Associate Professor

2007.9-2012.6, Institute of Manufacturing Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. of CHINA, Ph.D.

2001.9-2005.7, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R. of CHINA, B.Tech.

2018.12- Present, Associated Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

2015.11-2016.12, Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers (supported by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)

2014.10-2018.12, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

2012.6-2014.10, Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsinghua University

Theory and design on the issues of mechanisms

Parallel kinematics machines

Parallel robots

Advanced manufacturing equipments

[1]. Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers (supported by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation), 2015.11~2016.12

[2]. “Best Paper Award” of the 7th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Application (ICIRA2014), 2014

[3]. Excellent Award of the 3rd Hiwin Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2013

[1] Shen Xu, Xie Fugui*, Liu Xin-Jun, Xie Zenghui. A smooth and undistorted toolpath interpolation method for 5-DoF parallel kinematic machines. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2019, 57:347-356.

[2] Bi Weiyao, Xie Fugui*, Liu Xin-Jun*, Luo Xuan. Optimal design of a novel 4-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanism with flexible orientation capability. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2019, 233(2):632-642.

[3] Li Jie, Xie Fugui*, Liu Xin-Jun, Mei Bin, Li Hongji. A spatial vector projection based error sensitivity analysis method for industrial robots. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2018, 32(6):2839-2850.

[4] Xin-Jun Liu, Gang Han, Fugui Xie*, Qizhi Meng. A novel acceleration capacity index based on motion/force transmissibility for high-speed parallel robots. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2018, 126:155-170.

[5] Xin-Jun Liu, Gang Han, Fugui Xie*, Qizhi Meng, Sai Zhang. A Novel Parameter Optimization Method for the Driving System of High-Speed Parallel Robots. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME, 2018, 10(4):041010.

[6] Gang Han, Fugui Xie*, Xin-Jun Liu*. Evaluation of the power consumption of a high-speed parallel robot. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 2018, 13(2):167-178.

[7] Qizhi Meng, Fugui Xie*, Xin-Jun Liu*. Conceptual Design and Kinematic Analysis of a Novel Parallel Robot for High-Speed Pick-and-Place Operations. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 2018, 13(2):211-224.

[8] Fugui Xie, Xin-Jun Liu*, Jinsong Wang, Markus Wabner. Kinematic optimization of a five Degrees-of-Freedom spatial parallel mechanism with large orientational workspace. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME, 2017, 9(5): 051005.

[9] Jie Li, Fugui Xie*, Xin-Jun Liu*, Zeyuan Dong, Zhiyong Song, Weidong Li. A geometric error identification method for the swiveling axes of five-axis machine tools by static R-test. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 89(9), 3393-3405, 2017.

[10] Fugui Xie*, Xin-Jun Liu *, Xuan Luo, Markus Wabner. Mobility, Singularity and Kinematics Analysis of a Novel Spatial Parallel Mechanism. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME, 2016, 8:061022.

[11] Fugui XIE*, Xin-Jun LIU*. Analysis of the kinematic characteristics of a high-speed parallel robot with Schönflies motion: Mobility, kinematics, and singularity [J]. Front. Mech. Eng., 2016, 11(2): 135-143.

[12] Xie F G, Liu X J*, Wang J S. Conceptual design and optimization of a 3-DoF parallel mechanism for a turbine blade grinding machine. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2016, 230(3): 406-413.

[13] Jie Li, Fugui Xie*, Xin-Jun Liu*. Geometric error modeling and sensitivity analysis of a five-axis machine tool, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 82(9), 2037-2051, 2016.

[14] Li Jie, Xie Fugui*, Liu Xin-Jun*, Li Weidong, Zhu Shaowei. Geometric error identification and compensation of linear axes based on a novel 13-line method. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 87(5), 2269-2283, 2016.

[15] Xie Fugui*, Liu Xin-Jun. Design and development of a High-Speed and High-Rotation robot with four identical arms and a single platform. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME, 2015, 7(4):041015.

[16] Xie Fugui*, Liu Xin-Jun, Wu Chao and Zhang Pan. A novel spray painting robotic device for the coating process in automotive industry. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2015, 229(11):2081-2093.

[17] Fugui Xie*, Xin-Jun Liu and Chao Wang, Design of a novel 3-DoF parallel kinematic mechanism: type synthesis and kinematic optimization, Robotica, 2015, 33(3):622-637.

[18] Chen Xiang, Liu Xin-Jun*, Xie Fugui*. Screw theory based singularity analysis of Lower-Mobility parallel robots considering the Motion/Force transmissibility and constrainability. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2015: 487956.

[19] Fugui Xie*, Xin-Jun Liu and Yanhua Zhou, Optimization of a Redundantly Actuated Parallel Kinematic Mechanism for a 5-DoF Hybrid Machine Tool, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B：Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2014, 228(12): 1630-1641.

[20] Fugui Xie*, Xin-Jun Liu and Yanhua Zhou, Development and Experimental Study of a Redundant Hybrid Machine with Five-Face Milling Capability in One Setup, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, 2014, 15(1):13-21.

[21] Xie Fugui*, Liu Xin-Jun, You Zheng, Wang Jinsong. Type synthesis of 2T1R-type parallel kinematic mechanisms and the application in manufacturing. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2014, 30(1):1-10.

[22] Chen Y. Z., Xie F. G.*, Liu X. J., Zhou Y. H. Error modeling and sensitivity analysis of a parallel robot with SCARA (selective compliance assembly robot arm) motions. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2014, 27(4):693-702.

[23] Xie Fugui*, Liu Xin-Jun, Li Tiemin. Type synthesis and typical application of 1T2R-type parallel robotic mechanisms. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2013, Vol. 2013, Article ID 206181, 12 pages.

[24] Fugui Xie*, Xin-Jun Liu and Tiemin Li, A Comparison Study on the Orientation Capability and Parasitic Motions of Two Novel Articulated Tool Heads with Parallel Kinematics, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2013, Vol. 2013, Article ID 249103, 11 pages.

[25] XIE Fugui*, LI Tiemin and LIU Xinjun, Type Synthesis of 4-DoF Parallel Kinematic Mechanisms Based on Grassmann Line Geometry and Atlas Method, Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2013, 26(6):1073-1081.

[26] Zhou Y. H.*, Xie F. G., Liu X. J. Optimal design of a main driving mechanism for servo punch press based on performance atlases. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2013, 26(5):909-917.

[27] Fugui Xie, Xin-Jun Liu*, Jinsong Wang, A 3-DOF parallel manufacturing module and its kinematic optimization, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2012, 28(3):334-343.

[28] Xie Fugui, Liu Xin-Jun*, Wang Jinsong. Performance evaluation of redundant parallel manipulators assimilating motion/force transmissibility. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2011, 8(5):113-124.

[29] Fugui Xie, Xin-Jun Liu*, Hui Zhang and Jinsong Wang, Design and experimental study of the SPKM165, a five-axis serial-parallel kinematic milling machine, Science China Technological Sciences, 54(5), pp: 1193-1205, 2011.

[30] Li-Ping Wang, Fu-Gui Xie, Xin-Jun Liu* and Jin-Song Wang, Kinematic calibration of the 3-DOF parallel module of a 5-axis hybrid milling machine, Robotica, 29(4), pp: 535-546, 2011.

[31] Fugui Xie, Xin-Jun Liu*, Li-Ping Wang, and Jinsong Wang, "Optimal Design and Development of a Decoupled A/B-Axis Tool Head with Parallel Kinematics," Advances in Mechanical Engineering, vol. 2010, Article ID 474602, 14 pages, 2010.