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Hybrid Propulsion Technology Program [PDF]

open access: yes
Future launch systems of the United States will require improvements in booster safety, reliability, and cost. In order to increase payload capabilities, performance improvements are also desirable.
Holzman, A. L., Jensen, G. E.
core   +1 more source

A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Status of a five-centimeter-diameter ion thruster technology program [PDF]

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Prototype auxiliary propulsion subsystem with isolated single tank propellant feed system and 5-cm-diameter ion ...
Banks, B. A.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Nonlocomotory Robotic Strategies for Dynamic Rotation Control in Terrestrial Robots: A Review

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Terrestrial robots increasingly require rapid body rotation to maintain stability and agility in complex environments. This review shows nonlocomotory rotational control strategies that operate without ground contact, including reaction wheels, tails, bars, limbs, and thrusters.
Y. Liang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of the starting transients of high performance solid-propellant motors [PDF]

open access: yes
The starting transients of solid propellant engines were investigated to develop design principles for predicting transients in high performance igniter and engine configurations.
Caveny, L. H., Summerfield, M.
core   +1 more source

Dual‐Functional Ingestible Passive Capsules for High‐Throughput Intestinal Sampling with Sealed Containment and Targeted Drug Delivery

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
To address challenges in high‐throughput intestinal sampling with sealed containment and target drug delivery, we developed a dual‐functional ingestible passive capsule with a dual‐triggered control system based on pH‐response and mechanical actuation.
Libing Huang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

An evaluation of composite propulsion for single-stage-to-orbit vehicles designed for horizontal take-off [PDF]

open access: yes
Composite propulsion was analyzed for single-stage-to-orbit vehicles designed for horizontal take-off. Trajectory, geometric, and mass analyses were performed to establish the orbital payload capability of six engines.
Martin, J. A.
core   +1 more source

Magnetic Field Driven Microrobot Based on Hydrogels

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Hydrogel‐based magnetic microrobots synergize remote magnetic control with the biocompatibility of flexible hydrogels, emerging as promising tools for minimally invasive biomedicine. This enables remotely controllable, untethered navigation within complex biological microenvironments.
Juncai Song, Yubing Guo
wiley   +1 more source

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