Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review traces the evolution of wireless power transfer (WPT) for implantable medical devices, spanning electromagnetic, magnetoelectric, acoustic, and magneto‐dynamic systems. Quantitative comparisons of power, distance, and device scale highlight trade‐offs across modalities, while emerging hybrid mechanisms reveal strategies to overcome ...
Junyeop Kim, Yoonseok Park
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Electromechanical and Dynamic Characterization of In-House-Fabricated Amplified Piezo Actuator [PDF]
, 2012 A diamond-shaped amplified piezo actuator (APA) fabricated using six multilayered piezo stacks with maximum displacement of 173 μm at 175V and the amplification factor of 4.3.
Panda, PK +4 more
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Combining active structural damping and active suspension control in flexible bodied railway vehicles [PDF]
, 2016 There is a desire to design lightweight railway vehicle bodies for future high speed trains. Previously, suppression of structural vibration of the flexible lightweight vehicle body was attempted via use of active suspensions (conventional actuators) or ...
Goodall, Roger +2 more
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Hydrogel‐Based Functional Materials: Classifications, Properties, and Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Conductive hydrogels have emerged as promising materials for smart wearable devices due to their outstanding flexibility, multifunctionality, and biocompatibility. This review systematically summarizes recent progress in their design strategies, focusing on monomer systems and conductive components, and highlights key multifunctional properties such as
Zeyu Zhang, Zao Cheng, Patrizio Raffa
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Method of Fabricating a Composite Apparatus [PDF]
, 2007 A method for fabricating a piezoelectric macro-fiber composite actuator comprises making a piezoelectric fiber sheet by providing a plurality of wafers of piezoelectric material, bonding the wafers together with an adhesive material to from a stack of ...
Bryant, Robert G. +5 more
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Helmholtz resonance in a piezoelectric–hydraulic pump-based hybrid actuator [PDF]
, 2011 This paper demonstrates that a hydraulically acting Helmholtz resonator can exist in a piezoelectric–hydraulic pump (PHP) based hybrid actuator, which in turn affects the volumetric efficiency of the PHP.
Kim, Gi-Woo, Wang, K. W.
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Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang +5 more
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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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Butterworth Pattern-based Simultaneous Damping and Tracking Controller Designs for Nanopositioning Systems [PDF]
, 2016 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Aphale, Sumeet Sunil +3 more
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
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