Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 Tactile sensor capable of detecting both normal and tangential forces is essential for the next‐generation robotic electronics. However, designing a reliable triaxial tactile sensor to decouple the normal and tangential forces is still a challenge for ...
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Physical activity counselling during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD : a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2015 Background Pulmonary rehabilitation programs only modestly enhance daily physical activity levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This randomised controlled trial investigates the additional effect of an individual activity
Burtin, Chris +8 more
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An experimental study of the dual-fuel performance of a small compression ignition diesel engine operating with three gaseous fuels [PDF]
, 2007 A dual-fuel engine is a compression ignition (CI) engine where the primary gaseous fuel source is premixed with air as it enters the combustion chamber.
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Highly Sensitive Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensor with ZnO NW interlayers [PDF]
, 2021 Pressure or force sensors that can reliably detect a broad range of pressure with high sensitivity are prerequisite for applications such as human-machine interface, electronic skin in robotics, and health monitoring. This paper presents a novel approach
Dahiya, R. +3 more
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3D-Printed Soft Proprioceptive Graded Porous Actuators with Strain Estimation by System Identification [PDF]
, 2023 Integration of both actuation and proprioception into the robot body leads to a single integrated system that can deform and sense. Within this work, liquid rope coiling is used to 3D-print soft graded porous actuators.
Sadeghi, Ali +2 more
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PDMS-ZnO Piezoelectric Nanocomposites for Pressure Sensors [PDF]
, 2021 The addition of piezoelectric zinc oxide (ZnO) fillers into a flexible polymer matrix has emerged as potential piezocomposite materials that can be used for applications such as energy harvesters and pressure sensors.
Cheung, Rebecca +3 more
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Detailed Study of Amplitude Nonlinearity in Piezoresistive Force Sensors
Sensors, 2011 This article upgrades the RC linear model presented for piezoresistive force sensors. Amplitude nonlinearity is found in sensor conductance, and a characteristic equation is formulated for modeling its response under DC-driving voltages below 1 V.
Pablo Gonzalez De Santos +3 more
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Highly stretchable sensing array for independent detection of pressure and strain exploiting structural and resistive control [PDF]
, 2020 Stretchable physical sensors are crucial for the development of advanced electrical systems, particularly wearable devices and soft robotics. Currently available stretchable sensors that detect both pressure and strain are based on piezoelectric ...
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Smart Materials for Wearable Healthcare Devices [PDF]
, 2018 Wearable devices seem to have great potential that could result in a revolutionary non-clinical approach to health monitoring and diagnosing disease.
Jian, Jiawen, Jin, Han, Jin, Qinghui
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Elastomeric foam-based soft capacitive pressure sensors using direct ink writing [PDF]
, 2023 Conformable and flexible tactile/pressure sensors are of interest in applications such as robotics, wearable and interactive systems to measure the contact forces.
Dahiya, Ravinder +3 more
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