Dr. Guangjun Liu
Areas of Academic Interest
Robotics
Control Systems
Aerospace Systems
Spotlight
How do you build a space station without people? For Guangjun Liu, the answer lies in designing expandable robots that can be sent, piece by piece, into space. Liu鈥檚 robots can then be reconfigured to perform different functions, such as tightening screws or opening doors鈥攅veryday tasks on an interplanetary construction site.
His robots have potential outside of aerospace as well, including applications for performing surgery and helping seniors with lifting and grasping objects. "I like to do things that are theoretically sound, but also very practical,鈥� Liu says. This approach to research resonates deeply with his graduate students, who also get to conduct ground demonstrations for the Canadian Space Agency. 鈥淓ven in the summer, our lab is always filled with students. They don鈥檛 have to be here; they want to be here.鈥�
The dedication of his students is inspiring and motivating for Liu, who has been at 91福利 since 1999. 鈥淲orking with students who are excited about the research is so rewarding,鈥� he explains. 鈥淚t鈥檚 another reason why I love what I do.鈥�
鈥淥pening a door might be easy for you, but it鈥檚 not so easy for a robot!鈥�
- Canada Research Chair in Control Systems and Robotics, 2006-16
- Liu, G., Liu, Y., and Goldenberg, A.A., 鈥淒esign, Analysis and Control of a Spring Assisted Modular and Reconfigurable Robot,鈥� IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 695-706, Aug. 2011
- Zhang, H., Ahmad, S. and Liu, G., 鈥淢odeling and Identification of Torsional Compliance and Hysteresis Behaviors in Harmonic Drives,鈥� IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 178-185, Feb. 2015
- Liu, G., Liu, Y., Zhang, H., Gao, X., Yuan, J. and Zheng, W., 鈥淭he Kapvik Robotic Mast,鈥� IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 34-44, March 2015
- Zhang, H., Ahmad, S., and Liu, G., 鈥淭orque Estimation for Robotic Joint with Harmonic Drive Transmission Based on Position Measurements,鈥� IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 322-330, April 2015
- Zhang, Q. and Liu, G., 鈥淧recise Control of Elastic Joint Robot Using an Interconnection and Damping Assignment Passivity Based Approach,鈥� IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 2728-36, Dec. 2016
- Technical Editor, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Sept. 1, 2010 鈥� Sept. 1, 2014
- Member of Editorial Board, Robotica, Cambridge University Press, June 1, 2008
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Aerospace System Science and Engineering, Jan. 16, 2017 -