Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol
Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong +2 more
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Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling
This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou +4 more
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Dynamic Maximum Entropy Reduction
Any physical system can be regarded on different levels of description varying by how detailed the description is. We propose a method called Dynamic MaxEnt (DynMaxEnt) that provides a passage from the more detailed evolution equations to equations for ...
Václav Klika +3 more
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Evolution hyperbolic equations for heat conduction.
A brief survey on some recent results concerning a physical model describing heat conduction in solids and leading to a quasi-linear hyperbolic system of balance laws is presented.
CIMMELLI, Vito Antonio, W. KOSINSKI
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Miniaturized Magnetic Tip Design for Endoluminal Vine Robot Navigation
A magnetic tip mount is designed for a miniaturized 7 mm soft‐growing vine robot to enable wireless magnetic steering and onboard imaging, while preserving a 3 mm working channel. The internal–external ring magnets design balances magnetic attachment with low eversion pressure. Experiments demonstrate ±90° steering, 34 mm bending radius, and successful
Andrea Yanez Trujillo +4 more
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Splitting schemes for hyperbolic heat conduction equation [PDF]
Rapid processes of heat transfer are not described by the standard heat conduction equation. To take into account a finite velocity of heat transfer, we use the hyperbolic model of heat conduction, which is connected with the relaxation of heat fluxes. In this case, the mathematical model is based on a hyperbolic equation of second order or a system of
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Reconstruction of the Surface Heat Flux for a Quasi-linear System of the Hyperbolic Type Heat-Conduction Equations [PDF]
The problem of the identification of the surface heat flux for a quasi-linear system of the hyperbolic type heat-conduction equations is studied. An approach is proposed based on the stage-by-stage suboptimal optimization of the cost functional and input
Kostyukova, O. I., Borukhov, V. T.
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Bioinspired Soft‐Skeleton Robotics With Cooperative Shape Transformation and Stiffness Adaptation
A bioinspired soft‐skeleton robot that integrates variable‐stiffness chain skeletons into a soft textile skin is developed. The chain skeletons are highly flexible initially but can stiffen upon pneumatic actuation, enabling large deformation and enhanced load‐bearing capacity.
Mengyuan Niu +5 more
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Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin +3 more
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Thermal oscillation and resonance in dual-phase-lagging heat conduction
We examine thermal oscillation and resonance (with respect to time) described by the dual-phase-lagging heat-conduction equations analytically. Conditions and features of underdamped, critically damped and overdamped oscillations are obtained and ...
Xu, M, Wang, L
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