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Contact Force Estimation of Continuum Robots without Embedded Sensors: A Review

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This review surveys methods for estimating contact forces in continuum robots without embedded sensors. It explains why contact force matters, classifies force patterns, and groups existing methods into three approaches based on actuation, deformation, and environment information.
An Hu, Yu Sun
wiley   +1 more source

Current‐Limiting Control Strategies in Variable Capacitance Electrostatic Energy Harvesters

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work introduces control strategies for electrostatic energy harvesters that balance energy yield with current limitations. Two approaches are explored: traditional peak‐triggered controls, and newly developed quadrature controls, which use smooth voltage profiles.
Alireza Jalaliankhakshour, Gianluca Rizzello, Antonello Cherubini, Marco Fontana, Giacomo Moretti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

REWW‐ARM—Remote Wire‐Driven Mobile Robot: Design, Control, and Experimental Validation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
The Remote Wire‐Driven robot “REWW‐ARM” demonstrates a new concept of remote actuation that separates electronics from harsh environments while retaining closed‐loop control. Combining tendon‐sheath mechanisms with decoupled joints, it achieves efficient power transmission and autonomous locomotion, manipulation, and underwater operation, suggesting ...
Takahiro Hattori, Kento Kawaharazuka, Temma Suzuki, Keita Yoneda, Kei Okada   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Compact, Self‐Recovering Wire Electrode Electrohydrodynamic Pump for High‐Speed McKibben Artificial Muscle Actuation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A compact and self‐recovering wire electrode electrohydrodynamic pump achieves high pressure, fast flowrate, and automatic recovery after dielectric discharge breakdowns. The pump delivers twice the power density of previous designs, and when integrated with a McKibben artificial muscle, enables tenfold faster actuation, offering a lightweight, silent,
Amr Marzuq, Yu Kuwajima, Joshua Tan, Yuhei Yamada, Hiroyuki Nabae, Yasuaki Kakehi, Vito Caccuciolo, Shingo Maeda   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Myoelectric Origami‐Based Soft Robotic Knee Exoskeleton to Enhance Sit‐to‐Stand Assistance in Elderly Populations

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work presents a lightweight Miura‐origami soft knee exoskeleton powered by vacuum actuation and integrated with a multimodal physiological intent‐recognition system, providing real‐time assistance during sit‐to‐stand movement to reduce muscle effort and improve user comfort.
Yuchuan Jia, Xingjian Ye, Xuanyi Zhou, Yong Ling, Daniela Rus, Chen‐Hua Yeow   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proximity Engineering of Fe‒N4 Twins for Oriented Generation of Singlet Oxygen for Hospital Wastewater Treatment

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Precise modulation of Fe–N4 site distances constructs spin‐regulated Fe–N4 twins, triggering a volcano‐type Fenton‐like activity and promoting oriented singlet oxygen generation. The twin‐site catalyst enables highly selective and efficient hospital wastewater purification with simultaneous pharmaceutical degradation and disinfection under low ...
Xinhao Wang, Zhaokun Xiong, Shuai Yang, Hongyu Zhou, Yanbiao Shi, Zelin Wu, Bingkun Huang, Lei Yang, Chuan‐Shu He, Xiaoguang Duan, Bo Lai   +10 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Modeling and Characterization of a Self‐Sensing Soft Hydraulic Muscle

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article presents the self‐sensing soft hydraulic muscle (SSHM), a novel soft actuator capable of simultaneously sensing force and length without external sensors. A comprehensive model accurately predicts SSHM behavior, validated experimentally with minimal errors. Using propylene glycol enhances durability and reduces hysteresis.
Nhu An Phan, Phuong Linh Dao, Duc Tu Vu, The Doan Le, Sy Trung Ngo, Minh Tri Phan, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ke Wu, Mai Thanh Thai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of drought stress on the limits and costs of plasticity in floral longevity in response to pollinator decline

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Declines in pollinator populations can reduce pollination services to plants, resulting in lower seed production. In response to these reductions, plants could increase the probability of pollinator visitation by plastically extending floral longevity.
Caelen McCabe, Christina M. Caruso
wiley   +1 more source

Unified Parametric Optimization Framework for Microchannel Fin Geometries in High-Power Processor Cooling. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Ataei A.
europepmc   +1 more source

The sleeping giant needs coffee: Overlooked areas for integrating plant ecophysiology and evolutionary biology

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Interpretations of evolutionary outcomes are limited without incorporation of physiological ecology, and ecophysiological interpretations would benefit from incorporating evolutionary perspectives. Although there has been a rise of studies in the last 20 years between these fields, evolutionary studies that incorporate plant physiology have ...
Haley A. Branch
wiley   +1 more source