxi Chong, Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, Jennifer M. Rieser, Guillaume Sartoretti +12 more

   2021Bioinspiration & Biomimetics40 citations Open access

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5. Directional Compliance in Obstacle-Aided Navigation for Snake Robots

   Tian-Yu Wang, Julian Whitman, Matthew J. Travers, H. Choset

   2020American Control Conference37 citations Open access

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6. Self-propulsion via slipping: Frictional swimming in multilegged locomotors

   Baxi Chong, Jun-Tao He, Sheng-Kai Li, Eva Erickson +4 more

   2022Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America34 citations Open access

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7. Frequency modulation of body waves to improve performance of sidewinding robots

   Baxi Chong, Tian-Yu Wang, Jennifer M. Rieser, Bo Lin +4 more

   2021Int. J. Robotics Res.31 citations

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8. Reconstruction of Backbone Curves for Snake Robots

   Tian-Yu Wang, Bo Lin, Baxi Chong, Julian Whitman +4 more

   2020IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters23 citations Open access

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9. The Omega Turn: A Biologically-Inspired Turning Strategy for Elongated Limbless Robots

   Tian-Yu Wang, Baxi Chong, Kelimar Diaz, Julian Whitman +4 more

   2020IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems11 citations

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10. Generalized Omega Turn Gait Enables Agile Limbless Robot Turning in Complex Environments

    Tian-Yu Wang, Baxi Chong, Yuelin Deng, Rui-Jie Fu +2 more

    2022IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation9 citations Open access

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11. Optimizing contact patterns for robot locomotion via geometric mechanics

    Baxi Chong, Tian-Yu Wang, Lin Bo, Sheng-Kai Li +6 more

    2023Int. J. Robotics Res.8 citations

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12. Moving sidewinding forward: optimizing contact patterns for limbless robots via geometric mechanics

    Baxi Chong, Tian-Yu Wang, Bo Lin, Sheng-Kai Li +3 more

    2021Robotics: Science and Systems Conference8 citations Open access

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13. Autonomous Decentralized Shape-Based Navigation for Snake Robots in Dense Environments

    Guillaume Sartoretti, Tian-Yu Wang, Gabriel Chuang, Qingyang Li +1 more

    2021IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation8 citations

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14. Efficient and Stable Simulation of Inextensible Cosserat Rods by a Compact Representation

    Chongyao Zhao, Jin Yuan Lin, Tian-Yu Wang, H. Bao +1 more

    2022Computer graphics forum (Print)7 citations

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15. AquaMILR: Mechanical Intelligence Simplifies Control of Undulatory Robots in Cluttered Fluid Environments

    Tian-Yu Wang, Nishanth Mankame, Matthew Fernandez, Velin Kojouharov +1 more

    2024IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation6 citations Open access

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16. Gait design for limbless obstacle aided locomotion using geometric mechanics

    Baxi Chong, Tian-Yu Wang, Daniel Irvine, Velin Kojouharov +4 more

    2023Robotics: Science and Systems6 citations Open access

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17. Robust self-propulsion in sand using simply controlled vibrating cubes

    Bangyuan Liu, Tian-Yu Wang, Deniz Kerimoglu, Velin Kojouharov +2 more

    2023Frontiers Robotics AI6 citations Open access

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18. Anisotropic body compliance facilitates robotic sidewinding in complex environments

    Velin Kojouharov, Tian-Yu Wang, Matthew Fernandez, Ji-ung Maeng +1 more

    2023IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation6 citations Open access

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19. Robotic swimming in curved space via geometric phase

    Sheng-Kai Li, Tian-Yu Wang, Velin Kojouharov, Jame P. McInerney +4 more

    2021Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America6 citations Open access

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20. Frequency Modulation of Body Waves to Improve Performance of Limbless Robots

    B. Zhong, Tian-Yu Wang, Jennifer M. Rieser, Abdul Kaba +2 more

    2020Robotics: Science and Systems Conference5 citations Open access

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21. The Omega Turn: A General Turning Template for Elongate Robots

    Baxi Chong, Tian-Yu Wang, Kelimar Diaz, Christopher J Pierce +11 more

    2025arXiv.org2 citations

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22. Effective Self-Righting Strategies for Elongate Multi-Legged Robots

    Erik Teder, Baxi Chong, Juntao He, Tian-Yu Wang +3 more

    2024IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation2 citations Open access

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23. Research on Motion Control Optimization of Quadruped Crawling Robot for Continuous Slope

    Peng Wang, Peng Zhang, Tian-Yu Wang, Ren-Quan Dong +1 more

    2023Recent Patents on Engineering2 citations

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24. Self propulsion via slipping: frictional resistive force theory for multi-legged locomotors

    Baxi Chong, Jun-Tao He, Sheng-Kai Li, Eva Erickson +5 more

    20222 citations

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25. A general locomotion control framework for serially connected multi-legged robots

    Baxi Chong, Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, Jennifer M. Rieser, Guillaume Sartoretti +7 more

    2021arXiv.org2 citations

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26. Agile asymmetric multi-legged locomotion: contact planning via geometric mechanics and spin model duality

    Jackson Habala, G. Margolis, Tian-Yu Wang, Pratyush Bhatt +7 more

    2026arXiv.org1 citations

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27. Optimal swimming with body compliance in an overdamped medium

    Jian-Feng Lin, Tian-Yu Wang, Baxi Chong, Matthew Fernandez +2 more

    2025arXiv.org1 citations

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28. Robust control for multi-legged elongate robots in noisy environments

    Baxi Chong, Juntao He, Daniel Irvine, Tian-Yu Wang +7 more

    2025arXiv.org1 citations

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29. Geometry of contact: contact planning for multi-legged robots via spin models duality

    Baxi Chong, Di Luo, Tian-Yu Wang, G. Margolis +4 more

    2023arXiv.org1 citations Open access

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30. Research on Static Rolling Angular Stiffness of Linear Motion Ball Guide

    Tian-Yu Wang, Shu-Yun Jiang

    20211 citations Open access

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31. Toward Mechanical Intelligence in Robotics

    Xin-Yi Yang, Xin-Yi Ding, Tian-Yu Wang, Daniel I. Goldman +2 more

    2026Advanced Robotics Research0 citations Open access

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32. Addition of a Peristaltic Wave Improves Multi-Legged Locomotion Performance on Complex Terrains

    Massimiliano Iaschi, Baxi Chong, Tian-Yu Wang, Jian-Feng Lin +4 more

    2024IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation0 citations Open access

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33. Grasp Planning for Rehabilitation Robot in Manipulate Book

    Tian-Yu Wang

    20112011 First International Conference on Robot, Vision and Signal Processing0 citations

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