Xin Dong - Staff Listing - The University Of Nottingham

Contact

• workRoom B39 Advanced Manufacturing BuildingJubilee CampusWollaton RoadNottinghamNG8 1BBUK
• work0115 84 66395
• [email protected]

Biography

Dr. Xin Dong is part of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Group. He is also part of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at the University of Nottingham. His research interests are continuum and soft robots for inspection and repair in challenging environments. Dr Dong has worked on the topic of continuum robots since the start of his PhD research in 2011. Dr Dong led the development of the world's first continuum robot for in-situ coating repair of aero-engines (TRL6) in 2018 under FLARE (Innovate UK: 2015-2018) and deployed an 8m long continuum arm in an active nuclear cell at Dounreay site within Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in 2024 (GameChangers: 2022-2024). Further, Dr Dong served as the academic lead for coordinating the continuum robot development in several UKRI and ATI projects, including RAIN and RAIN+ (EPSRC: 2017-2022), CHIMERA (UKRI-2019-2022) and REINSTATE (ATI: 2020-2024). Dr Dong is an associate editor of the Journal of Field Robotics and a board member of the Early Career Forum in the EPSRC UK-RAS network.

Expertise Summary

• Soft/continuum Robotic systems for in-situ repair and maintenance of large structures (e.g. aerospace, nuclear and aircraft wings).
• Modeling of flexible robotic systems (e.g. kinematics, dynamics and stiffness);
• Development of stiffness-adjustable systems for in-situ repair and maintenance;
• Parallel kinematics system for machining and repairing operations;
• Miniaturized soft robots

Research Summary

Robotics and AI Collaboration (RAICo) - Developing an 8-meter Disposable Long Snake Manipulator for Surveying Nuclear Environments via Narrow Entry (PI, 2024-2025). EPSRC IAA Awards - Developing… read more

Recent Publications

• LIU, Q., CHENG, J., LIAO, Z., LUO, X., YANG, Y., LI, M., YANG, H., TAN, C., WANG, G., DING, W., YIN, Z., ZHAO, L. and CHEN, M., 2023. Research on the light intensity modulation and characterizing methods of surface texture on KDP optics generated in fly-cutting and micro ball-end milling processes: CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology. 41, 30-43
• FANG, Y., DONG, X., MOHAMMAD, A. and AXINTE, D., 2023. Design and Control of a Multiple-Section Continuum Robot With a Hybrid Sensing System: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 1-12
• BARRIENTOS-DIEZ, J., RUSSO, M., DONG, X., AXINTE, D. and KELL, J., 2023. Asymmetric Continuum Robots: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 1-8
• RUSSO, M., SADATI, S. M. H., DONG, X., MOHAMMAD, A., WALKER, I. D., BERGELES, C., XU, K. and AXINTE, D. A., 2023. Continuum Robots: An Overview: Advanced Intelligent Systems Advanced Intelligent Systems. 5(5),

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