Recent Advances in Variable‐Stiffness Robotic Systems Enabled by Phase‐Change Materials
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Phase‐change materials (PCMs), such as shape memory alloys, hydrogels, shape memory polymers, liquid crystal elastomers, and low‐melting‐point alloys, are driving advancements in stiffness‐tunable robotic systems across a wide range of applications. This review highlights recent progress in PCM‐enabled robotics, focusing on their underlying mechanisms,
Sukrit Gaira +5 more
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Variational Bayesian adaptive high‐degree cubature Huber‐based filter for vision‐aided inertial navigation on asteroid missions [PDF]
, 2020 Bingzhi Su +4 more
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The Rescuer’s Navigation in Metro Stations Based on Inertial Sensors and WiFi [PDF]
, 2022 Qingyong Wang +3 more
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Autonomous reconfigurable GPS/INS navigation and pointing system for rendezvous and docking [PDF]
The briefing describes work using the Global Positioning System to determine position of spacecraft and the development of computer tools to utilize these position determinations to enable autonomous rendezvous.
Upadhyay, Triveni M.
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Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang +7 more
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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang +4 more
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Optimal Redundant Sensor Configuration for Accuracy and Reliability Increasing in Space Inertial Navigation Systems [PDF]
, 2012 Mahdi Jafari, Jafar Roshanian
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Failure detection and isolation analysis of a redundant strapdown inertial measurement unit [PDF]
The objective of this study was to define and develop techniques for failure detection and isolation (FDI) algorithms for a dual fail/operational redundant strapdown inertial navigation system are defined and developed.
Landey, M., Mckern, R., Motyka, P.
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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 +5 more
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Navigation systems for approach and landing of VTOL aircraft [PDF]
The formulation and implementation of navigation systems used for research investigations in the V/STOLAND avionics system are described. The navigation systems prove position and velocity in a cartestian reference frame aligned with the runway. They use
Mohr, R. L., Schmidt, S. F.
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