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Modelling, control and Pontryagin Maximum Principle for a two-body wave energy device [PDF]

, 2011
Frequency domain analysis is applied to a wave energy device composed by two coaxial axisymmetric bodies. For each frequency optimal damping coefficient values which maximize absorbed power are obtained.
Cândido, J., Justino, Paulo Alexandre
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A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
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Test 2186: Case IH Steiger 470 QuadTrac [PDF]

, 2017
ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications ...
Nebraska Tractor Test Lab,
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Design Optimization of a Variable Stiffness Robotic Gripper with Passive Restoration Fabricated by Multimaterial 3D Printing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A multimaterial robotic gripper fabricated via multimaterial 3D printing integrates conductive thermopolymer joints with flexible elastomeric components. Joule heating enables precise joint‐level stiffness modulation, enhanced by embedded temperature sensors, passive shape restoration, and active cooling, enabling versatile manipulation capabilities ...
Daniel Jee Seng Goh, Guo Liang Goh, Selvanther Sivarajan, Van Pho Nguyen, Wai Yee Yeong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a novel model testing methodology for integrated performance evaluation of a wave energy converters of floating type

International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
In this study, a new model-testing methodology, termed the Real-Time Hybrid Model Test, was developed to evaluate the integrated performance of floating-type wave energy converters (FWECs) in a wave basin. The proposed technique incorporates a full-scale
Yoon-Jin Ha, Jeong-Seok Kim, Kilwon Kim, Kyong-Hwan Kim, Ji-Yong Park   +4 more
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Inexactness of the Hydro-Thermal Coordination Semidefinite Relaxation

, 2017
Hydro-thermal coordination is the problem of determining the optimal economic dispatch of hydro and thermal power plants over time. The physics of hydroelectricity generation is commonly simplified in the literature to account for its fundamentally ...
Martins, L. S. A., Paredes, M.
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Soft Robotic Snake with Tunable Undulatory Gait for Efficient Underwater Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study designs an underwater soft snake robot using 3D‐printed soft actuators, controlled by specific signals to generate sinusoidal undulation. Results show a positive correlation between speed and swing amplitude, with optimal performance at 2/3π phase offset, PLA tail, 1.2 voltage growth rate, and 6s undulation period achieving a maximum speed ...
Huichen Ma, Junjie Zhou, Raye Yeow
wiley   +1 more source

An Integrated Tuned Hydro-PTO Semi-Submersible Platform for Deep-Sea Wind-Wave Cogeneration: Design, Hydrodynamic Analysis

Energies
The ocean offers abundant wind and wave energy resources. This paper proposes an integrated concept that co-locates a semi-submersible floating wind platform with wave energy converters (WECs) to exploit the geographical consistency of these resources ...
Guohua Wang, Haolin Yang, Fangyuan Zhou, Yuhang Shen, Zhirui Zhang, Hailong Jiang, Runnan Liu, Jiaxin Liu, Yi Zhang   +8 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
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