Ruijia Zhang

Ruijia Zhang

Major in Electronic and Computer Engineering
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(HKUST)

👩‍🎓 About Me

I am currently focusing on mechanical intelligence in robot manipulation, as I pursue my Ph.D. degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, supervised by Prof. Yajing Shen.

⚙️ Projects

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A tendon-driven soft hand for dexterous manipulation

Date: 08/2023-07/2024

Role: Student Researcher, supervised by Prof. Miao Li(李淼), WHU

Ruijia Zhang, Zhenyu Nie, Fuqiang Zhao.

Description:

  • We developed an anthropomorphic hand with flexible microstructure fingers capable of achieving controllable stiffness deformation, enabling effective and adaptive object grasping.
  • The synergy patterns were incorporated into our mechatronic hand system to replicate coordinated and ordered human hand motions observed during the grasp approach phase.
  • We propose a learning-based approach utilizing the finite element method (FEM) to model real-time inverse kinematics(IK) computation on highly nonlinear soft hand.
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Modulating Electronic Properties of β-Ga2O3 by Strain Engineering

Date: 06/2022-07/2023

Role: Student Researcher, supervised by Prof. Wei Shen, WHU

Ruijia Zhang, Min Li, Gai Wu, Lijie Li, Kang Liang, Wei Shen.

Description

  • I investigated the effect of strain on the bandgap and effective mass tunability of β-Ga2O3 using the GGA+U method based on density functional theory.
  • The indirect-direct bandgap transition and electron mobility anisotropy in β-Ga2O3 under strain were discovered, suggesting potential applications of strain engineering in modulating its electronic properties.
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Bionic Robot Fish

Date: 09/2021-06/2022

Role: Team Leader, supervised by Prof. Deng Li and Prof. Min Li, WHU

Ruijia Zhang, Wenke Zhou, Zibin Nian, Ning Luo, Xiaoya He.

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Description

  • I designed a double-joint fish robot driven by a coupling propulsion mechanism, with functions including straightening, turning, sinking and floating, and autonomous underwater cruising.
  • Underwater experiments and CFD simulation were established to study the relationship between swimming speed and mechanism design/driving parameters.
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Heat-Powered Vehicle

Date: 09/2020-09/2021

Role: Team Leader, supervised by Prof. Xiaosun Wang and Prof. Min Li, WHU

Ruijia Zhang, Wenke Zhou, Zibin Nian

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Description

  • I designed and produced an integrated thermodynamic vehicle powered by the Stirling engine and completed the closed-loop obstacle avoidance trajectory with a purely mechanical structure. Through fine-tuning mechanisms and CNC machining, the trajectory accuracy is improved by 50%.
  • Our team shattered the university record by winning the National Gold Award (1.43%).
  • I served as a teaching assistant in a boot camp based on this project, training students in basic engineering skills.
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Smart Wardrobe ——Klotski

Date: 10/2021-11/2022

Role: Team Leader, supervised by Prof. Min Li, WHU

Ruijia Zhang, Zhihang Wei, Jingrun Cai, Haoming Chen, Xinyitian

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Description

  • I improved a two-way loop procedure of the smart wardrobe based on PLC program control.
  • I optimized the intermittent transmission mechanism based on Adams dynamical simulation and SolidWorks Topology to eliminate the flexible impact and achieve the lightweight design of the groove wheels.

đź“ť Publications and Presentations

đź“ť Patents

🎖 Honors and Awards

  • 2024.04 Hong Kong PHD Fellowship Scheme 2024/25, Hong Kong
  • 2023.10 The First Prize, Liudaoyu Creative Learning Award, WHU
  • 2023.10 Professional A-level Scholarship, WHU
  • 2023.10 Outstanding Volunteer, 7th International Conference of Bionic Engineering.
  • 2023.04 The First Prize, 1st Inno Innovation Achievement Award, WHU (5th in the whole school)
  • 2022.10 National Scholarship (Undergraduate) (Top 1%)
  • 2022.10 Professional A-level Scholarship, WHU
  • 2022.09 The First Prize, 16th China Intelligent Manufacturing Challenge
  • 2022.07 National Second Prize, 5th National College Intelligent Robot Creative Competition
  • 2022.05 The First Prize (team leader), 10th National College Mechanical Innovation Design Competition
  • 2022.04 “Top 10 students” (10/1200), School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, WHU
  • 2022.04 “Advanced Individual in Scientific and Technological Innovation”, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, WHU
  • 2021.11 National Gold Award (team leader, award rate 1.43%), 7th Chinese Engineering and Innovation Competition
  • 2021.10 National Scholarship (Undergraduate) (Top 1%)
  • 2021.10 Professional A-level Scholarship, WHU
  • 2019.09 The Second Prize, the 36th Chinese Physics Olympiad

đź“– Educations

  • 2024.09 - present, Ph.D. candidate, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
  • 2020.09 - 2024.06, Undergraduate, Wuhan University, Hubei
  • 2017.09 - 2020.06, Mianyang Middle School, Sichuan

👩‍🏫 Teaching Assistant

  • 2024-25 SPRING, ELEC3200, HKUST——System Modeling, Analysis and Control.
  • 2022.06 - 2022.07, Industrial Training Course, WHU——Prepared instruction materials and taught CNC milling skills to undergraduates.
  • 2021.09 - 2022.02, Mechanical Vehicle Training Camp, WHU——Trained students in engineering skills, focusing on mechanical vehicle design, manufacturing, and tuning.