Liang Zhang

Liang Zhang

Associate Professor

School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Anhui University

Hefei, Anhui, China

Publications

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2026 (8)
  1. Physics-guided modeling and semi-active control of magnetorheological actuators for quadruped locomotionErwin Ang Tien Yew, Wenbo Li, Zhehan Tao, Zirui Chen, Zhongyuan Kong, Liang Zhang*, Shuaishuai SunSmart Materials and Structures, 35(9), 095008, 2026.
  2. Development of a magnetorheological-based electrical robotic joint with characteristics of high load capability and high energy efficiencyErwin Ang Tien Yew, Wenbo Li, Xianlong Mai, Zirui Chen, Liang Zhang*, Shuaishuai SunSmart Materials and Structures, 35(8), 085003, 2026.
  3. Mode-Scheduled Hybrid Control of Magnetorheological-Assisted Robotic Joints for Improved Energy Efficiency and Disturbance RejectionZirui Chen, Erwin Ang Tien Yew, Yuekang Fu, Zhongyuan Kong, Liang Zhang*, Shuaishuai SunIEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics: 1–13, 2026 · Early Access.
  4. MR_Go: A Magnetorheological Quadruped Robot for Energy-Efficient, High-Payload, and Impact-Tolerant Planetary ExplorationErwin Ang Tien Yew, Zhehan Tao, Haorui Cai, Zhongyuan Kong, Bingbing Zhou, Liang Zhang*, Shuaishuai SunIEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 11(5): 5670–5677, 2026.
  5. Fault Diagnosis and Initial Alignment of Redundant SINS Under Large Misalignment AngleZeyuan Xu, Xiaohua Zhang, Liang Zhang, Yangguang Xie, Zhiwen Chen, Danwei WangIEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 22(7): 5678–5687, 2026.
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  6. A Decoupled Nonuniform Guiding Vector Field for Multirobot Coordinated Path-Following on 2-D ManifoldsJingzong Liu, Zexu Zhang, Liang Zhang, Kai Zhang, Chao YanIEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 62: 5751–5766, 2026.
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  7. Optimal Placement and Selection of Camera-Based Target Localization System Using Relative Bearing MeasurementsKangwen Lin, Liang Zhang*, Zhaochen Liu, Yefei Huang, Zexu ZhangIEEE Sensors Journal, 26(6): 8956–8969, 2026.
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  8. Collision-Free Robust Trajectory Tracking Control for Fixed-Wing UAV with Flexible Performance ConstraintsChao Yan, Zexu Zhang, Weimin Bao, Kai Zhang, Liang ZhangAerospace Science and Technology, 168, 111217, 2026.
2025 (9)
  1. Optimal Deployment of Multi-Robot Based Regional Positioning System Using Relative Bearing MeasurementKangwen Lin, Liang Zhang*, Keyue Wu, Zhaochen LiuIEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10(10): 10602–10609, 2025.
  2. Design and Jumping Performance Investigation of a Unipedal Robot with Magnetorheological JointsYunfei Lü, Haodong Xu, Liang Zhang, Shuaishuai Sun, Jian YangMechanical Science and Technology for Aerospace Engineering, 2025 · Early Access.
  3. Chattering-free and finite-time estimation of the time-varying geometrical center for the multi-targets enclosing control problemLiang Zhang, Jun Song, Shuping HeJournal of the Franklin Institute, 362(1), 107394, 2025.
  4. Coverage Control for Multi-Robot System Under Localization UncertaintyJunjie Zhang, Jinglei Liu, Liang Zhang*, Kai Zhang, Kangwen Lin, Shuping He2025 7th International Conference on Robotics, Intelligent Control and Artificial Intelligence (RICAI): 180–183, 2025.
  5. Large-Scale Planetary Exploration and Monitoring in a Prior Unknown Environment Using Multi-Rover SystemYuxuan Hu, Liang Zhang*, Kangwen LinIFAC-PapersOnLine, 59(20): 970–975, 2025.
  6. Optimal Placement of Positioning Service for Multi-Robot System using Relative Angle MeasurementKangwen Lin, Liang Zhang*, Zhaochen Liu, Yuxuan HuIFAC-PapersOnLine, 59(20): 964–969, 2025.
  7. Bio-inspired neighbor selection mechanism and performance evaluation for UAV Swarm: An extended visual-attention modelJun Zhang, Liang Zhang*IFAC-PapersOnLine, 59(20): 1569–1574, 2025.
  8. A proximal policy optimization algorithm based on adaptive hierarchical particle swarmJianfei Wei, Guoqing Xie, Longlong Wang, Guangyu Wang, Shuping He, Chengcheng Ren, Liang Zhang*2025 IEEE 14th Data Driven Control and Learning Systems (DDCLS): 2295-2301, 2025.
  9. An Efficient Human-in-the-loop Method for Stochastic Policy Reinforcement LearningGuoqing Xie, Jianfei Wei, Longlong Wang, Guangyu Wang, Shuping He, Liang Zhang*2025 IEEE 14th Data Driven Control and Learning Systems (DDCLS): 2320-2326, 2025.
2024 (4)
  1. Path planning for multimodal quadruped robots based on discrete samplingSUN Shuai-shuai, FENG Chun-xiao, ZHANG LiangJournal of Jilin University (Engineering and Technology Edition), 54(4): 1120-1128, 2024.
  2. Deep Compressed Communication and Application in Multi-Robot 2D-Lidar SLAM: An Intelligent Huffman AlgorithmLiang Zhang*, Jinghui DengSensors, 24(10), 3154, 2024.
  3. Finite-region H∞ filtering of 2D Markov jump systems with deception attacksGuangyu Wang, Jiankang Fang, Chengcheng Ren, Longlong Wang, Shuping He, Liang Zhang*2024 2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation (CFIMA): 616-620, 2024.
  4. Influence of Materials on the Transportation Performance of a Self-running Actuator Based on Ultrasonic LevitationYuanyuan Liu, Jiasheng Shi, Liang Zhang, Feng Xie2024 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA): 889-893, 2024.
2023 (6)
  1. Time-sensitive coverage control for non-holonomic and heterogeneous robots: An extremum seeking framework and applicationLiang Zhang, Jinghui Deng, Kun Zhou, Tao Yu, Jun Song, Shuping HeIET Control Theory & Applications, 17(14): 1909-1918, 2023.
  2. Probabilistic Network Topology Prediction for Active Planning: An Adaptive Algorithm and ApplicationLiang Zhang, Zexu Zhang, Roland Siegwart, Jen Jen ChungIEEE Transactions on Robotics, 39(1): 147-164, 2023.
  3. Off-policy reinforcement learning for tracking control of discrete-time Markov jump linear systems with completely unknown dynamicsZhen Huang, Yidong Tu, Haiyang Fang, Hai Wang, Liang Zhang, Kaibo Shi, Shuping HeJournal of the Franklin Institute, 360(3): 2361-2378, 2023.
  4. H₂ Performance Analysis and Distributed H₂ Control of Interconnected Large-Scale SystemsTao Yu, Jun Song, Liang Zhang, Shuping HeIEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 10(4): 1805-1817, 2023.
  5. Multiple-target enclosing control using bearing-only measurementsWu Keyue, Liang Zhang*, He Shuping2023 38th Youth Academic Annual Conference of Chinese Association of Automation (YAC): 648-652, 2023.
  6. A Fast and Smooth Planning Framework for Autonomous Mobile Robot in Complex EnvironmentsKun Zhou, Liang Zhang*, Shuping HeIECON 2023 - 49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society: 1-6, 2023.
2022 (1)
  1. Finite-time enclosing control for multiple moving targets with control input saturationLiang Zhang, Jinghui Deng, Bo Zheng, Shuping He2022 13th Asian Control Conference (ASCC): 2109-2114, 2022.
2021 (2)
  1. Distributed PDOP Coverage Control: Providing Large-Scale Positioning Service Using a Multi-Robot SystemLiang Zhang, Zexu Zhang, Roland Siegwart, Jen Jen ChungIEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 6(2): 2217-2224, 2021.
  2. A low-dimensional binary-based descriptor for unknown satellite relative pose estimationYefei Huang, Zexu Zhang, Hutao Cui, Liang ZhangActa Astronautica, 181: 427-438, 2021.
2020 (2)
  1. Decentralised finite-time consensus for second-order multi-agent system under event-triggered strategyLiang Zhang, Zexu Zhang, Nicholas Lawrance, Juan Nieto, Roland SiegwartIET Control Theory & Applications, 14(4): 664-673, 2020.
  2. A Connectivity-Prediction Algorithm and its Application in Active Cooperative Localization for Multi-Robot SystemsLiang Zhang, Zexu Zhang, Roland Siegwart, Jen Jen Chung2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA): 9824-9830, 2020.
2019 (1)
  1. Optimized motion strategy for active target localization of mobile robots with time-varying connectivity: Extended AbstractLiang Zhang, Zexu Zhang, Roland Siegwart, Jen Jen Chung2019 International Symposium on Multi-Robot and Multi-Agent Systems (MRS): 185-187, 2019.
2018 (1)
  1. A finite-time guidance law for three-dimensional terminal interception with impact angle constraintsLiang Zhang, Zexu Zhang, Bo ZhengJournal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 50(4): 8-14, 2018.
2017 (1)
  1. Surrounding control in cooperative second-order agent networksLiang Zhang, Zexu Zhang, Yandi Qiao, Xiangquan WeiIECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society: 5604-5609, 2017.