Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)‐based ferroelectric materials exhibit high strains, energy densities and coupling efficiencies, appealing for diverse applications requiring smart material actuators. This work reviews electromechanical transduction in PVDF‐based polymers and their modifications, implementation in actuators, and functional devices ...
Giulio Gallucci, Andres Hunt
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Investigation of Blade Printing Technique for Nano-Structuring Piezoelectric Polymer Ink in a Porous Anodic Aluminum Oxide. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel)Tsanev T, Aleksandrova M.
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Multimodal Locomotion of Soft Robots
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This review comprehensively surveys recent advances in multimodal locomotion within soft robotics. Typical locomotion modes are summarized and categorized. Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms enabling multimodal locomotion are discussed and classified into three primary categories: active control‐based, reconfiguration‐based, and environment ...
Zihao Yuan +4 more
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Investigation of Displacement and Force Characteristics of Piezoelectric Multilayer Actuator for Active Preload Control System in Ultrasonic Motors. [PDF]
Micromachines (Basel)Saini HS, Kilikevičienė K, Čeponis A.
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TacEva: A Performance Evaluation Framework for Vision‐Based Tactile Sensors
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.This work introduces TacEva, a unified framework for evaluating vision‐based tactile sensors. It standardizes intrinsic, performance, and robustness metrics through shared experimental procedures and links them to task‐level requirements in robotic manipulation.
Qingzheng Cong +5 more
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Effect of Random Base Vibrations on the Performance of Piezoelectric Wind Energy Harvesters. [PDF]
Micromachines (Basel)Pasetto A, Tonan M, Bottin M, Doria A.
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Structural Optimization and Simulation of Dual-Frequency Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers. [PDF]
Micromachines (Basel)Wang F, Cao L, Jin M.
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Piezoelectric MEMS vibration energy harvester using BiFeO<sub>3</sub> film and dynamic magnifier for impulsive forces. [PDF]
Sci RepAphayvong S +3 more
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Negative Piezoelectric Response in YS<sub>2</sub>. [PDF]
ACS OmegaHan J, Kan E.
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