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A miniaturized polymer-based bimorph actuator with self-sensing capability

AIP Advances, 2021
Soft actuators have recently attracted great attention in the fields of soft robots, artificial muscles, and biomimetic devices. As the size is reduced to sub-centimeter scale, most soft actuators only possess actuation capabilities without integrated ...
Huey Shy Tan, Hsuan-Yu Chen, Ying-Hsuan Chiu, Ru-Yi Youh, Yao-Joe Joseph Yang   +4 more
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A Compact, High‐Performance, and Deformation‐Resilient Trielectrode Electrostatic Soft Pump for Soft Robotics

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Existing soft pumps often require tradeoffs between performance and compatibility with soft robotic systems. The proposed trielectrode electrostatic soft pump addresses these limitations through an innovative driving mechanism. Its design, which includes a trielectrode configuration and the use of compliant materials, improves operational efficiency ...
Yangqiao Lin, Xiaoli Yang, Tao Jin, Jieyu Wang, Sicheng Yi, Yue Wang, Songyi Zhong, Tao Yue, Quan Zhang, Yingzhong Tian, Long Li   +10 more
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HeaTrace: A Parametric Design‐to‐Fabrication Workflow for Thermally Programmable Soft Robots

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A programmable thermal actuation workflow enables soft robots to be designed and fabricated with embedded heaters that drive multiple responses. By combining performance‐driven heater design with multimaterial fabrication, the system supports thermally triggered shape change, stiffness tuning, and thermochromic visual response, as demonstrated through ...
Naresh Kumar Thanigaivel, Thileepan Stalin, Elgar Kanhere, Aby Raj Plamootil Mathai, Konstantin Sakharov, Yong Lin, Hirusha Madhuwantha Loku Hettige, Gumawang Hiramandala, Shlomo Magdassi, Pablo Valdivia Y Alvarado   +9 more
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Autonomous Charging and Battery Swapping for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Review

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This review evaluates major autonomous charging and battery swapping methods for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against a single question: how close each is to sustained unattended operation. Rather than ranking them by charging performance, it identifies the limitation that most restricts each method, and briefly outlines the supporting technologies ...
Zelin Wu, Yuanwen Zhang, Xiangdong Meng, Guangyu Zhang, Huiwen Zhang, Yuquan Leng   +5 more
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Implantable Systems for Cardiovascular Treatment and Monitoring: Comparative Insights From Intracardiovascular and Extracardiovascular Technologies

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A unifying device–cardiovascular interface framework is presented to classify implantable cardiovascular technologies as intracardiovascular blood‐contacting systems or extracardiovascular tissue‐only and blood‐handling architectures. Cross‐class comparison across shared semiquantitative criteria, including blood‐contact burden, biomimicry ...
Bergo Nicolò, Semproni Federica, Maselli Martina, Colli Andrea, Cianchetti Matteo, Ciuti Gastone, Stefanini Cesare, Menciassi Arianna   +7 more
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Physical Reservoir Computing Using Microelectromechanical Systems

Advanced Physics Research, EarlyView.
Physical reservoir computing (PRC) transforms micro‐electro‐mechanical (MEMS) sensors into intelligent computing nodes by utilizing their intrinsic nonlinear dynamics and short‐term memory effects. This review surveys recent progress in MEMS‐based reservoir computing, covering its theoretical foundations, device architectures, and applications in ...
Mariam Gada, Nizar Jaber, Nazek El‐Atab   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrothermal Actuator on Graphene Bilayer Film

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2017
AbstractElectrodriven bilayer actuator is designed and fabricated by spin‐coating a reduced graphene oxide solution onto a polymer substrate. The bonded interface properties, electrical and thermal conductivities are characterized through scanning electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction.
Wei Sang, Liming Zhao, Rong Tang, Yeping Wu, Chunhua Zhu, Jian Liu   +5 more
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Magneto‐responsive fibers and fabrics for soft systems

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract The combination of functional materials in fiber form has led to a surge in the integration of functional fibers and fabrics into soft systems that span sensing, communication, and actuation domains. A key subset is magnetic fibers and fabrics.
Hanlin Zhu, Jingxian Cui, Qingchao Fan, Zefeng Zhang, Chao Jiang, Hwa‐Yaw Tam, Yan Zhao, Zhe Wang, Zhixun Wang   +8 more
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Polymer constraint effect for electrothermal bimorph microactuators [PDF]

, 2007
The authors report on the analysis of the polymer constraint effect and its use for a micromachined electrothermal bimorph actuator. The actuated displacement is enhanced due to the polymer constraint effect. Both the thermal expansion and apparent Young’
Chu Duc, T. (author), Lau, G.K. (author), G. K. Lau, T. Chu Duc, Sarro, P.M. (author), P. M. Sarro, Sarro P.M., Chu Duc T., Lau G.K.   +8 more
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Through-silicon via–enabled high-fill-factor analog micromirror arrays based on electrothermal actuation

Chip
Large-scale analog micromirror arrays (AMAs) with high fill factor are critical for high-efficiency fast beam steering. Electrothermally actuated micromirrors can provide large-range analog angular scanning, but electrothermal AMAs have limited array ...
Xinyu Ding, Wenlong Jiao, Qiangxian Qi, Xiaodan Mao, Meirong Li, Zhen Wang, Hanmin Peng, Xiaoyi Wang, Yue Tang, Huikai Xie   +9 more
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