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Hybrid Propulsion Systems for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
Aerospace, 2018 The development of more efficient propulsion systems for aerospace vehicles is essential to achieve key objectives. These objectives are to increase efficiency while reducing the amount of carbon-based emissions.
Mithun Abdul Sathar Eqbal +3 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Flexible piezoresistive pressure sensors underpin wearable and soft electronics. This review links sensing physics, including contact resistance modulation, quantum tunneling and percolation, to unified materials/structure design. We highlight composite and graded architectures, interfacial/porous engineering, and microstructured 3D conductive networks
Feng Luo +2 more
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Design and dynamics modeling of a hybrid drive bionic robotic fish
Biomimetic Intelligence and RoboticsWhile recent advancements in hybrid propulsion systems for bionic robotic fish—combining biomimetic mechanisms with classical vector thrusters—demonstrate enhanced locomotion capabilities and application potential, challenges remain in modeling the ...
Haoyu Huang +4 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Traditional wearable exoskeletons rely on rigid structures, which limit comfort, flexibility, and everyday usability. This work introduces the fundamental technologies to create the first soft, lightweight, intelligent textile‐based exoskeletons (Texoskeletons) built using 1D sensors and actuators.
Amy Lukomiak +19 more
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Mars Ascent Vehicle Hybrid Propulsion Configuration [PDF]
As part of a Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign, two Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) configurations have been designed in parallel. Each ascent vehicle configuration has a different propulsion system which ultimately leads to two unique vehicle designs. As part
Schnell, Andrew, Yaghoubi, Darius
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Novel pole-sitter mission concepts for continuous polar remote sensing [PDF]
, 2012 The pole-sitter concept is a solution to the poor temporal resolution of polar observations from highly inclined, low Earth orbits and the poor high latitude coverage from geostationary orbit.
Ceriotti, Matteo +2 more
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Machine Learning‐Assisted Inverse Design of Soft and Multifunctional Hybrid Liquid Metal Composites
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A machine learning framework is presented for inverse design of synthesizable multifunctional composites containing both liquid metal and solid inclusions. By integrating physics‐based modeling, data‐driven prediction, and Bayesian optimization, the approach enables intelligent design of experiments to identify optimal compositions and realize these ...
Lijun Zhou +5 more
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Hybrid drive for motor vehicles with a preponderantly intermittent method of operation [PDF]
A flywheel hybrid propulsion system is compared with a conventional propulsion system in a test vehicle under intermittent operation. An energy balance is presented for the conventional propulsion system.
Schreck, H.
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This paper presents a digital microfluidics‐based technique for transferring and reconfiguring soft nanomembranes. Laser‐machined nanothin membranes are picked up, transported, and aligned via tailored surface tension and the actuation of water droplets, enabling the development of flexible electronics, the integration of functional materials on 3D ...
Quang Anh Nguyen +15 more
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Electric and hybrid vehicle system R/D [PDF]
The work being done to characterize the level of current propulsion technology through component testing is described. Important interactions between the battery and the propulsion system will be discussed.
Schwartz, H. J.
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