Tangyou Liu

The University of New South Wales 2021-2025

Ph.D. Mechatronics (Supervisors: Dr. Liao Wu, A/Prof. Jay Katupitiya, A/Prof. Jiaole Wang)

Harbin Institute of Technology 2018-2021

M.S.  Mechanical Engineering (Supervisor: Prof. Max Q.-H. Meng )

Southwest University of Science and Technology 2013-2017

B.S.  Mechanical Engineering

UNSW, Sydney, Australia 2022

Assessor and Mentor of Undergraduate Student Thesis

KUKA, China 2021

System Calibration and Development Engineer (SSP Offer)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

Submitted:

2024:

• [7]  Tangyou Liu, Jiaole Wang, Shing Wong, Andrew Razjigaev, Susann Beier, Shuhua Peng, Thanh Nho Do, Shuang Song, Dewei Chu, Chun Hui Wang, Nigel Lovell, Liao Wu. A review on the form and complexity of human-robot interaction in the evolution of autonomous surgery. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 2024: 1-23. (Submitted) 

• [6] Tangyou Liu, Xiaoyi Wang, Jay Katupitiya, Jiaole Wang and Liao Wu. Automatic Tissue Traction with Haptics-Enabled Forceps for Minimally Invasive Surgery IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 2024 (Submitted).
  
  

Published:

2024:

• N/A

2023:

• [5] Tangyou Liu, Tinghua Zhang, Jay Katupitiya, Jiaole Wang and Liao Wu. Haptics-Enabled Forceps With Multi-Modal Force Sensing: Towards Task-Autonomous Surgery. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 2023. [PDF][VIDEO]

2022:

• [4] Jian Hu†, Tangyou Liu†, Haijun Zeng, Ming Xuan Chua, Jayantha Katupitiya, Liao Wu. Static Modeling of A Class of Stiffness-Adjustable Snake-Like Robots with Gravity Compensation. Robotics. 2022 († equally contributing authors). [pdf] 

• [3] Liu, T., Zhang, C., Wang, J., Song, S., and Meng, M.Q.H., 2022. Towards Terrain Adaptability: In Situ Transformation of Wheel-Biped Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(2), pp.3819-3826. [pdf] 

• [2] Zhang, C., Liu, T., Song, S., Wang, J., and Meng, M.Q.H., 2021. Dynamic wheeled motion control of wheel-biped transformable robots. Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics, p.100027. [pdf] 

2021:

• [1] Shi, Q., Liu, T., Song, S., Wang, J., and Meng, M.Q.H., 2021. An optically aided magnetic tracking approach for magnetically actuated capsule robot. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 70, pp.1-9. [pdf]

Peer-Reviewed Conference Publications

2024:

Submitted:

• [5] Yueqi Wang†, Tangyou Liu†, Licheng Feng, Yang Yang, Jianjun Bao, Binghao Li,  Liao Wu. Hardware-based time synchronization for a multi-sensor system. In: Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2024). Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2024: 1-7. († equally contributing authors) (Submitted)

• [4] Chen Qian, Tangyou Liu, Liao Wu. Effects of fiber size and density on fiber jamming: Towards follow-the-leader deployment of a continuum robot. In: Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2024). Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2024: 1-7.  [VIDEO] (Submitted) 

• [3] Lachlan Scott, Tangyou Liu, Liao Wu. A low-cost teleoperable surgical robot with a macro-micro structure and a continuum tip for open-source research. In: Proceedings of IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2024). Boston, USA, 2024: 1-6. [VIDEO] (Accepted)

Published:

2019:

• [2] Liu, T., Zhang, C., Song, S., and Meng, M.Q.H., 2019, December. Dynamic height balance control for bipedal wheeled robot based on ROS-Gazebo. In 2019 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) (pp. 1875-1880). IEEE. [pdf] 

• [1] Zhang, C., Liu, T., Song, S., and Meng, M.Q.H., 2019, December. System design and balance control of a bipedal leg-wheeled robot. In 2019 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) (pp. 1869-1874). IEEE. [pdf] 

Patents

• [3] Shuang Song, Tangyou Liu, et al. ” A bipedal wheel leg robot ”, China Patent, Application No. 202020597216.1.

• [2] Shuang Song, Tangyou Liu, et al. ” A multi-modal biped wheel leg robot ”, China Patent, Application Publication No. CN111497963A.

• [1] Jibin Hou, Tangyou Liu. ” Automatic opening and closing vehicle-mounted wireless charger ”, China Patent, Authorization announcement No. CN 208353030 U. 

Flexible robots, intelligent perception, and human-robot interaction for medical applications.

Magnetic tracking and actuation for bioengineering applications. 

Humanoid service robot system design, modeling, perception, control, planning, and navigation.

• 2 x Development and Research Training Grant, UNSW, 2 x AUD 1,500 2023, 2024

• Best Poster Award ICRA 2023, London, UK June. 2023

• Tyree IHealthE Ph.D. Scholarship (only three @ UNSW, AUD 50, 000) News letter 2023-2025

• Ph.D. CSC & UNSW Scholarship 2021-2025

• Champion of KUKA China R&D Innovation Challenge Sept. 2021

• Outstanding Graduate, Harbin Institute of Technology                                          Jan. 2021

• 2 x Excellent Student, Harbin Institute of Technology 2019, 2020

• 2 x First-Class Scholarship for Master's Degree, Harbin Institute of Technology 2018, 2019

• Second Prize, ICRA 2019 RoboMaster AI Challenge, Canada Jun. 2019

• Outstanding Senior Thesis, Southwest University of Science and Technology Jul. 2017

• Technology Innovation Award, Southwest University of Science and Technology Sept. 2016

• Second Prize, Asia-Pacific University Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) 2015 June. 2015