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

Advanced 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, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
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Influence of a power supply model on simulated Hall thruster discharge voltage oscillations

AIP Advances, 2019
Hall thrusters are spacecraft propulsion devices that generate and accelerate plasma to provide thrust. Despite the use of constant voltage supplies to power these devices, complex finite-rate and convective effects lead to significant discharge current ...
Lubos Brieda, Justin Koo, Michelle Scharfe   +2 more
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Force probes for development and testing of different electric propulsion systems

EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation, 2022
Diagnostics with force probes in plumes of electric propulsion systems for spacecraft (thrusters) are presented. This contribution focuses on showing example measurements with force probes for the most common gridless ion thruster types.
Alexander Spethmann, Thomas Trottenberg, Holger Kersten, Franz Georg Hey, Lou Grimaud, Stéphane Mazouffre, Daniel Bock, Martin Tajmar   +7 more
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Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Lin Guo, Kilian Schäfer, Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Xiaotao Wang, Florian Hofmann, Matthias Lutzi, Mark Suppelt, Proloy Taran Das, Jan Schmidtpeter, Imants Dirba, Stephan Rinderknecht, Mario Kupnik, Denys Makarov, Oliver Gutfleisch   +14 more
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MicroRoboScope: A Portable and Integrated Mechatronic Platform for Magnetic and Acoustic Microrobotic Experimentation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents the MicroRoboScope, a highly integrated, compact, and portable microrobotic experimentation platform combining electromagnetic and acoustic actuation with real‐time visual feedback into a single, end‐to‐end device. The system enables closed‐loop control and tracking algorithm experimentation within an accessible and unified hardware ...
Max Sokolich, Yanda Yang, Subrahmanyam Cherukumilli, Fatma Ceren Kirmizitas, Sambeeta Das   +4 more
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Numerical Modeling of Erosion in Hall Effect Thrusters

Particles
The erosion of the accelerating chamber walls is one of the main factors limiting the operational life of Hall effect thrusters (HETs), and it is mainly related to the sputtering of ceramic walls due to the impacting energetic ion particles.
Matteo Passet, Mario Panelli, Francesco Battista   +2 more
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3D‐Printed Magnetoelectronics for Interactive Appliances and Self‐Aware 4D‐Printed Mechatronics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
3D‐printed magnetoelectronics integrate high‐performance magnetic field sensing directly into complex structural components. Flexible spring and cross‐shaped sensors exhibit giant magnetoimpedance and 3D Hall sensing for vector field reconstruction. Applications include smart‐home switches, robotic joysticks, volumetric magnetometers, and self‐aware 4D‐
Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Anna Martin Vilardell, Fabian Ganss, Christoph Leyens, Lukas Stepien, Denys Makarov   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Helicity-Aware Design of Hall-Type MHD Thrusters

Applied Sciences
We study thrust production in a single-fluid magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) thruster with Hall-type coaxial geometry and show how velocity–field alignment and magnetic topology set the operating regime.
Mario J. Pinheiro
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Experimental Investigation of the Electrical Wiring Configuration of the HK40 Hall Thruster Operation

Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2023
Vacuum chambers providing a low pressure environment similar to the vacuum environment in low earth orbit have been used for the testing of plasma thrusters.
Ugur Kokal, Nazli Turana, Murat Celik
doaj  

Large Language Model‐Informed Dual‐Track AI Framework for the Synergistic Design of Crack‐Free and High‐Strength Superalloys

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This paper illustrates a knowledge‐augmented dual‐track AI framework for advanced superalloy design. First, Large Language Models translate metallurgical heuristics into explicit rules to rapidly prune a vast compositional search space. Subsequently, LLM‐distilled priors safely guide a reinforcement learning agent during autonomous process optimization,
Jian Yao, Junkang Wu, Jie Su, Fuzhu Wang, Zi Wang, Li Wang, Liming Tan, Lan Huang, Feng Liu, Yong Liu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source