Yicun Meng

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Yicun Meng is a leading researcher in biomedical micro-robotics, specializing in wireless power transfer and mechanical design for gastrointestinal (GI) capsule robots. His work addresses critical challenges in minimally invasive diagnostics and treatment, focusing on enabling reliable anchoring, navigation, and energy delivery within the GI tract. Meng’s major contributions include the development of a novel wireless power transfer system using two parallel opposed coils, which significantly improves energy efficiency for capsule robots—a paper that has garnered 43 citations. He also pioneered an expanding mechanism for GI microrobots, featuring overlapping arms that achieve a high variable diameter ratio for secure anchoring, detailed in a 2019 study with 20 citations. His optimization of Helmholtz-like three-coil systems further advanced power transfer stability, while his design and testing of a complete GI microrobot demonstrated practical feasibility. With over 100 total citations across his top works, Meng’s innovations are foundational for next-generation capsule endoscopy and targeted drug delivery, offering students and researchers a clear pathway into the intersection of robotics, electromagnetics, and medical device engineering.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A novel wireless power transfer system with two parallel opposed coils for gastrointestinal capsule robot

   43 citations · 2020
2. 2
   A Novel Expanding Mechanism of Gastrointestinal Microrobot: Design, Analysis and Optimization

   20 citations · 2019
3. 3
   Optimization and analysis of Helmholtz-like three-coil wireless power transfer system applied in gastrointestinal robots

   20 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Design and testing of a novel gastrointestinal microrobot

   17 citations · 2020
5. 5
   Design of Multi-Coil Wireless Power Transfer System for Gastrointestinal Capsule Robot

   3 citations · 2021

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