Areas of Focus
- Biomechanics of bones, joints, and muscles
- Mechanobiology
- Intelligent monitoring and assessment of sports injuries and health
Work Experience
- 2016/05 - Present, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Associate Professor
- 2015/04 - 2016/03, German Aerospace Center / German Sport University Cologne, Visiting Scholar
- 2013/10 - 2016/04, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Lecturer
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009/08 - 2013/07: PhD in Biomechanics, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University Cologne
- 2006/09 - 2009/04: Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University
- 2001/09 - 2005/07: Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University
Publications
- Estimation of electrical muscle activity during gait using inertial measurement units with convolution attention neural network and small-scale dataset, Wenqi Liang, H. M. Rehan Afzal, Yongyu Qiao, Ao Fan, Fanjie Wang, Yiwei Hu, Pengfei Yang*, 2024
- Estimation of lower limb joint angles and joint moments during different locomotive activities using the inertial measurement units and a hybrid deep learning model, Fanjie Wang, Wenqi Liang, H. M. Rehan Afzal, Ao Fan, Wenjiong Li, Xiaoqian Dai, Shujuan Liu, Yiwei Hu, Zhili Li*, Pengfei Yang*, 2023
- Deep-learning model for the prediction of lower-limb joint moments using inertial measurement units during different locomotive activities, Wenqi Liang, Fanjie Wang, Ao Fan, Wenrui Zhao, Wei Yao, Pengfei Yang*, 2023
- Extended application of inertial measurement units in biomechanics: from activity recognition to force estimation, Wenqi Liang, Fanjie Wang, Ao Fan, Wenrui Zhao, Wei Yao, Pengfei Yang*, 2023
- 外加膝关节辅助力矩对下肢关键肌群肌力的影响分析, 王凡杰，梁雯琦，赵文瑞，樊澳，侯宏杰，杨鹏飞*, 2023
- Mineralized collagen fibrils: An essential component in determining the mechanical behavior of cortical bone, Luban H. Al-Qudsy, Yi-Wei Hu, Hui-Yun Xu*, Peng-Fei Yang*, 2023
- Aging exacerbates the morphological and mechanical response of mineralized collagen fibrils in murine cortical bone to disuse, Fa Liu, KeHu, Luban H. Al-Qudsy, Lan-Qin Wu, Zhe Wang, Hui-Yun Xu, Hui Yang, Peng-Fei Yang*, 2022
- 应用惯性传感单元测量下肢力线的研究, 王家麟，闫俊兰，杨鹏飞，赵家鑫，刘暾，王思源，王伟*, 2022
- 基于惯性传感单元的步态膝关节载荷预测, 闫俊兰，王烨，侯宏杰，苑曦宸，杨鹏飞*, 2022
- Disuse impairs the mechanical competence of bone by regulating the characterizations of mineralized collagen fibrils in cortical bone, Peng-Fei Yang, Xiao-Tong Nie, Zhe Wang, Luban Hamdy Hameed Al-Qudsy, Li Ren, Hui-Yun Xu, Peng Shang*, 2019
- 强磁场生命科学与健康医疗的机遇和挑战, 杨鹏飞，孙剑飞，张欣，商澎*, 2019
- Deformation regimes of collagen fibrils in cortical bone revealed by in situ morphology and elastic modulus observations under mechanical loading, Peng-Fei Yang, Xiao-Tong Nie, Dong-dong Zhao, Zhe Wang, Li Ren, Hui-Yun Xu, Peng Shang*, 2018
- Moderate tibia axial loading promotes discordant response of bone composition parameters and mechanical properties in a hindlimb unloading rat model, Peng-Fei Yang, Ling-Wei Huang, Xiao-Tong Nie, Yue Yang, Zhe Wang, Li Ren, Hui-Yun Xu, Peng Shang*, 2018
- On the relationship between tibia deformation and regional muscle contractions in humans in vivo, Peng-Fei Yang, Andreas Kriechbaumer, Kirsten Albracht, Maximilian Sanno, Bergita Ganse, Timmo Koy, Peng Shang, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Lars Peter Müller, Joern Rittweger*, 2015
- Biomechanical and biophysical environment of bone from the macroscopic to the pericellular and molecular level, Li Ren, Peng-Fei Yang, Zhe Wang, Jian Zhang, Chong Ding, Peng Shang*, 2015
- Tibia segment deformation is regulated by simulated muscle forces: a cadaveric study with a novel optical segment tracking (OST) approach, Peng-Fei Yang, Karsten Engel, Maximilian Sanno, Jens Dargel, Kilian Wegmann, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Joern Rittweger*, 2014
- In vivo application of an optical segment tracking approach for bone loading regimes recording in humans: a reliability study, Peng-Fei Yang, Maximilian Sanno, Bergita Ganse, Timmo Koy, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Lars Peter Müller, Joern Rittweger*, 2014
- Torsion and antero-posterior bending in the in vivo human tibia loading regimes during walking and running, Peng-Fei Yang, Maximilian Sanno, Bergita Ganse, Timmo Koy, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Lars Peter Müller, Joern Rittweger*, 2014
- A Hypomagnetic Field Aggravates Bone Loss Induced by Hindlimb Unloading in Rat Femurs, Bin Jia, Li Xie, Qi Zheng, Peng-Fei Yang, Wei-Ju Zhang, Chong Ding, Ai-Rong Qian, Peng Shang*, 2014
- Reply to the letter to the editor by Liu and Li, Bergita Ganse*, Peng-Fei Yang, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Lars Peter Müller, Joern Rittweger, Timmo Koy, 2014
- In vivo measurements of human bone deformation using optical segment tracking: surgical approach and validation in a three-point bending test, Bergita Ganse*, Peng-Fei Yang, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Lars Peter Müller, Joern Rittweger, Timmo Koy, 2014
- Evaluation of the performance of a motion capture system for small displacement recording and a discussion for its application potential in bone deformation in vivo Measurements, Peng-Fei Yang, Joern Rittweger*, 2012
- 8th International Workshop for Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions: ISMNI 2012, Peng-Fei Yang, Joern Rittweger*, 2012
- What do we currently know from in vivo bone strain measurements in humans?, Pengfei Yang, Gert-Peter Brüggemann, Joern Rittweger*, 2011
- High Magnetic Gradient Environment Causes Alterations of Cytoskeleton and Cytoskeleton Associated Genes in Human Osteoblasts Cultured in vitro, Airong Qian, Pengfei Yang, Lifang Hu, Wei Zhang, Shengmeng Di, Yuanyuan Weng, Li Xie, Jianping Cao, Xiang Gao, Zhe Wang, Peng Shang*, 2010
- Whole-body vibration effects on bone before and after hind-limb
Awards
- 2020: Outstanding Young Teacher, Northwestern Polytechnical University
- 2018: 'Soaring New Star', Northwestern Polytechnical University
- 2018: Excellent Academic Paper, 12th National Biomechanics Conference
- 2014: Helmholtz Doctoral Prize, Germany
- 2013: Summa Cum Laude for PhD Thesis and Defense, Germany
- 2009: First Prize for Excellent Master's Thesis, Northwestern Polytechnical University
- 2007: Outstanding Student and First-Class Scholarship, Northwestern Polytechnical University
- 2005: 'Outstanding Graduate of Shandong Province'
