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Continuum Mechanics Modeling of Flexible Spring Joints in Surgical Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A new mechanical model of a tendon‐actuated helical extension spring joint in surgical robots is built using Cosserat rod theory. The model can implicitly handle the unknown contacts between adjacent coils and numerically predict spring shapes from straight to significantly bent under actuation forces.
Botian Sun, Liang Zhang, Jianwen Zeng, Xuefeng Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid fabrication of stretchable, ultratough, and rigid polymer materials. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Qiao Y, Guo K, Hao D, Li N, Shi X, Wang B, Liang Y, Jiao T, Li J, Qin Z.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
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, Yucheng Luo, Rob Bernardus Nicolaas Scharff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review and Research Proposal on Pioneering Sustainable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with Kenaf Fibre Biocomposites for Structural and Electronic Integration. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Balakrishnan TS, Abdan K, Nozdrzykowski K, Grzejda R, Ali MR, Nayak SY, Pai A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Soft Robotic Fish With a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Body and Negative Stiffness Spine

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work introduces a bio‐mimetic soft robotic fish driven by fiber‐reinforced dielectric elastomer actuators integrated as its body. By prestretching this active skin against a flexible spine, a negative stiffness system is created, enabling large‐amplitude bending.
Markus Koenigsdorff, Simon Holzer, Stefania Konstantinidi, Yoan Civet, Yves Perriard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transformation Journey of Zr-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks: Study on Mechanics and Hydrogen Storage Under Doping Regulation. [PDF]

Chemphyschem
Ding Y, Qian D, Liu Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

3D‐Printing Aided Rapid Prototyping of Pretensioned Tensegrity Structures for Robotic Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Printing, injection molding, and assembly (PMA) is a method for rapid prototyping mesoscale, topologically complex, and tensioned tensegrity structures. In combination with PMA method, two mold design strategies: modular mold and compact channel layout, enable efficiency and scalability for tensegrity fabrication.
Yi Sun, Jan Petrš, Omar Aloui, Dario Floreano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tension-Temperature Synergy in Tailoring Surface Polarity and Interfacial Properties of High-Modulus PAN-Based Carbon Fibers. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Gao A, Fan T, Tian W, Xu P, Zhang H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Bioinspired Soft‐Skeleton Robotics With Cooperative Shape Transformation and Stiffness Adaptation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
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, Xiaorui Hu, Chenmin Yuan, Haoyun Li, Xuzhong Su, Fengxin Sun   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phantoms for use in optical coherence elastography. [PDF]

J Biomed Opt
Navaeipour F, Li J, Zamani S, Kranold L, Sanderson RW, Kennedy BF.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source