Ling Weng
Papers
16
Total Citations
167
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About
Ling Weng is a prolific researcher specializing in magnetostrictive tactile sensing, smart materials, and intelligent robotics, with a particular focus on developing advanced sensor systems that endow robots with human-like perceptual capabilities. Working primarily with iron-gallium (Galfenol/Fe-Ga) alloys and leveraging the inverse magnetostrictive (Villari) effect, Weng has made significant contributions to the design and characterization of high-performance tactile sensor arrays capable of detecting force, stiffness, tilt, and three-dimensional contact information. Among Weng's most impactful contributions is a biomimetic magnetostrictive tactile sensor array (2021, 34 citations) that achieves a static sensitivity of 23.86 mV/N, alongside a high-sensitivity array combining tunnel magnetoresistance technology (2022, 31 citations). These innovations collectively represent a sustained research trajectory — spanning from foundational structural designs in 2017 through flexible electronic skin and bi-perceptive sensors in 2024 — that has accumulated over 150 citations. Notably, Weng's work extends beyond hardware design into practical applications, including object detection, friction recognition, and human-robot interaction, demonstrating a clear commitment to translating sensor innovation into real-world robotic intelligence.
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- 1Biomimetic Tactile Sensor Array Based on Magnetostrictive Materials34 citations · 2021
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- 3Magnetostrictive tactile sensor array for force and stiffness detection26 citations · 2020
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