Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir +4 more
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CNN Bearing Fault Diagnosis Based on Symmetric Point Pattern Feature Fusion with Multi-Source Resonance Sparse Components. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Liu Y +7 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings +6 more
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Towards a Resilience-Oriented Framework for Fault Diagnosis Under Varying Operating Conditions. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Baddou N, Dadda A, Rzine B.
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review maps the methods to monitor robots’ health by fusing vibration, sound, control signals, vision, force, and oil information with artificial intelligence. It identifies deep learning, transfer learning, digital twins, and physics‐informed models as key methodological pathways enabling earlier diagnosis, safer human–robot collaboration, and ...
Yuting Qiao +6 more
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A Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Weighted Differential Time-Frequency Features and a Dual-Branch Interactive Fusion Network. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Wang B, Lai Y, Li Z, Jiang J, Tan B.
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Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin +3 more
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Early Hidden-Crack Detection in Circular Magnetic Encoder Rings Through FM-AM Signal Decoupling. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Xu H +5 more
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A Low‐Cost, Handheld Optical Stiffness Sensor for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A novel handheld stiffness sensor is presented for real‐time tissue stiffness characterization. By simultaneously sensing contact force and tissue deformation, the device enables accurate stiffness quantification without requiring precise manual control. This approach offers a promising solution for intraoperative tumor detection and minimally invasive
Qianyu Ma +4 more
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Research on Vibration Signal Processing and Fault Diagnosis Algorithms for High-Pressure Quintuplex Pumps. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Liu Z, Zhu Y, Zhang Z, Zhang T.
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