Tao Ren
M/F: Male Date of Birth: July, 1988 professor
PhD supervisor/master's supervisor: PhD supervisor
Current research interests: Robotics, artificial intelligence, mechatronics, oil and gas equipment
E-mail: rtone@foxmail.com
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BIOGRAPHY
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Dr. Ren received his bachelor's degree and Ph.D. from Southwest Petroleum University, and from 2016 to 2017, he was engaged in intelligent service robotics research at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong. At present, he is mainly engaged in the research of robotics, artificial intelligence, mechatronics, oil and gas equipment, mechanical system dynamics and other aspects. In recent years, as the project leader, he has undertaken 1 National Natural Science Foundation of China, 3 key R&D projects of Sichuan Science and Technology Plan, 1 seedling project cultivation project in Sichuan Province, 1 project of Southwest Pipeline Company of National Pipe Network Group, and 1 project of Northeast Sichuan Gas Mine of PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company; As the main researcher, he has completed 1 project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 project of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 1 project of the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Fund, and 3 projects of the Sichuan Science and Technology Support Program.
EDUCATION AND WORKING
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1. Professor and PhD supervisor, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Sichuan Province, China, 2021.09-Present
2. Professor and master's supervisor, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Sichuan Province, China, 2021.01-2021.08
3. Associate Professor, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Xihua University, Sichuan Province, China, 2017.07-2020.12
4. Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2015.09-2016.09
5. Ph.D., School of Mechatronic Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Sichuan Province, China, 2014.09-2017.06
PROJECTS AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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1. Working mechanism and design principle of soft in-pipe robot. National Natural Science Foundation of China, January/2019
i. Modeling and analysis of soft units in a constrained environment
ii. Design and working principle of soft in-pipe robots
iii. Performance investigation on soft in-pipe robots
2. Research on liquid-driven flexible in-pipe robot system Sichuan Science and Technology Program, January/2022
i. Design flexible in-pipe robot
ii. Design the control system of flexible in-pipe robot;
iii. Power transmission research of flexible in-pipe robot;
3. MVME (Magnetic Memory and Variable Magnetic Excitation Testing）detection mechanism and equipment development for urban gas pipeline. Sichuan Science and Technology Program, January/2019
i. Modeling and simulation of pipeline volume defect leakage magnetic field
ii. Weak magnetic detection
iii. Shallow crack magnetic excitation detection
4. Inspection robot system for circumferential weld of gas pipeline. China National Petroleum Corporation Southwest Pipeline Co., Ltd., April/2019
i. Automatic identification of pipeline welds
ii. Ultrasonic automatic inspection of pipeline welds
iii. Multi-pipeline robots collaborative interactions
5. Driving mechanism of the novel pipeline robot. National Natural Science Foundation of China, January/2017
i. Optimize the structure of the pipeline robot to form a new design
ii. Mechanical properties of the pipeline robot under complex conditions
iii. Kinematics simulation and experiments of the novel pipeline robot
6. Upper Torso Humanoid Robot with Highly Compliant Arms. Innovation and Technology Fund, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, October/2015
i. Variable stiffness soft robotic gripper for adaptive grasping and robust holding
ii. Particle transmission method suitable for robot joints
iii. Automatic object recognition and adaptive grasping
JOURNAL LIST
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1. Yujia Li, Tao Ren, Yunquan Li, Qingyou Liu, Yonghua Chen. Untethered-Bioinspired Quadrupedal Robot Based on Double-Chamber Pre-charged Pneumatic Soft Actuators with Highly Flexible Trunk. Soft Robotics, 2021, 8(1): 97-108.
2. Tao Ren ; Yingtian Li, Menghong Xu; Yunquan Li, Caihua Xiong, Yonghua Chen. A novel tendon-driven soft actuator with self-pumping property, Soft Robotics, 2021, 7(2): 130-139.
3. Yunquan Li, Tao Ren, Yonghua Chen, Jianshu Zhou, Yong Hu, Zheng Wang, Wei Sun, Caihua Xiong. Untethered Multimode Fluidic Actuation: A New Approach to Soft and Compliant Robotics. Soft Robotics, 2021, 8(1): 71-84.
4. Tao Ren, Yujia Li, Qingyou Liu, Simon X.Yang, Hanyou Yuan, Yunquan Li , Yang Yang. Novel Bionic Soft Robotic Hand With Dexterous Deformation and Reliable Grasping. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2023, DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2023.3248098.
5. Yunquan Li, Yonghua Chen, Tao Ren, Yong Hu, Hao Liu, Senyuan Lin, Yang Yang, Yingtian Li, Jianshu Zhou. A dual-mode actuator for soft robotic hand. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2021, 6 (2): 1144-1151.
6. Yujia Li, Tao Ren*, Yonghua Chen, Michael Z. Q. Chen. A variable stiffness soft continuum robot based on pre-charged air, particle jamming, and origami. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France, 2020.5.31-8.31.
7. Tao Ren, Yingtian Li, Menghong Xu, Yunquan Li, Caihua Xiong, Yonghua Chen. A novel tendon driven soft actuator with self-pumping property. Soft Robotics, 2020, 7(2): 130-139.
8. Yujia Li , Tao Ren* , Xiaoping Meng, Minghong Zhang. Experimental and theoretical investigation on synchronization of a vibration system flexibly driven by two motors. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2020: 0954406220907930.
9. Yujia Li, Tao Ren*, Yunquan Li, and Yonghua Chen. Small-beads transmission and its application to robot joints. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2019-10, 24(5):2282-2292.
10. Tao Ren, Yin Zhang, Yujia Li, Yonghua Chen, and Qingyou Liu. Driving mechanisms, motion, and mechanics of screw drive in-pipe robots: A review. Applied Sciences-Basel, 2019, 9(12):2514.
11. Tao Ren, Yin Zhang, Yujia Li, and Lin Xian. Development of an active helical drive self-balancing in-pipe robot based on compound planetary gearing. International Journal of Robotics & Automation, 2019, 34(3).
12. Yujia Li , Tao Ren*, Jinnan Zhang, and Minghong Zhang. Synchronization of two eccentric rotors driven by one motor with two flexible couplings in a spatial vibration system. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2019, Article ID 2969687.
13. Yunquan Li, Frank Fish, Yonghua Chen, Tao Ren, and Jianshu Zhou. Bio-inspired robotic dog paddling: kinematic and hydro-dynamic analysis. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2019, 14(6): 066008.
14. Ming Zeng, Yujia Li, Tao Ren, and Qing Tu. Material stiffness control of compliant tools by using electromagnetic suction. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2019, DOI: 10.1177/0954406219834059.
15. Qing Tu, Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, and Yujia Li. Obstacle crossing and traction performance of active and passive screw pipeline robots. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2019, 33 (5): 2417-2427.
16. Yunquan Li, Yonghua Chen, Tao Ren, Yingtian Li, and Shiu hong Choi. Precharged pneumatic soft actuators and their applications to untethered soft robots, Soft Robotics, 2018, 5(5):567-575.
17. Tao Ren, Qingyou Liu, Yujia Li, and Yonghua Chen. Design, analysis and innovation in variable radius active screw in-pipe drive mechanisms. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2017, 14(3):1-9.
18. Yujia Li, Qingyou Liu, Yonghua Chen, and Tao Ren. Design and analysis of an active helical drive downhole tractor. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2017, 30(2):428-437.
19. Tao Ren, Qingyou Liu, Yonghua Chen, and Shouhong Ji. Variable pitch helical drive in-pipe robot. International Journal of Robotics & Automation, 2016, 31(3): 263-271.
20. Ying Wei, Yonghua Chen, Tao Ren, et al. A novel, variable stiffness robotic gripper based on integrated soft actuating and particle jamming. Soft Robotics, 2016, 3(3):134-143.
21. Yonghua Chen, Qingyou Liu, and Tao Ren. A simple and novel helical drive in-pipe robot. Robotica, 2015, 33(4), 920-932.
22. Tao Ren, Yonghua Chen, Qingyou Liu. A helical drive in-pipe robot based on compound planetary gearing. Advanced Robotics, 2014, 28(17): 1165-1175.
23. Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, and Yonghua Chen. Characteristic analysis of a novel in-pipe driving robot. Mechatronics, 2013, 23(4): 419-428.
24. Qingyou Liu, Yonghua Chen, Tao Ren, and Ying Wei. Optimized inchworm motion planning for a novel in-pipe robot. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2013: 0954406213502409.
25. Tao Ren, Qingyou Liu, Yujia Li, and Yonghua Chen. Basic characteristics of a novel in–pipe helical drive robot. International Journal of Mechatronics and Automation, 2014, 4(2): 127-136.
26. Tao Ren, Qingyou Liu, Kai Bao, and Yonghua Chen. Mobility and eccentricity analysis of a helical belt drive in-pipe robot. Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), 2013 IEEE International Conference on, 2013: 1507-1512.
27. Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, Yujia Li, and Yonghua Chen. Down-hole robots: Current status, challenge and innovation. Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), 2013 IEEE International Conference on, 2013: 1703-1707.
28. Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, Yonghua Chen. Probing while driving for oil well surface profile measurement. Computational Intelligence and Virtual Environments for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIVEMSA), 2013 IEEE International Conference on, 2013: 122-125.
29. Tao Ren, Qingyou Liu, Yonghua Chen, and Shouhong Ji. Variable pitch helical drive in-pipe robot. International Journal of Robotics & Automation, 2016, 31(3): 263-271.
GRANTED PATENTS
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1. Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, Yonghua Chen. Actively driven spiral pipeline robot: U.S. Patent 9,316,340[P]. 2016-4-19.
2. Ren Tao. SQUIRMING DIFFERENTIAL MULTI-MODE PIPE ROBOT. LU502961.
3. Ren Tao. CRAWLER-TYPE ULTRASONIC TESTING DEVICE. LU502881
4. Tao Ren, Yujia Li, Yonghua Chen. A kind of pipeline inspection device: ZL 2020 1 0079299.X. 2022-8-4.
5. Yujia Li, Tao Ren. In-situ grading device and method for seabed ore grains: ZL 2020 1 0521978.8. 2022-7-29.
6. Tao Ren, Yin Zhang, Junfu Zhang, Yujia Li. A wheel-crawler composite pipe robot: ZL 2018 1 11978088. 2020-2-24.
7. Tao Ren, Yonghua Chen. A joint device: ZL 2021 1 10501243120. 2021-11-22.
8. Tao Ren, Liangping Chen, Yin Zhang, Yujia Li. A K-shaped pipe robot: ZL 2018 1 09518902. 2020-4-8.
9. Tao Ren, Qingyou Liu, Junfu Zhang. Hydraulic feedback speed control pipeline robot: ZL 2016 1 0151862.3. 2017-8-17.
10. Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, Qing Xu. Circular variable pitch spiral pipe robot: ZL 2015 1 0188108.2. 2016-10-5.
11. Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, Yujia Li, Yonghua Chen. A soft crawler pipe robot: ZL 2013 1 0692722.3. 2015-12-2.
12. Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, Yonghua Chen, Kai Bao. New Drilling Propulsion: ZL 2013 1 0707524.X. 2015-10-28.
13. Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, Yonghua Chen. An active-driven spiral pipeline robot: ZL 2012 1 0481893. 2014-7-16.
14. Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, Yujia Li. Sealing structure of ultra-high pressure needle valve: ZL 2012 1 0123745.8. 2013-8-28.
15. Qingyou Liu, Tao Ren, Qijun Wang, Liangjie Mao. A Marine String Vibration Data Acquisition and Transmission Device: ZL 2014 1 0114147.3. 2016-4-13.
16. Qijun Wang, Tao Ren, Yujia Li,Ping, Ping Zhou. Beam pumping unit based on Stirling engine: ZL 2014 1 0066780.X. 2016-2-3.
17. Rusen Feng, Tao Ren, Jianhui Sun, Yongjun Guo. Experimental instrument for photoinitiation solution polymerization: ZL 2013 1 0088527.X. 2015-6-17.
18. Rusen Feng, Tao Ren, Jianhui Sun, Huabing Li. Method for photoinitiating solution polymerization: ZL 2013 1 0088591.8. 2014-9-24.
19. Guihui Chen, Tao Ren, Jianzhong Xi. 3D MEMS geophone chip and preparation method: ZL 2009 1 0059452.6. 2011-9-28.
20. Tao Ren, Yujia Li, Yunquan Li, Yonghua Chen. A software driver and software device: ZL 2020 1 1377978.1. 2022-11-25.
Community Services
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Associate Editor of the International Journal of Robotics & Automation.
Associate Editor of Intelligence & Robotics.
Journal and Conference Reviewer：
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Soft robotics , Automation in Construction, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE Access, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Proc. IMechE., Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science，Proc. IMechE., Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering，IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
