PUB: A Plasma-Propelled Ultra-Quiet Blimp with Two-DOF Vector Thrusting

Zihan Wang

About

I am a master student at CUHK. Before that I obtained my bachelor's degree in Automation Engineering from Beihang University.

Interests

• Control System
• Motion Planning
• Reinforcement Learning
• Humanoid Robot

Education

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

M.Sc. in Robotics, Sep. 2025 - Dec. 2026

Beihang University

B.Sc. in Automation Engineering, Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2025

Experiences

Mar, 2025 - Jul, 2025

Research Intern @ THBI Lab, THU

Topic: VLN Car
Supervisor: Prof. Jia Liu

Jul, 2023 - Dec, 2023

Research Intern(Remote) @ Advanced Robotics Centre, NUS

Topic: 6-Dof Grasp
Supervisor: Dr. Wenshuo Wang

Research

Plasma-propelled ultra-quiet flying robot

PUB: A Plasma-Propelled Ultra-Quiet Blimp with Two-DOF Vector Thrusting

Yixing Zhang, Zihan Wang, Zhijun Li, Xuanlin Fan, Jiawei Zhang, Shaoping Wang
arXiv:2508.12395

[Paper] [Patent]

Selected Projects / All Projects List

Wheel-legged Robot

★ LQR Controller

[Code] [Demo]

We designed a wheel-legged robot control system utilizing STM32H7 microcontroller with integrated PID and LQR algorithms for precise motion control and attitude stabilization across complex terrain.

Zhi Xing Robot

★ GMapping ＆ Navigation

[Demo]

We designed and developed an autonomous navigation robot system based on ROS, supporting real-time LiDAR obstacle avoidance, SLAM mapping, and path planning.