Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Flexible piezopolymer ultrasound transducers are engineered by tailoring the electrode–piezopolymer interface using metallic, flake‐based, and porous graphene electrodes. Laser‐induced graphene's porous structure enables polymer infiltration, strengthening interfacial coupling and enhancing piezoelectric response and acoustic output.
Spencer Hagen +3 more
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Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation of Hybrid Piezo-Flexural-Hydraulic Actuator
Engineering ProceedingsIn this study, a hybrid piezo-flexural-hydraulic actuator is modeled and simulated using bond graph methodology. The hybrid actuator comprises piezoelectric stack actuator, mechanical flexural amplifier, and hydraulic piston actuator.
Rudraksha Kelkar +3 more
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Noise Reduction in Double‐Panel Structures by Cavity and Panel Resonance Control [PDF]
, 2011 This paper presents an investigation of the cavity and the panel resonance control in a double‐panel structure. The double‐panel structure, which consists of two panels with air in the gap, is widely adopted in many applications such as aerospace due to ...
Berkhoff, Arthur, Ho, Jen-Hsuan
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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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Highly efficient traction drive system with a normal force controller using a piezoelectric actuator
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017 Traction drive is a useful power transmission method for reducing noise of high-rotational-speed motors of electric vehicles. To realize a highly efficient traction drive system, normal force between rollers must be optimized.
Rui Fukui +3 more
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Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Carrier Layer Material on the Performance of the Control System of a Cantilever-Type Piezoelectric Actuator. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Grzybek D.
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Piezoceramics-based Devices for Active Balancing of Flexible Shafts [PDF]
, 2006 This paper focuses on vibration control of flexible shafts by means of rotorfixed piezoelectric materials. The target is to realize compact solutions for the suppression of problematic resonant vibration at so-called flexural critical speeds.
Boer, A. de, Sloetjes, P.J.
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Multi‐Material Additive Manufacturing of Soft Robotic Systems: A Comprehensive Review
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review explores the transformative role of multi‐material additive manufacturing (MMAM) in the development of soft robotic systems. It presents current techniques, materials, and design strategies that enable functionally graded and adaptive structures.
Ritik Raj +2 more
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Experimental Validation of Two Types of Force Actuators: A Performance Comparison
SensorsThis paper experimentally investigates the performance of piezoelectric force actuators. Using the same encapsulated piezoelectric stack, an inertial-type actuator and a frame-type actuator are constructed for performance comparison.
Xishan Jiang +3 more
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Development of a Novel Piezoelectric Actuator Based on Stick-Slip Principle by Using Asymmetric Constraint. [PDF]
Micromachines (Basel), 2023 Wang L, Wang H, Jiang J, Luo T.
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