Mengyu Liang

Sichuan University, Tianjin Polytechnic University

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Mengyu Liang is a researcher whose work bridges robotics, smart materials, and infrastructure monitoring. Her key research areas include mobile robotics for power cable inspection, flexible pressure sensors for wearable electronics, and novel sensing methods for cable insulation health. Liang’s major contributions include pioneering a shrimp rover-based mobile robot for monitoring tunnel power cables (2011, 17 citations), which provides real-time aging status data to prevent urban grid failures. She also developed flexible piezoresistive sensors using alkalized MXene (2024, 12 citations), achieving high sensitivity and an ultra-wide pressure range for applications in human-machine interfaces. Additionally, she proposed a fringing electric field (FEF) method for detecting water trees in underground cables (2013, 2 citations), enabling closer, more accurate insulation monitoring. Her work is notable for addressing critical challenges in both energy infrastructure and wearable electronics, with her MXene sensor research representing a significant step forward in flexible sensing technology. Liang’s interdisciplinary approach—combining robotics, materials science, and electrical engineering—highlights her impact on practical, real-world problems, from preventing power outages to advancing next-generation wearable devices.