Manifold Dynamics Research - Fluid Dynamics for Robotics

About Us

We come from FLARE Lab and MAgIC Lab at ShanghaiTech University. We are enthousiastic about the future of fluid interactions with robotics.

A selection of our work in fluid simulation and robotic applications.

We work at the intersection of fluid dynamics, control, and robotics. Below is a selection of recent publications and ongoing collaborations.

Publications

A Highly-Efficient Hybrid Simulation System for Flight Controller Design and Evaluation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Jiwei Wang, Wenbin Song, Yicheng Fan, Yang Wang, and Xiaopei Liu. 2025. ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)
Dynamic Modeling of Robotic Fish considering Background Flow using Koopman Operators
Xiaozhu Lin, Song Liu, Chengyuan Liu, and Yang Wang. 2024. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
A Hybrid Near-wall Model for Kinetic Simulation of Turbulent Boundary Layer Flows
Mengyun Liu, Kai Bai, and Xiaopei Liu. 2025. ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)
A Parametric Kinetic Solver for Simulating Boundary-Dominated Turbulent Flow Phenomena
Mengyun Liu and Xiaopei Liu. 2023. ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)

We offer a suite of platforms for fluid simulation and robotics. Below is a selection of our platforms.

Flare Live is a real-time fluid simulation platform for modern robotic control.

Brizo is a standard robotic fish platform for fluid simulation and robotics.

For collaborations, inquiries, or student opportunities, please contact us via email.

Email: contact@manifold-dynamics.com