Liang Zhong

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Liang Zhong is a robotics engineer specializing in autonomous systems for overhead transmission line maintenance and inspection. His research focuses on developing mobile robotic platforms that can operate on live high-voltage conductors, with key contributions in de-icing, inspection, and power management technologies. Zhong’s most cited work, “Extended applications of LineROVer Technology” (2013, 8 citations), presents a mobile robot platform designed for obstacle-free line sections, featuring an improved de-icing tool that has been deployed in several transmission networks. His 2013 paper on a four-armed mobile robot prototype for inspecting overhead bundled conductors (5 citations) introduced a novel design with motorized rubber wheels that run on the lower two conductors of 500kV four-bundle lines, enabling stable traversal and inspection. In 2016, Zhong developed an automatic solar charging system (2 citations) that actively tracks the sun to power transmission line robots, addressing the critical challenge of long-duration autonomous operation. His work directly contributes to safer, more efficient power grid maintenance, reducing the need for manual high-risk interventions on energized lines.