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An In-Pipe Mobile Robot Using Electro-Conjugate Fluid
Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 2011 An electro-conjugate fluid (ECF) is a kind of functional fluid, which produces a jet flow (ECF jet) when subjected to high DC voltage. It is known that a strong ECF jet is generated under nonuniform electric field, for example, the field with a pair of ...
Akihiro YAMAGUCHI +3 more
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Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2020 This paper introduces a two-degree-of-freedom pipe selection mechanism using contraction and extension unit composed of single tube and a T branch experiment of an in-pipe mobile robot equipped with this mechanism.
Fumio ITO +4 more
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External physical and biochemical stimulation to enhance skeletal muscle bioengineering [PDF]
, 2015 Cell based muscle tissue engineering carries the potential to revert the functional loss of muscle tissue caused by disease and trauma. Although muscle tissue can be bioengineered using various precursor cells, major limitations still remain.; In the ...
Handschin, Christoph +5 more
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Modelling muscle spindle dynamics for a proprioceptive prosthesis [PDF]
, 2013 25.04.13 KB. Ok to add accepted version to Spiral. IEEEMuscle spindles are found throughout our skeletal muscle tissue and continuously provide us with a sense of our limbs position and motion (proprioception).
Ian Williams +3 more
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Preparation and performance analysis of Pt-IPMC for driving bionic tulip
Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2021 Based on the biological characteristics of tulip, the low driving voltage and fast response of ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC), we analyzed the fabrication, morphology and performance of the platinum IPMC (Pt-IPMC) and selected the right IPMC for ...
Aifen Tian +5 more
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New twist on artificial muscles [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016 Lightweight artificial muscle fibers that can match the large tensile stroke of natural muscles have been elusive. In particular, low stroke, limited cycle life, and inefficient energy conversion have combined with high cost and hysteretic performance to restrict practical use. In recent years, a new class of artificial muscles, based on highly twisted
Haines, Carter S +5 more
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FEATURE SELECTION APPLIED TO THE TIME-FREQUENCY REPRESENTATION OF MUSCLE NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (NIRS) SIGNALS: CHARACTERIZATION OF DIABETIC OXYGENATION PATTERNS [PDF]
, 2012 Diabetic patients might present peripheral microcirculation impairment and might benefit from physical training. Thirty-nine diabetic patients underwent the monitoring of the tibialis anterior muscle oxygenation during a series of voluntary ankle flexo ...
Balestra, Gabriella +3 more
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Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2018 The cylindrical rubber is axially reinforced by the fiber and closed by the rigid ends. When the inner pressure is applied to this fiber reinforced rubber cylinder, the diameter expands and the length shrinks.
Tomoaki TSUJI +4 more
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Plant‐Like Tropisms in Artificial Muscles
Advanced Materials, 2023 Helical plants have the ability of tropisms to respond to natural stimuli, and biomimicry of such helical shapes into artificial muscles has been vastly popular. However, the shape‐mimicked actuators only respond to artificially provided stimulus, they are not adaptive to variable natural conditions, thus being unsuitable for real‐life applications ...
Shazed Aziz +5 more
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Function of mTOR complex 1 and 2 in skeletal muscle [PDF]
, 2009 Growth of an organ during development and during adaptation in the adult can be controlled by alterations either in the number or the size of cells. The two mechanisms are fundamentally different and require distinct regulation.
Bentzinger, Conrad Florian
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