I’m a Ph.D. candidate in College of Artificial Intelligence, Nankai University, supervised by Prof. Jianda Han and Prof. Xiao Liang.
My research interest includes robotics, aerial manipulators, and motion planning.
Fun Fact: Zhang Zhaopeng is my name in Mandarin, and Cheung Siupaang is my name in Cantonese.
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Education
College of Artificial Intelligence, Nankai University Integrated Master’s and Ph.D. Program in Control Science & Engineering Sep. 2021 – Present |  |
College of Artificial Intelligence, Nankai University Bachelor in Automation, Ranked 2nd/41 Sep. 2017 – Jun. 2021 |  |
Publications
You can also find my articles on Google Scholar.
A Collision-Aware Motion Planning Framework With Goal State Generation for Aerial Manipulation in Constrained Environments
Zhaopeng Zhang, Hai Yu, Wei He, Yongchun Fang, Jianda Han, Xiao Liang
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, early access, 2026
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RINGO: Real-time Locomotion Planning via a Guiding Trajectory for Aerial Manipulators
Zhaopeng Zhang, Shizhen Wu, Chenfeng Guo, Yongchun Fang, Jianda Han, Xiao Liang
arXiv, 2025
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An End-Effector-Oriented Coupled Motion Planning Method for Aerial Manipulators in Constrained Environments
Zhaopeng Zhang, Hai Yu, Yi Chai, Zhichao Yang, Xiao Liang, Yongchun Fang, Jianda Han
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 30(6):6027-6037, 2025
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An Impact Mitigation Strategy in Hammering Tasks for Aerial Manipulator: Analyses and Experiments
Kexin Cai, Zhaopeng Zhang, Hai Yu, Zhichao Yang, Yongchun Fang, Jianda Han, Xiao Liang
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, early access, 2026
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PEMTRS: Perception-Enhanced Memory with Temporal Region Selection for Vision-Based Multirotor Navigation
Chenfeng Guo, Chen Su, Zhaopeng Zhang, Jianda Han, Yongchun Fang, Xiao Liang
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, early access, 2026
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Early-stage Publications
Visual servoing control for aerial manipulator via hierarchical motion decomposition
Zhaopeng Zhang, Wei He, Xiao Liang*, Jianda Han, Yongchun Fang
Control Theory and Applications, in Chinese, 41(5)
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An Anti-Swing Controller for Aerial Transportation System with Flexible Suspending Rope
Zhaopeng Zhang, Xiao Liang*, Zhuang Zhang, Jianda Han
Asian Conference on Artificial Intelligence Technology (ACAIT), 2021
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Misc
Open-source Project
- PX4-based flight controller for Aerial Manipulators: PX4