Publications

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2025

[1]

Machine learning powered inverse design of strain fields of hierarchical architectures

Liuchao Jin, Jianxiang Cheng, Shouyi Yu, Zhigang Liu, Kang Zhang, Sicong Zhou, Xiangnan He, Guoquan Xie, Mahdi Bodaghi, Qi Ge*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Composites Part B: Engineering 299, 112372. (2025)
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[2]

Finite element analysis, machine learning, and digital twins for soft robots: State-of-arts and perspectives

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Wenbo Xue, Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang, Mahdi Bodaghi, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Smart Materials and Structures 34(3), 033002. (2025)
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[3]

Low-melting-point alloy/polyurethane auxetic composite foam for outstanding impact protection with favorable shape memory effect

Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang, Liuchao Jin, Qiang Gao, Xiaoya Zhai, Sicong Zhou, Zhenhong Li, Jifan Li*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Smart Materials and Structures 34(4), 045025. (2025)
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[4]

Origami-based flexible robotic grippers via hard-soft coupled multi-material 3D printing

Wenbo Xue, Liuchao Jin, Bingcong Jian*, Qi Ge*.
Soft Robotics. (2025)
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[5]

INPR-Connector: Interlocking negative Poisson's ratio connectors design for deployable energy absorption structures

Wenpeng Xu, Mengyu Zhang, Hao Xu, Menglin Yu, Liuchao Jin*, Xiaoya Zhai*, Jingchao Jiang.
Composites Part B: Engineering 297, 112243. (2025)
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[6]

Efficient data driven optimization framework for designing B-spline honeycombs with excellent energy absorption

Sicong Zhou, Kang Zhang, Liuchao Jin, Qiang Gao, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Thin-Walled Structures 209, 112941. (2025)
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[7]

Stress-guided lightweight design and optimization for 3D printing sacrificial molds

Wenpeng Xu, Ning Zhang, Hao Xu*, Liuchao Jin*, Jingchao Jiang*.
Materials & Design 255, 114161. (2025)
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[8]

Origami robots: Design, actuation, and 3D printing methods

Wenbo Xue, Bingcong Jian*, Liuchao Jin, Rong Wang, Qi Ge*.
Advanced Materials Technologies. (2025)
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[9]

Advances in intelligent design of metamaterials

Tielin Dai, Liuchao Jin, Chen Shang, Xiaoya Zhai*, Xiao-Ming Fu, Ligang Liu.
Journal of Computer-Aided Design & Computer Graphics 34(1), 1-27. (2025)
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[10]

Modulus tunability in hierarchical architectures: a machine learning-enabled approach

Liuchao Jin, Kang Zhang, Sicong Zhou, Guoquan Xie, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Multifunctional Materials and Structures 2025. (2025)
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2024

[1]

Machine learning driven forward prediction and inverse design for 4D printed hierarchical architecture with arbitrary shapes

Liuchao Jin, Shouyi Yu, Jianxiang Cheng, Haitao Ye, Xiaoya Zhai, Jingchao Jiang, Kang Zhang, Bingcong Jian, Mahdi Bodaghi, Qi Ge*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Applied Materials Today 40, 102373. (2024)
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[2]

Big data, machine learning, and digital twin assisted additive manufacturing: A review

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Wang, Kang Zhang, Dazhong Wu, Aamer Nazir, Jingchao Jiang*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Materials & Design 244, 113086. (2024)
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[3]

Optimizing stimuli-based 4D printed structures: A paradigm shift in programmable material response

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Jingchao Jiang, Kang Zhang, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2024. (2024)
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[4]

Unlocking the potential of low-melting-point alloys integrated extrusion additive manufacturing: Insights into mechanical behavior, energy absorption, and electrical conductivity

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang*.
Progress in Additive Manufacturing 10(4), 2733–2745. (2024)
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[5]

3D printing soft robots integrated with low-melting-point alloys

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing 3(3), 4144. (2024)
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[6]

Spider web-inspired additive manufacturing: Unleashing the potential of lightweight support structures

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
MATEC Web of Conferences. (2024)
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[7]

Achieving rapid actuation in liquid crystal elastomers

Changyue Liu, Liuchao Jin, Wei-Hsin Liao, Zhijian Wang*, Qiguang He*.
National Science Open 4(2), 20240013. (2024)
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[8]

High energy dissipation and self-healing auxetic foam by integrating shear thickening gel

Kang Zhang, Qiang Gao, Jingchao Jiang, Meishan Chan, Xiaoya Zhai, Liuchao Jin, Jiangfan Zhang, Jifan Li*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Composites Science and Technology 249, 110475. (2024)
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2023

[1]

Low-melting-point alloys integrated extrusion additive manufacturing

Jingchao Jiang, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Liuchao Jin, Qitao Lu, Zhichao Shen, Wei-Hsin Liao*
Additive Manufacturing 72, 103633. (2023)
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[2]

On technical issues for underwater charging of robotic fish schools using ocean renewable energy

Liuchao Jin, Weicheng Cui*.
Ships and Offshore Structures 19(9), 1465-1475. (2023)
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[3]

Isogeometric topology optimization of auxetic materials based on moving morphable components method

Xiaoya Zhai, Yundong Gai*, Liuchao Jin, Wei-Hsin Liao*, Falai Chen, Ping Hu
Advanced Topics in Mechanics of Materials, Structures and Construction: AToMech1 31, 172. (2023)
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[4]

Design for reversed additive manufacturing low-melting-point alloys

Jingchao Jiang, Xiaoya Zhai, Liuchao Jin, Kang Zhang, Jun Chen, Qitao Lu, Wei-Hsin Liao*
Journal of Engineering Design, 1-14. 2023
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[5]

A novel strategy to fabricate low-melting-point alloy and its composite parts using extrusion additive manufacturing

Jingchao Jiang, Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Jun Chen, Wei-Hsin Liao*
The 50th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. (2023)
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2022

[1]

The unified tracking controller for a tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle based on the dual quaternion

Liuchao Jin, Yuchen Lou, Lu-An Chen, Qi Lu*.
2022 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems (ICUS). (2022)
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[2]

A survey of additive manufacturing reviews

Xiaoya Zhai, Liuchao Jin, Jingchao Jiang*.
Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing 1(4), 21. (2022)
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