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Development of Heat Engines Powered by Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Continuously rotating engines driven by thermally responsive actuating materials can turn waste heat into useful energy. For the first time heat engines operated by twisted and coiled polymer fiber actuators are demonstrated with engine design guided by two simple analytical models.
Geoffrey M. Spinks, Burhan Bin Asghar Abbasi, Zhen Jiang   +2 more
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Mechatronics for Non-Electrical Engineers [PDF]

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2020
Mechatronics for Non-Electrical EngineersAbstractMechatronics, or Systems Control, is a very valuable topic for students planning on proceedinginto manufacturing, processing, or machine design. The use of mechatronics in industry involvesthe combination of mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical devices working together tocontrol a system, i.e.
Michael Lobaugh, Robert Edwards
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Soft Robotic Excretory Care Simulator for Nursing Education: Functional and Perceptual Biomimetics Approach

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa, Sota Suzuki, Shizuka Watanabe, Zebing Mao, Young Ah Seong, Toshinori Fujie, Tatsuhiro Horii, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, Shingo Maeda   +10 more
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Examining the role of English language proficiency, language learning anxiety, and self-regulation skills in EMI students’ academic success

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This study focuses on the predictive power of linguistic (i.e., general English proficiency; identified simply as “proficiency” in this paper) and non-linguistic (i.e., language learning anxiety and self-regulation) factors on the academic success of ...
Dogan Yuksel, Adem Soruç, Barıs Horzum, Jim McKinley   +3 more
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Scalable Task Planning via Large Language Models and Structured World Representations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work efficiently combines graph‐based world representations with the commonsense knowledge in Large Language Models to enhance planning techniques for the large‐scale environments that modern robots will need to face. Planning methods often struggle with computational intractability when solving task‐level problems in large‐scale environments ...
Rodrigo Pérez‐Dattari, Zhaoting Li, Robert Babuška, Jens Kober, Cosimo Della Santina   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a Novel USB-PLC Controller for a Mechatronics Cloud Laboratory

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2013
This study proposes the development and implementation of a novel Universal Serial Bus (USB)-Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), called a USB-PLC controller, for a mechatronics cloud laboratory.
Wen-Jye Shyr, Chia-Ming Lin
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Unilateral Ankle‐Foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton with Balance‐Sensing Feedback for Self‐Help Telerehabilitation after Stroke

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study introduces a hybrid robot that integrates mechanical assistance by musculoskeletons (i.e., soft pneumatic muscle with rigid exoskeletal extensions), neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and vibrotactile feedback in a lightweight wearable mechatronic complex applicable to the paretic ankle–foot poststroke for gait restoration. The system can
Fuqiang Ye, Wei Rong, Waiming Li, Kwok‐Ting Wong, Man‐Kit Pang, Hon‐Wah Wai, Lilly Li, Zicong Hong, Song Guo, Zong‐Hao Ma, Yongping Zheng, Ming Zhang, Nicholas Chow, Jianing Zhang, Xiaoling Hu, Fei Chen, Waisang Poon   +16 more
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Installation of Mechatronics Education Using the MindStorms for Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, O.N.C.T

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2010
The author constructed an installation course of mechatronics and conducted on the students of department of mechanical engineering, Oita national college of technology.
Tatsushi Tokuyasu
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Identifying Physical Interactions in Contact‐Based Robot Manipulation for Learning from Demonstration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robots can learn manipulation tasks from human demonstrations. This work proposes a versatile method to identify the physical interactions that occur in a demonstration, such as sequences of different contacts and interactions with mechanical constraints.
Alex Harm Gert‐Jan Overbeek, Herman van der Kooij, Douwe Dresscher, Mark Vlutters   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechatronic advancements in realistic animatronics for cinematic applications

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This paper examines the latest advancements in mechatronics and their significant impact on the design and realism of animatronics in modern cinema. By combining mechanical engineering, electronics, and computer science, mechatronics has enabled smoother
Riham Hilal, Haitham El-Hussieny, Ayman A. Nada   +2 more
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