Performance Analysis and Optimization of Parallel Manipulators

Qinchuan Li, born in 1975, is currently a professor and a Ph.D. supervisor at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanism design and theory

from Yanshan University, China, in 2003. His research interests include mechanism theory and application of parallel manipulators and minimally invasive surgical robots. He has published more than 80 refereed full papers in engineering design and robotics journals. He received the financial support of the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2015.

Chao Yang, born in 1982, received a B.E. degree in Process Equipment and Control Engineering from Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, China, in 2005, an M.E. degree in engineering mechanics from Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, in 2009, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China, in 2019. Dr. Chao Yang joined the faculty of mechanical engineering, Jiaxing University, in 2019, where he is currently a lecturer. His main research interests include kinematics, stiffness, dynamics, and multi-objective optimization of parallel manipulators. Since 2018, Dr. Yang has published 11 peer-reviewed technical papers in international journals and conferences.

Lingmin Xu, born in 1993, received his B.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China, in 2015 and 2021, respectively. From November 2018 to November 2019, he was a visiting graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA. Dr. Xu is currently a postdoc with the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. He has authored more than 20 articles in journals and conferences. He has applied for more than 20 patents and authorized a U.S. invention patent as the first inventor. His research interests include type synthesis, kinematics performance evaluation, and dynamics of parallel manipulators.

Wei Ye, born in 1988, is currently an associate professor at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China. He received his Ph.D. degree on mechanism design and theory from Beijing Jiaotong University, China, in 2016. His research interests include design and analysis of reconfigurable parallel mechanisms. He has published more than 30 refereed full papers in the field of mechanisms and robotics.

李勤川，1975年出生，目前是中國浙江理工大學的教授和博士生導師。他於2003年在中國燕山大學獲得機構設計與理論的博士學位。他的研究興趣包括平行機構和微創手術機器人的機構理論和應用。他在工程設計和機器人學期刊上發表了80多篇被引用的全文論文。他於2015年獲得國家自然科學基金傑出青年科學家的資助。

楊超，1982年出生，2005年在中國鄭州輕工業大學獲得過程設備與控制工程學士學位，2009年在中國大連理工大學獲得工程力學碩士學位，2019年在中國浙江理工大學獲得機械工程博士學位。楊超博士於2019年加入嘉興大學機械工程學院，目前擔任講師。他的主要研究興趣包括平行機構的運動學、剛度、動力學和多目標優化。自2018年以來，楊博士在國際期刊和會議上發表了11篇同行評審的技術論文。

徐凌敏，1993年出生，分別於2015年和2021年在中國浙江理工大學獲得機械工程學士和博士學位。2018年11月至2019年11月期間，他在美國芝加哥伊利諾伊大學訪問研究生。徐博士目前是中國上海交通大學機械工程學院的博士後研究員。他在期刊和會議上發表了20多篇文章。他申請了20多項專利，並作為第一發明人獲得了一項美國發明專利。他的研究興趣包括類型合成、運動學性能評估和平行機構的動力學。

葉偉，1988年出生，目前是中國浙江理工大學的副教授。他於2016年在中國北京交通大學獲得機構設計與理論的博士學位。他的研究興趣包括可重構平行機構的設計和分析。他在機構和機器人領域發表了30多篇被引用的全文論文。