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Mengqiang Yu

喻孟强

Ph.D. Student

B.Eng. in Robot Engineering, Shanghai University

ymq1314@shu.edu.cn

About

Mengqiang Yu is a top-ranked undergraduate (GPA 3.84/4.0, Rank 1/71) in Robot Engineering at Shanghai University. His research centers on adhesion dynamics theory and systems for climbing robots, together with reinforcement learning, large language model (LLM)-integrated robot control, and path/pose planning for special-structure robots. He has published in AIM and ICEMCE, filed multiple national invention patents, and received national scholarships and top-tier competition awards.

Research Interests

Adhesion Dynamics & Climbing RobotsReinforcement LearningLLM-based Robot ControlPath & Pose PlanningSoft Robot ControlUAV Autonomous ControlBiomimetic Robotics

Education

B.Eng. in Robot Engineering

Shanghai University, Shanghai, China

Sep 2022Jun 2026

Certificate in Embodied AI 101 Programme

University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Jul 2025Jul 2025

Summer Research Internship in Robotics

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Jul 2024Jul 2024

Selected Research Projects

LLM-based Interactive CAD-FEA Tool

Jun 2024 – Oct 2024

Project Lead

Built an LLM-driven CAD/FEA interactive system using C#/Python for secondary CAD development and local LLM API integration. The system was validated on a fruit-picking robot end-effector design workflow.

  • Integrated LLM API with CAD secondary development for automated design iteration.
  • Implemented interactive FEA pipeline bridging geometry modeling and simulation.
  • Validated the system on fruit-picking end-effector design (ICEMCE 2024).

Scalable Tetrahedral Robot Path Planning

May 2024 – Nov 2024

Project Lead

Proposed a variable-scale tetrahedral rolling robot for planetary exploration, developing triangular-grid trajectory planning and GA-based path optimization algorithms.

  • Designed a variable-scale tetrahedral rolling robot architecture.
  • Developed triangular-grid trajectory planning and genetic algorithm-based path optimization.
  • Demonstrated feasibility for planetary exploration scenarios (AIM 2025).

Publications

Conference Papers

Yu M, Sheng Y, Wan Z, Yang S, Sun M, and Cai H*, An intelligent interactive system based on LLM to combine CAD API development with FEA.

2024 8th International Conference on Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Engineering (ICEMCE), 2024: 1749–1755

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEMCE64157.2024.10862035

Wang X, Yu M, Shi W, and Chen D*, Path planning of a variable scale tetrahedral rolling robot with autonomous mobility.

2025 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2025: 1–6

https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM64088.2025.11175639

Intellectual Property

Invention Patents

Water-air trans-medium amphibious robot with controllable hydrofoil

Inventors: Mengqiang Yu et al.

Publication No.: CN 2025104143727Application No.: CN 2025104143727Applicant: Shanghai UniversityFiled (2025)

Delta-wing water-air trans-medium amphibious robot

Inventors: Mengqiang Yu et al.

Publication No.: CN 2025104143892Application No.: CN 2025104143892Applicant: Shanghai UniversityFiled (2025)

Industrial robot position error prediction method

Inventors: Mengqiang Yu et al.

Publication No.: CN 2024115374932Application No.: CN 2024115374932Applicant: Shanghai UniversityFiled (2024)

Selected Awards & Honors

National Scholarship (Top 0.1%)

Oct 2025

Baosteel Scholarship (Top 0.05%)

Oct 2025

Third Prize, National Finals, 19th Challenge Cup

Oct 2025

Second Prize, National Finals, China Mechanical Innovation Competition

Nov 2024

First Prize, Global Finals, 5th International Youth AI Competition

Dec 2023

Technical Skills

C/C++/C#PythonUG NXSolidWorksFusion 360ADAMSMATLAB/SimulinkAbaqusROS/ROS2LLM API Integration