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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Analysis of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Piezoelectric Actuator Based on Elephant Trunk Structure. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2023
Li Z, Wang K, Wang H, Chen X, Guo X, Sun H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Nanomaterial‐Based Muscle Cell/Neural Tissue Biohybrid Robots: From Actuation to Biomedical Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Muscle cell‐based biohybrid robot using nanomaterials for function enhancement and neural function for biomedical applications. Biohybrid robotics, an emerging field combining biological tissues with artificial systems, has made significant progress in developing various biohybrid constructs, including muscle‐cell‐driven biorobots and microbots.
Minkyu Shin, Sangeun Lee, Su Ryon Shin, Jin‐Ha Choi, Jeong‐Woo Choi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Model-Free Adaptive Positioning Control of the Bidirectional Stick-Slip Piezoelectric Actuator with Coupled Asymmetric Flexure-Hinge Mechanisms. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2023
Zhang Z, Dong Y, Yu S, Lu X, Liu K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Design and Modeling of a High‐Displacement, Skin‐Integrated Flexible Electromagnetic Actuator for Haptic Interfaces in Virtual Reality

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A flexible, skin‐integrated electromagnetic actuator is developed for wearable virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) haptic systems. A tunable design model enables control over displacement and resonance frequency. The system is validated through a custom VR application with a 6 × 4 actuator array, demonstrating real‐time, spatially targeted tactile ...
Naji Tarabay, Alexandra Zhang Jiang, Ziteng Liu, Rachel Villamor, Derek Cha, Ananya Renuka Balakrishna, Tianshu Liu, Priyanshu Agarwal, Rainer Dömer, Camilo Velez   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent Predictive Solution Dynamics for Dahl Hysteresis Model of Piezoelectric Actuator. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel), 2022
Naz S, Raja MAZ, Mehmood A, Jaafery AZ.
europepmc   +1 more source

Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won, Jaehyun Jang, Hyeonseo Kim, Inyoung Choi, Steve Park, Seongjun Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiments and Study of a Low-Frequency, High-Speed Bi-Directional Piezoelectric Stick-Slip Actuator

IEEE Access
In order to solve the problem of limited driving speed of piezoelectric actuators when the piezoelectric components are small and the driving frequency is low.
Xiaochao Tian, Jie Yang, Houjun Gai, Junjie Li, Zhenming Wang, Yingyu Dai, Defeng Niu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The optimization of force inputs for active structural acoustic control using a neural network [PDF]

This paper investigates the use of a neural network to determine which force actuators, of a multi-actuator array, are best activated in order to achieve structural-acoustic control.
Cabell, R. H., Lester, H. C., Silcox, R. J.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Highlighting Recent Progress in Fiber Energy Harvesters: From Working Principles to Future Perspectives

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Fiber energy harvesters offer unprecedented flexibility and a unique capacity for integration into commercial textiles, overcoming the limitations of bulky and rigid conventional devices. This review summarizes recent advances in fiber‐based energy harvesting and provides strategic outlooks to accelerate technological progress in the field. ABSTRACT As
Hanhwi Jang, Junseong Ahn, Yongrok Jeong, Sohee Jeon, Soon Hyoung Hwang, Min‐Wook Oh, Jun‐Ho Jeong, Inkyu Park, Yeon Sik Jung   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source