The Bio-Inspired X-Structure/Mechanism Approach for Exploring Nonlinear Benefits in Engineering: Part I: Nonlinear Stiffness & Nonlinear Damping

Prof. Xingjian Jing received his B.S. degree from Zhejiang University, China; M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in Robotics from Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, respectively. He also achieved a Ph.D. degree in nonlinear systems and signal processing from University of Sheffield, UK. He is now Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, and his current research interests are generally related to Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibration, Control and Robots, focusing on theory and methods for employing nonlinear benefits in engineering, including nonlinear frequency domain methods, nonlinear system identification or signal processing, vibration control, robust control, sensor technology, energy harvesting, nonlinear fault diagnosis or information processing, bio-inspired systems and methods, bio-inspired robotics and control, etc. He is the recipient of a series of academic and professional awards including 2016 IEEE SMC Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award, 2017 TechConnect World Innovation Award in US, 2017 EASD Senior Research Prize in Europe, and 2017 the First Prize of HK Construction Industry Council Innovation Award. He has published more than 200 refereed papers and obtained about 30+ patents filed in China and USA. He currently serves as Associate Editors for IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, and Nonlinear Dynamics. He is Specialty Chief Editor on Vibration Systems of Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering and was Technical Editor of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics and Lead Editors of special issues on ’Exploring nonlinear benefits in engineering’ published in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing in 2018/2019 and 2021/2022. He is one of the founding chairs of International Conference on Applied Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibration, & Control (ICANDVC) since 2021, Senior members of IEEE, and honorary/guest professors of Nanjing Forest University, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering (CAS), Beijing University of Science and Technology, Northwest Polytechnic University, etc.