Xin Wu（武 鑫） Ph.D.@ME, Zhejiang University Email: xinwu@zju.edu.cn [Google Scholar], [ResearchGate], [LinkedIn], [GitHub], [ZhiHu]

Biography

Xin Wu has earned his Ph.D. at HOME Team, Zhejiang University, under the supervision of Prof. Canjun Yang. Before that, he received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronic Engineering from Zhejiang University with honors. His research interests include underwater robotics, soft robotics, and compliant mechanisms.

Currently, he serves as a Senior Algorithm Engineer at BYD Auto Industry Co., Ltd.

Education

	Zhejiang University Ph.D. Mechatronic Engineering Supervisor: Prof. Canjun Yang	Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2024 Zhejiang, China
	Zhejiang University B.Eng. Mechatronic Engineering	Sep. 2015 - Jun. 2019 Zhejiang, China

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• Mechanical modeling and experimental analysis of a hydraulically driven underwater soft twisted tower
  Zhangpeng Tu, Canjun Yang, Zilin Xing, Xin Wu*
  Smart Materials and Structures, 2025
• Underwater fluid-driven soft dock for dynamic recovery of AUVs with improved pose tolerance
  Mingwei Lin, Anzhe Yi, Ri Lin, Xin Wu, Bohao He, Bolun Zhang, Canjun Yang
  Ocean Engineering, 2024
• A review of advances in underwater humanoid robots for human–machine cooperation
  Canjun Yang, Xin Wu*, Mingwei Lin, Ri Lin, Di Wu
  Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2024
• A flexible gripper with a wide-range variable stiffness structure based on shape memory alloy
  Canjun Yang, Weitao Wu, Xin Wu, Jifei Zhou, Zhangpeng Tu, Mingwei Lin, Sheng Zhang
  Industrial Robot, 2022
• Rigid-Foldable Mechanism Inspired by Origami Twisted Tower
  Xin Wu, Canjun Yang, Jia Li, Qichao Zhao, Weitao Wu, Yuanchao Zhu, Feng Zhang
  Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 2022
• An integrated vision-based system for efficient robot arm teleoperation
  Xin Wu, Canjun Yang, Yuanchao Zhu, Weitao Wu, Qianxiao Wei
  Industrial Robot, 2020
• Human–robot shared control for humanoid manipulator trajectory planning
  Yuanchao Zhu, Canjun Yang, Qianxiao Wei, Xin Wu, Wei Yang
  Industrial Robot, 2020
• Physical Extraction and Feature Fusion for Multi-Mode Signals in a Measurement System for Patients in Rehabilitation Exoskeleton
  Canjun Yang, Qianxiao Wei, Xin Wu, Zhangyi Ma, Qiaoling Chen, Xin Wang, Hansong Wang, Wu Fan
  Sensors, 2018

Conference Papers

• Recent Progress of an Underwater Robotic Avatar [Best paper finalist]
  Canjun Yang, Xin Wu, Yuanchao Zhu, Weitao Wu, Zhangpeng Tu, Jifei Zhou
  International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics (ICIRA), 2022
• A Simulation and Prediction Method for Unpowered Airdropped Buoys Based on Aircraft Dynamics Modeling
  Xin Wu, Zhaohong Wang, Zhangpeng Tu, Yuanchao Zhu, Weitao Wu, Yulu Chen, Puzhe Zhou, Canjun Yang
  International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics (ICCAR), 2022
• Development and Control of a Humanoid Underwater Robot
  Weitao Wu, Canjun Yang, Zhen Xu, Xin Wu, Yuanchao Zhu, Qianxiao Wei
  International Conference on Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering (ICMRE), 2020
• The identification method for the lower limb posture based on the identification and trace of image
  Qianxiao Wei, Canjun Yang, Qiaoling Chen, Xin Wu, Ping Jiang, Yanhu Chen
  IEEE International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies (ICMIMT), 2018

Patents and Copyright

Patents

• Joint motion estimation based method for estimating continuous human postures
  Canjun Yang, Xin Wu, Zhangpeng Tu, Weitao Wu, Yuanchao Zhu
  US 12424027B2, 2025
• Human body continuous posture estimation method based on key point motion estimation
  Canjun Yang, Xin Wu, Zhangpeng Tu, Weitao Wu, Yuanchao Zhu
  ZL202210418358.0, 2025
• Underwater flexible mechanical arm system based on rigid folding mechanism and control method
  Yanhu Chen, Xin Wu, Yiyu Tang, Zian Tang, Zihao Zheng
  ZL202210710967.3, 2025
• Flexible mechanical arm with forward angle compensation function
  Canjun Yang, Xin Wu, Jia Li, Qichao Zhao
  ZL202111026811.5, 2023
• Action mapping method and system for heterogeneous humanoid mechanical arm
  Canjun Yang, Xin Wu, Yuanchao Zhu, Chuxuan Wang, Qianxiao Wei
  ZL202111177274.4, 2023
• Robot remote control method and human body bounding box determination method and system
  Canjun Yang, Xin Wu, Yuanchao Zhu, Weitao Wu, Zhen Xu, Qianxiao Wei
  ZL201911411898.0, 2022

More

• Old people falling risk assessment method and system
  Canjun Yang, Linghui Xu, Zhangyi Ma, Xin Wu, Wei Yang
  ZL201911412802.2, 2025
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  Canjun Yang, Zhangpeng Tu, Yuanchao Zhu, Yucheng Ling, Xin Wu, Weitao Wu
  ZL202210962840.0, 2024
• Old people falling risk assessment method and system
  Canjun Yang, Yifeng Cheng, Xin Wu
  CN117177068A, 2023
• Flexible mechanical arm with negative angle compensation function
  Canjun Yang, Jia Li, Xin Wu, Qichao Zhao
  ZL202111029901.X, 2023
• Robot frogman, humanoid mechanical arm and driving mechanism for stepless bending and twisting
  Canjun Yang, Weitao Wu, Xin Wu, Zhangpeng Tu, Jifei Zhou
  ZL202111026811.5, 2023
• Robot frogman, shape memory alloy wire driving assembly and manufacturing method of shape memory alloy wire driving assembly
  Canjun Yang, Weitao Wu, Zhangpeng Tu, Jifei Zhou, Xin Wu
  ZL202111144961.6, 2023
• Frogman robot, paw assembly and driver based on preloading force differential driving
  Canjun Yang, Weitao Wu, Jifei Zhou, Xin Wu, Zhangpeng Tu
  ZL202111142713.8, 2023
• Connector based on hemispherical electromagnetic coupler and coil optimization method
  Canjun Yang, Qichao Zhao, Tianlei Wang, Xin Wu, Hui Zhi, Zhiyong Duan, Yurui Zhang
  ZL202111086709.4, 2022
• Flexible wearable hand action posture recognition system and method and sensor
  Canjun Yang, Zhen Xu, Chaoying Wang, Weitao Wu, Qianxiao Wei, Xin Wu, Yuanchao Zhu
  ZL201911406527.3, 2022
• Robotic arm control method based on man-machine fusion
  Canjun Yang, Yuanchao Zhu, Qianxiao Wei, Xin Wu, Chuxuan Wang
  ZL201911419535.1, 2021
• Robot frogman and palm assembly
  Canjun Yang, Weitao Wu, Linfan Yu, Haotian Bai, Zhijian Chen, Zhen Xu, Xin Wu, Yuanchao Zhu, Qianxiao Wei
  ZL201911412846.5, 2021
• Action mapping method and system for heterogeneous humanoid mechanical arm
  Canjun Yang, Yuanchao Zhu, Chuxuan Wang, Qianxiao Wei, Xin Wu
  ZL201911408896.6, 2021
• Method and a system for acquiring a walking posture of a robot
  Canjun Yang, Yuanchao Zhu, Qianxiao Wei, Wei Yang, Xin Wu
  ZL201811221729.6, 2020
• Method and system of acquiring target object walking attitude
  Canjun Yang, Qianxiao Wei, Xin Wu, Wei Yang, Yuanchao Zhu
  ZL201711394246.1, 2018

Software Copyright

• ZJU HOME 3D Human Pose Real-time Perception System V1.0 (2020SR1908828), 2019

Honors and Awards

• JSG Scholarship for Graduate Students, 2020
• Graduate of Merits, Zhejiang University, 2020
• Ph.D. Outstanding Freshman Scholarship, Zhejiang University, 2019
• SUPCON Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Project Scholarship, 2019
• Zhejiang University Excellent Student Awards, 2016

More

• Award of honor for Graduate Students, Zhejiang University, 2020
• Academic Scholarship for Ph.D. Students, Zhejiang University, 2019
• Outstanding Project in National Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, 2018 (NO. 201710335037)
• Honorable Mention in COMAP Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), 2018 [Link]
• Second-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Students, Zhejiang University, 2016
• Second-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Merits, Zhejiang University, 2016
• First-Class Scholarship of Yellow River-Fenzhong Complex Foundation, 2015

Academic Exchanges

• Exchange with The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (online), 2020 [Link]
• Technische Universität Dresden Summer Workshop, Dresden, Germany (online), 2020 [Link]
• Exchange with University of New South Wales & University of Technology Sydney, Syndey, Australia, 2018 [Link]
• ISO/IEC Robotics Standardization Meetings - Medical Robotics Workshop, Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary, 2017, as Observer [Link]

Careers

• BYD Auto Industry Co., Ltd.

  Senior Algorithm Engineer | Jan. 2025 - Present, Shenzhen, China

• Mindray

  Anesthesia and Respiratory Algorithms R&D Intern | Jun. 2022 - Aug. 2022, Shenzhen, China
  Working on quadratic programming implementation and optimization in embedded system.

• Momenta

  Mpilot Parking Planning and Control R&D Intern | Jul. 2021 - Sept. 2021, Suzhou, China
  Working on heuristic path planning item design and auto-tuning.