Yining (Yuuichi) Tang is an aerospace and space systems engineer, robotics researcher, and project management professional with experience in lunar exploration, autonomous navigation, orbital mechanics, low-Earth-orbit rendezvous, aircraft structures, and engineering education.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Space Major) with First Class Honours from the University of Sydney. His honours project developed an optimal rendezvous algorithm balancing time and energy for Earth-orbit missions. He later commenced a research PhD in Engineering through the University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Robotics. The candidature, focused on risk-informed planetary-rover path optimisation and scientific integration, is currently suspended. He is currently undertaking a Master of Project Management at The Australian National University.
Through the ELO₂ Consortium’s Roo-ver Mission with the Australian Space Agency, Yining (Yuuichi) developed MFA*–VIKOR and deep-reinforcement-learning methods for lunar-rover path planning. Other projects include an Optus LEO asteroid-detection satellite concept, a whale-rescue buoy, and a quadrotor UAV frame. Professional affiliations include Engineers Australia, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. At Xiamen Airlines, he supported aircraft-fatigue investigations; at the University of Sydney, he teaches aeronautical, materials, and space engineering.
His awards include the Dalyell Scholarship, the University of Sydney Dean’s List of Excellence, the Robert William McKenzie Prize in Aircraft Structure and Solid Mechanics, and the ANU Vice-Chancellor Award for International Student.