CONTACT INFORMATION:
- Office Location: Room 326, 534 Research Dr
- Email Address: mingyuan.liu@duke.edu
EDUCATION:
Aug. 2023 - Present, Duke University, NC, USA
Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Tony Jun Huang
Aug. 2021 - 2023, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Master of Engineering in Electronic and Information Engineering
Sept. 2016 - Jun. 2020, University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research and Development of Key Technologies for Large-capacity Archival Blu-ray Disc Laser Read-write Head 01/2022-Present
Shenzhen Key Research & Development Program Advisor: Jianshe Ma, Associate Researcher
Designed the precision multi-dimensional actuator for blue-light optical head and developed the precision assembly and evaluation technology for blue-light laser head
Research on Super-resolution Nano-optical Information Storage Technology 08/2021-Present
The National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2021YFB2802004) Advisor: Min Gu, Professor
Develop and debug the nano-scale high-speedparallel read-write technology for super-resolution optical storage based on artificial intelligence, neural network and deep learning
Evaluated the readout signal and calculated the bit error rate to guide the design of the whole system
Design of Plexiglass Fluorescent Disc Drives 08/2021-Present
Advisor: Jianshe Ma, Associate Researcher
Conducted the fluorescence storage optical system design and actuator design
Set up a preliminary optical debugging platform and observed the influence of the shape of the fluorescent recording symbol on the readout signal
Design of the Multi-layer High-density Optical Disc Read-write System 10/2020-Present
Advisor: Jianshe Ma, Associate Researcher
Took charge of the optical path system design and microactuator design of the dual-beam optical storage system
Tested and evaluated the signal quality of different layers through optical debugging and signal processing to keep the bit error rate of the readout signal below 10-4
Design of an Ultraviolet (UV) Communication System Suitable for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 12/2019-07/2020
Advisor: Ping Chen, Professor, Undergraduate Graduation Project
Made a comparative analysis of UV communication and radio communication and established a channel model of UV communication link of unmanned aerial vehicles based on multi-order scattering model
Designed an UV communication system based on FPGA to verify the accuracy of multi-order scattering model prediction based on Monte Carlo method
Survey, Transport and Rescue Foot Robots in Extreme Environments 09/2018-05/2020
National College Student Research Training Program
Designed the direct-drive quadruped, simulated it with ADMAS and ANSYS in conjunction with MATLAB and optimized the structural parameters
Designed and produced three generations of prototypes, breaking the upper limit of the 1.5M/S speed of the direct-drive quadruped of the University of Pennsylvania
Design of Automatic Tracking, Identification and Cargo Handling Robots in Logistics Parks 09/2017-06/2018
National College Student Research Training Program
Shouldered the overall design and debugging of the robot
Developed omnidirectional wheels and straight-wheel chassis
Developed high-precision mechanical claws driven by air pressure to identify and grasp objects in concert with the radar
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:
(* corresponding author)
1. Mingyuan Liu, Jianshe Ma, Ping Su, Xianwen Yang and Bowen Hou. “Design and evaluation of a dual-beam read/write configuration for optical storage.” Journal of Applied Physics (2022): n. pag.
2. Mingyuan Liu, Ping Su, Jianshe Ma, Mali Gong, Rende Wang, “Design and Experimental Investigation of Three Degrees of Freedom Nanoscale Microsuspension Actuators”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, ISSN: 0278-0046, 2022, 1-1.
3. Mingyuan Liu, Ping Chen, Jianshe Ma, “Structural Optimization Design and Research of Direct-drive Quadruped Robots”, China Mechanical Engineering, ISSN: 1004-132X, 2021, 32(18):2246-2253.
4. Mingyuan Liu, Ping Su, and Jianshe Ma, “Design of a Four-sided Magnetic Circuit for an Optical Pickup Actuator for Multilayer High-density Optical Disks”, Applied Physics Letters, ISSN: 0003-6951, 2021, 118(24):244105.
5. Mingyuan Liu, Ping Su, Qian Sun and Jianshe Ma. “Design evaluation and dynamic modeling of double objective-lenses microsuspension actuators.” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical (2023): n. pag.
6. Xingle Xue, Mingyuan Liu, Ping Su, Jianshe Ma and Xingguang Li. “Channel Modeling and Analysis of UAV UV NLOS Communication Scenarios.” The 21st Internatlonal Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN 2023). (Accept)
AWARDS AND HONORS:
National Scholarship for Master's Students，2022
First-class Scholarship for Comprehensive Performance, Tsinghua University 12/2021
Academic Newcomer, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University 04/2021
Second Prize in the 18th China Univesity Robot Competition (Designed the fastest four sets of robots in the competition) 06/2019
Second Prize in the 20th “Cradle Cup” Academic Science and Technology Works Competition of USTB 05/2019
Second Prize in the National College Students Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Social Practice and Science and Technology Competition of USTB 03/2019
Individual Second Prize and Group Second Prize in the mechanical undergraduate group 3D competition of the 4th Beijing University Student Engineering Design Expression Competition 12/2018
First Prize in the 11th “Higher Education Cup” National College Students Advanced Mapping Technology and Product Information Modeling Innovation Competition 07/2018
First Prize in the 17th China Univesity Robot Competition (Developed a parabolic robot, which could achieve accurate parabolic projectiles 10 meters away and 5 meters high) 06/2018
Second Prize in the campus tryout of the 11th National College Students Advanced Mapping Competition 12/2017
Excellent Student Leader, USTB 11/2017
Second Prize in the 2017 USTB College Students Engineering Training Comprehensive Ability Competition 10/2017
First Prize in the 2017 USTB Robocon Competition 05/2017
PATENTS:
1 Mingyuan Liu, Jianshe Ma, Xianwen Yang, Ping Su, Cong Lin, Fuquan Liu, Kun Peng, Xinke Lv, “Target Monitoring Recognition and Tracking Camera Devices”, Chinese patent No. 202122006510.8, issued on August 24, 2021. (Utility Model Patent)
2 Mingyuan Liu, Kangneng Zhou,Liziyi Hao, Kai Ma, “Coaxial Five-bar Mechanism Quadruped Robots”,Chinese patent No. 201910381402.3, issued on May 8, 2019.(Invention Patent)
3 Mingyuan Liu, Jianshe Ma, Xianwen Yang, Ping Su, Cong Lin, Fuquan Liu, Kun Peng, Xinke Lv, “Image Acquisition and Processing Devices and Methods”, Chinese patent No.202110976073.4, issued on August 24, 2021.(Invention Patent)
4 Mingyuan Liu, Jianshe Ma, Xianwen Yang, Ping Su, Cong Lin, Fuquan Liu, Kun Peng, Xinke Lv, “Image Acquisition and Processing Devices”, Chinese patent No.202122009641.1, issued on August 24, 2021.(Utility Model Patent)
5 Mingyuan Liu, Tian Xing, Jianshe Ma, Bowen Hou, Yuhao Zou, “Optical Head Torquer, Optical Head, Optical Reading and Writing System and Data Reading and Writing Method”, Chinese patent No.202110988844.1, issued on August 26, 2021. (Invention Patent)
6 Gongling Yang, Mingyuan Liu, Qiming Liang, Yuhe Liang, Huajian Xu, Yuncai Hu, “An Eight-degree-of-freedom Disc-type Brushless Motor-driven Quadruped Robot”, Chinese patent No.202010745367.1, issued on July 29, 2020. (Invention Patent)
7 Gongling Yang, Mingyuan Liu, Qiming Liang, Yuhe Liang, Huajian Xu, Yuncai Hu, “An Eight-degree-of-freedom Disc-type Brushless Motor-driven Quadruped Robot”, Chinese patent No.202021535425.X, issued on July 29, 2020.(Utility Model Patent)
8 Yuhao Zou, Jianshe Ma, Jun Xu, Tian Xing, Mingyuan Liu, “Multi-Layer Optical Storage Read-write Optical Path and Servo Scheme”, Chinese patent No.202110653929.4, issued on April 6, 2021. (Invention Patent)