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From Flybys to Sample Return: A Review of Space Probes and Robotic Sampling Technologies for Small Bodies

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a crucial puzzle piece of deep space exploration, exploring small bodies can provide significant scientific insights and valuable mineral resources. Unlike missions to the Moon and Mars, small‐body missions pose distinct technical challenges, including communication delays, weak gravity, and uncertain environments. This paper reviews a full
Xin Zhang, Hao Zhou, Dalin Zhou, Zhaojie Ju   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Purcell swimmer near a wall. [PDF]

Meccanica
Micalizio E, Morandotti M, Shum H, Zoppello M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Outracing a National Level Model Racing Car Champion: A Hybrid Model‐Based Data‐Driven Approach

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper discusses lap time optimization, focusing on a single lap without considering opponents in autonomous racing. The paper presents a control and optimization architecture composed of a model‐based low level controller and a higher level iterative learning algorithm with the goal of obtaining the fastest qualifying lap in autonomous ...
Mustafa Alp, Matteo Corno, Giulio Panzani, Sergio Matteo Savaresi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing start-up and torque in Darrieus VAWTs through a novel plain gurney flap design. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Eltayeb W, Somlal J, SirElkhatim M, Yedukondalu G, Srinath A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Linear System Identification and Control of a Low‐Cost High‐Performance Omnidirectional Marine Surface Vehicle for Swarming Applications

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marine operations traditionally rely on human intervention, a costly and disruptive method. Autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) offer a powerful alternative, capable of operating autonomously, for extended periods, and with various sensors for various missions.
Ayman El Qemmah, Gianni Cario, Alessandro Casavola, Marco Lupia, Francesco Tedesco   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient Harvesting of Irregular and Low‐Frequency Mechanical Energy via Hybridized Electromagnetic‐Triboelectric Systems

Small, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable electronics necessitates sustainable power sources to replace the limited electrochemical battery. While mechanical energy harvesting offers a promising solution, traditional harvesters face challenges of irregular and low−frequency environmental sources. This review presents the
Yongbin Han, Ju‐Hyuck Lee, Hong‐Joon Yoon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feather aerodynamics suggest importance of lift and flow predictability over drag minimization. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Alenius F, Revstedt J, Johansson LC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Liquid Crystal Polymers as Intrinsically Magnetic and Programmable Soft Materials for Microrobotics

Small, EarlyView.
Liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) are proposed as intrinsically magnetic, programmable, soft materials for microrobotics. Magnetic torque‐driven manipulation of LCP microobjects is achieved and characterized in terms of the step‐out frequency, reaching ∼0.6 Hz in a ∼250 mT magnetic field. The orientation of LCP microobjects in the magnetic field and their
Alexandra Gruzdenko, Ignacio Becerra Osorio, Max de Sain, Albert P. H. J. Schenning, Jaap M. J. den Toonder, Michael G. Debije   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An optically driven microstructure for torque measurement in rotary molecular motors. [PDF]

Microsyst Nanoeng
Donini G, Bianchi S, Pellicciotta N, Frangipane G, Cannarsa MC, Bagal OS, Di Leonardo R.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Structural, Compositional, and Dielectric State Profiling in Label‐Free Single‐Cell Monitoring

Small Methods, EarlyView.
Label‐free single‐cell monitoring leverages distinct physical interactions to access structural, compositional, and dielectric states of cells, enabling non‐perturbative, repeatable, and information‐rich measurements across diverse biological contexts. This review organizes representative platforms by intrinsic state variables and connects measurement ...
Changi Baek, Youngho Song, Seongcheol Park, Sujin Hyung, Sang Eun Yoon, Yong Jae Shin, Soo‐Yeon Cho   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source