Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots
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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A Frequency-Dependent Dynamic Electric-Mechanical Network for Thin-Wafer Piezoelectric Transducers Polarized in the Thickness Direction: Physical Model and Experimental Confirmation. [PDF]
Fa L +11 more
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications
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 +4 more
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FBG-based fibre-optic current sensors for power systems protection : laboratory evaluation [PDF]
Conventional differential current unit protection schemes rely on a pair of electronic protection relays that measure current phasors separately at the boundaries of the protected zone.
Booth, Campbell +3 more
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This work presents the MicroRoboScope, a highly integrated, compact, and portable microrobotic experimentation platform combining electromagnetic and acoustic actuation with real‐time visual feedback into a single, end‐to‐end device. The system enables closed‐loop control and tracking algorithm experimentation within an accessible and unified hardware ...
Max Sokolich +4 more
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Design and Fabrication of an Epoxy/Glass Microbeads-Based 1-3 Piezoelectric Composite
An epoxy/glass microbeads-based 1-3 piezoelectric composite is proposed, to enhance electromechanical conversion efficiency. Firstly, based on the series-parallel theory, the theoretical model is established.
Qiyun Liu +3 more
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A Rapid Prototyping Method for Sub-MHz Single-Element Piezoelectric Transducers by Using 3D-Printed Components. [PDF]
Kim J +4 more
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Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics
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 +5 more
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Determination of Lamb Wave Modes on Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Piezoelectric Transducers. [PDF]
Koller M, Glanz G, Bergmann A, Popp H.
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