I am a PHD student working on agricultural robotics and laboratory automation. I have two parallel projects:
The first project is to design and develop a completely new gripper and a whole system for strawberry picking robots. By far, as the main contributor, I have already developed two versions of strawberry harvesting robots including a patent pending gripper. My work includes gripper design, arm development, vision system development, picking path planning, system integration, control and evaluation. Long-term field tests show my second version harvesting robot (named Shiva) has significant advantage over other reported solutions. The Shiva robot has been reported by NRK, NorskLandbruk, etc .. Link Link2
The aim of my second project is to develop a robotic platform for high-throughput precision sonication and sampling of microorganisms (molds, yeast and bacteria). By far, I have developed a hands-free low-cost robotic system for high-precision cell disruption using ultrasonication. I have proposed a new method for measuring cell disruption level and found that fungal cell disruption by sonication is an exponential decay process.
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Publikasjoner
Journal Publications
- 1. Xiong, Y. , Ge, Y., Grimstad, L., & From, P. J. (2019). An autonomous strawberry-harvesting robot: Design, development, integration, and field evaluation . Journal of Field Robotics, 1-23. link
- 2. Xiong, Y. , Shapaval, V., Kohler, A., & From, P. J. (2019). A Laboratory-Built Fully Automated Ultrasonication Robot for Filamentous Fungi Homogenization. SLAS TECHNOLOGY: Translating Life Sciences Innovation, 1-13. link
- 3. Xiong, Y. , Peng, C., Grimstad, L., From, P.J., & Isler, V. (2019). Development and field evaluation of a strawberry harvesting robot with a cable-driven gripper . Computers and Electronics in Agriculture , 157 , 392-402. link
- 4. Xiong, Y. , Ge, Y., Liang, Y., & Blackmore, S. (2017). Development of a prototype robot and fast path planning algorithm for static laser feeding. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture , 142 , 494-503. link
- 5 . Xiong, Y. , Li, HT, Chen, L.J., Zhang, S.Y., Wei, W.J., and Han, L.J. 2016. Knots Mechanism Analysis and Modification of Knots. Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery. link
- 6. Li, HT, Xiong, Y. , Chen, L.J., Zhang, S.Y., Li, X., and Han, L.J. 2015. Wear Research and Improved Design of the D-Knots Wiper Mechanism. Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery, 42 (3), pp. 118-124. link
- 7 . Xiong, Y. , Li, HT, Zhang, SY, Chen, L.J., Li, X., and Han, L.J. 2015. Motion Laws and Design Basis of the Knotter Wiper Mechanism. Journal of Agricultural Mechanization Research, 37 (7), pp.113-118. link
Conference Papers
- 1. Xiong, Y., From, P.J. and Isler, V., 2018. Design and evaluation of a novel cable-driven gripper with perception capabilities for strawberry picking robots. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , Brisbane, Australia. link
Patents
- 1. Xiong Y. , From P.J.. Picking fruit device. UK Patent: GB1802335.8. Pending
- 2. Li, HT, Xiong, Y. , Wei, WJ, Zhang, SY, Tian, GP, and Wang, XC Handheld barking machine. Chinese Patent: ZL201310094988.8. Granted in July 2014. Link
- 3. Tan, Y., Xiong, Y. , Shi, HF, and Shi, KS Clothes folding machine. Chinese Patent: ZL201210147601.6. Granted in June 2014. Link
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Forskning & prosjekt
Forskningsområder
Tema:
- Teknologi
Spesialområder:
- Agricultural Robotics