Dr Mingfeng Wang
Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Summary
Academic Career
- Senior Lectuer (Associate Professor), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London, 2024 - present.
- Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London, 2021 - 2024.
- Research Fellow, Rolls-Royce UTC in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, 2017-2021.
- Senior Research Associate, National Centre for Precision Farming, Harper Adams University, 2016-2017.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- FHEA, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK, 2023.
- CEng, Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council UK, 2022.
- P.hD., University of Cassino and South Lazio, Italy, 2016.
- M.Sc. (Distinction), Central South University, China, 2012.
- B.Eng. (Hons), Central South University, China, 2008.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Continuum robotic systems for in-situ maintenance (inspection and repair) in confined environments(e.g. aeroengine and nuclear).
- Legged robotic systems with parallel mechanisms (e.g. humanoid and hexapod robots).
- Soft robotic systems with embedded sensing (e.g. soft fruit havesting robot).
- Precision farming robotic systems (e.g. laser weeding robot).
- Miniaturised robotic systems (e.g. capsule robot)
Research Grants
- Co-I, “Integration and testing of a cochlear implant insertion robot", RNID-PhD studentships, £85,89, 04/2024-03/2027.
- PI: "Field-trial of novel compliant end-effectors for train fluid servicing", Impact Acceleration Account- СʪÃÃÊÓƵ (EP/X525510/1), £25,427.9, 06/2022-06/2024.
- PI: “Machine learning based overall performance optimisation for railway fluids service robots", Brunel Research Initiative & Enterprise Fund (BRIEF), £14,835, 06/2022-12/2023.
- PI, "Optimal design of a walking machine for in-situ maintenance and repair in hazardous environments", Impact Acceleration Account - СʪÃÃÊÓƵ (EPSRC EP/R511493/1), £25,000, 03/2022-03/2023.
- PI: "Self-coordinated Locomotion and Manipulation of the RAIN-Hex", Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear (EPSRC EP/R026084/1), £36,834.11, 11/2021-03/2022.
- Co-I, "Coordinated whole-body control and overall performance optimisation for a mobile snake-like robotic arm", International Exchanges 2020 Cost Share (NSFC) (IEC/NSFC/201279), £12,000, 03/2021-03/2022.
- Co-I, "In-situ sampling for inspection of pressurised water reactor using RAIN-Hex robot", Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear (EPSRC EP/R026084/1), £25,000, 06/2020-12/2020.
- Co-I, "Self-calibration system to enhance machining capability of the RAIN-Hex", Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear (EPSRC EP/R026084/1), £25,000, 06/2019-02/2020.
- PI, "Comprehensive modelling of slender continuum robots using twin-pivot compliant joints", Through-life performance: From science to instrumentation (EPSRC EP/P027121/1), £83,000, 06/2019-05/2019.
Award
- BRIEF award, Brunel Research Initiative and Enterprise Fund, 2022
- Best paper post nomination, Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference (TAROS), 2022
- Best paper of Year 2021, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 2022
- Best paper award, IFToMM Asian Mechanisms and Machine Science Conference (Asian-MMS), 2014.
- IFToMM Young Delegates Programm, 2014, 2015.
- Excellent Student Scholarship in Lazio, Italy, 2013/14, 2014/15.
Responsibility
Membership of professional institutions
- Member since 2016, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE);
- Member since 2017, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE-RAS);
- Member since 2021, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
- Member since 2021, the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM)
Professional Services
- Associate Editor of International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (JCR-Q3), Sage Journals;
- Associate Editor of Frontiers in Robotics and AI (JCR-Q2), Frontiers;
- Editor of Information Processing in Agriculture (JCR-Q1), Elsevier;
- Editor of Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics, Elsevier;
- Editor of STEM Education (eISSN: 2767-1925), American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS);
- Steering committee member of Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conf. (TAROS), since 2023;
- Programme Chair of 25th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conf. (TAROS 2024), London, UK, Aug. 2024
- Organising committee member of 24th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conf. (TAROS 2023), Cambridge, UK, Sept 2023;
- TPC member of Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conf. (TAROS), Lincoln, UK, Sept 2021;
- TPC member of Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conf. (TAROS), Nottingham, UK, July 2020;
- TPC member of Int. Conf. on Autonomic and Autonomous Systems (ICAS), Venice, Italy, May 2020;