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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of solar-air source heat pump hybrid heating system

Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Abstract In order to construct a versatile, complementary, low-carbon, clean, and efficient heating system, this study explores the potential of a solar-air source heat pump (SAHP) hybrid heating system. A simulation model is established in TRNSYS, and the particle swarm algorithm (PSO) and genetic algorithm (GA) from GENOPT and MATLAB ...
Yuxin Zhang, Xiaoping Tang, Dongmei Ji
openaire   +1 more source

Performance Measurement of R32 Vapor Injection Heat Pump System [PDF]

, 2012
As global warming has raised more critical concerns in recent years, refrigerants with high global warming potentials (GWP) are facing the challenges of being phased out.
Radermacher, Reinhard, Pham, Hung M., Xu, Xing, Hwang, Yunho   +3 more
core  

Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermodynamic Performance Analysis of a Triple-loop Air-source Heat-pump Heat Recovery System

Zhileng xuebao, 2019
To improve the performance of an air-source heat pump system under large temperature difference conditions, this paper proposed a triple-loop air-source heat pump system scheme.
Ma Anna, Ma Guoyuan, Wang Lei, Zhou Feng, Jiang Mingjian, Yan Xianghui   +5 more
doaj  

Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Lin Guo, Kilian Schäfer, Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Xiaotao Wang, Florian Hofmann, Matthias Lutzi, Mark Suppelt, Proloy Taran Das, Jan Schmidtpeter, Imants Dirba, Stephan Rinderknecht, Mario Kupnik, Denys Makarov, Oliver Gutfleisch   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Investigation of a New High Temperature Heat Pump Using Water as Refrigerant for Industrial Heat Recovery [PDF]

, 2012
Currently, improving energy efficiency becomes a main challenge for all industrial energy systems. This challenge involves an improved recovery of wasted heat generated by several industrial processes.
Peureux, Jean-Louis, Rulliere, Romuald, Haberschill, Philippe, Chamoun, Marwan   +3 more
core  

Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou, Eran Beeri Bamani, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Lucas Ferrari Gerez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Operational optimisation of an air-source heat pump system with thermal energy storage for domestic applications

Energy Conversion and Management, 2022
A. Olympios, P. Sapin, James Freeman, Christopher Olkis, C. Markides   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source