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林教授个人简介 

Personal Website: 

https://myweb.cuhk.edu.cn/tllam

林天麟，IEEE高级会员，担任香港中文大学（深圳）助理教授、机器人与人工智能实验室副主任。他于2006年和2010年获得香港中文大学一等荣誉工程学学士和自动化与计算机辅助工程系博士学位。林教授的研究集中在软机器人、多机器人系统和人机交互领域。他在机器人和自动化系统的开发方面拥有丰富的经验，如远程呈现机器人、无人海面车辆、爬树机器人、四轮独立转向和驾驶车辆、工业6轴机器人臂系统、救援机器人、家庭服务机器人和教学机器人。
他在机器人和自动化系统的开发方面有着丰富的经验，他的研究成果也出现在许多受欢迎的媒体上，包括路透社、探索频道、福布斯、Wired和IEEE Spectrum等。他获得了50多项专利，出版了2部专著，6篇国际期刊论文，近30篇国际顶级期刊论文。其中一篇期刊论文获得了2011年IEEE/ASME T-MECH最佳论文奖。林教授还担任TRO、JFR、ICRA和IROS等机器人和自动化领域的主要国际期刊和会议论文的联合主席和审稿人。

Biography

 Tin Lun Lam, Senior Member of IEEE, serves as Assistant Professor and Executive Deputy Director of Robotics & AI Lab of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He received his B.Eng. Degree with First Class Honors and Ph.D. Degree in Robotics and Automation from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006 and 2010, respectively. Prof. Lam’s research focuses on the areas of soft robotics, multi-robot systems, and human-robot coordination. He has extensive experiencein the development of robotic and automation systems. Numbers of his research outcomes also featured in numerous popular media outlets including Reuters, Discovery Channel, Forbes, Wired, and IEEE Spectrum. Based on his research, he has been granted over 50 patents, published 2 monographs, 6 international journal papers, over 30 international conference papers in top tier international journals and conference proceedings in robotics and automation such as TRO, JFR, T-MECH, ICRA, and IROS. One of the journal papers was received an IEEE/ASME T-MECH Best Paper Award in 2011. 

Selected Publications

Monographs:

• 1. Yangsheng Xu, Jingyu Yan, Huihuan Qian, and Tin Lun Lam, “Hybrid Electric Vehicle Designand Control: Intelligent Omni directional Hybrids”, McGraw-Hill, December 6, 2013.
• 2. Tin Lun Lam, and Yangsheng Xu, “Tree Climbing Robots: Design, Kinematics and Motion Planning”, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, Vol. 78, Springer-Verlag, March 2012.

Journals:

• 1. Ronghuai Qi, Amir Khajepour, William W Melek, Tin Lun Lam, Yangsheng Xu, “Design, Kinematics, and Control of a Multijoint Soft Inflatable Arm for Human-Safe Interaction”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 20 January 2017.
• 2. Wing Kwong Chung, Huihuan Qian, Tin Lun Lam, and Yangsheng Xu, “Novel Design of Gaits on Space Station for Dynamic Disturbance Minimization”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics,October 17, 2013.
• 3. Tin Lun Lam, and Yangsheng Xu, “Motion Planning for Tree Climbing with Inchworm-like Robots”, Journal of Field Robotics, pp. 87-101, vol. 30, no. 1, January 2013. DOI:10.1002/rob.21431.
• 4. Tin Lun Lam, and Yangsheng Xu, “Biologically Inspired Tree-climbing Robot with Continuum Maneuvering Mechanism”, Journal of Field Robotics, pp. 843-860, vol. 29, no. 6,November 2012. DOI: 10.1002/rob.21414.
• 5. Tin Lun Lam, and Yangsheng Xu, “Climbing Strategy for a Flexible Tree Climbing Robot - Treebot”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, pp. 1107-1117, vol. 27, no. 6, 2011.
• 6. Tin Lun Lam, HuihuanQian and Yangsheng Xu, “Omni directional Steering Interface and Control for a Four-Wheel Independent Steering Vehicle”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, pp. 329-338, vol. 15, no. 3, June 2010. [Winner of the 2011 IEEE/ASMETransactions on Mechatronics Best Paper Award]