Zhengyu
Peng, Ph.D.
- Sr. Radar Systems Engineer at Aptiv building next-gen imaging radar
- Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. Radar Systems
- Former Associate Editor, IEEE Trans. Instrumentation & Measurement
- Author, Builder & Father of two
About Me
Dr. Zhengyu Peng is a radar systems engineer with deep expertise in automotive radar, signal processing, and antenna arrays. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University in 2018, following graduate work at Zhejiang University in China.
At Aptiv, he leads work on next-generation high-resolution imaging radar and automotive interference mitigation. He currently serves as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems and previously held the same role for IEEE TIM. He sits on the SPIE Defense+Commercial Sensing Radar Sensor Technology Committee.
Beyond engineering, Zhengyu is an avid maker — 3D printing robots, building hexapods, and releasing open-source tools for the radar and RF engineering community.
My Journey
Featured Works
Hexapod Link
A hexapod simulator with forward and inverse kinematics that also drives the real robot over WiFi, in the browser or as a desktop app.
Hexapod
A 3D-printed hexapod robot powered by ESP32 and Arduino with WiFi-enabled remote control and OTA firmware updates.
Arcade Remote
A retro arcade controller for robots: microswitch joystick, five arcade buttons, and an ESP32-C6 driving the hexapods over WiFi.
SensorView
A sensor data visualization and analysis tool built for radar and RF engineers. Powerful yet approachable.
Smarty
A smart mini robot exploring autonomous navigation and embedded system design.
BeamScope
A desktop tool for designing antenna arrays: tune elements, windows, and steering, and see the beam pattern update in 2D and 3D.
Tx-Line Calculator
Android app calculating transmission line parameters: microstrip, stripline, coplanar waveguide, coaxial, and more.
CommProbe
A multi-protocol communication testing tool built with Python and PySide6. It supports TCP, UDP, Bluetooth, CAN, and GPIB.
Research Projects
Radar systems, antenna arrays, and RF hardware from my studies at Zhejiang University and Texas Tech — spanning beamforming, MIMO, bio-radar, and satellite antennas.