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Identification and attenuation of slat noise [PDF]
, 2012 In the case of civil transport aircraft, engines were the dominant noise source until the advent of the high-bypass ratio engines in the early 1970s. Since then, airframe noise has become more important, particularly during the approach-to-landing stage ...
Chen, Peng
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Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
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Study on Highspeed UAV Separation Flow Characteristics by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma
IEEE AccessIn this paper, a calculation of restraining flow separation of the high-speed UAV airfoil with dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma is studied. Based on the simplified model of the DBD plasma, the effect of plasma on neutral gas is considered as a ...
Li Sheng-An, Xin Wang
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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 +4 more
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Stereoscopic PIV measurement of boundary layer affected by DBD actuator
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2016 The effect of ionic wind generated by plasma actuator on developed boundary layer inside a narrow channel was investigated recently. Since the main investigated plane was parallel to the channel axis, the description of flow field was not evaluated ...
Procházka Pavel, Uruba Václav
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Plasma Synthetic Jet Actuators for Active Flow Control
Actuators, 2018 The plasma synthetic jet actuator (PSJA), also named as sparkjet actuator, is a special type of zero-net mass flux actuator, driven thermodynamically by pulsed arc/spark discharge. Compared to widely investigated mechanical synthetic jet actuators driven
Haohua Zong +3 more
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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong +2 more
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AIP Advances, 2019 In this study, a microsecond pulsed dielectric barrier discharge (μs-DBD) plasma actuator is utilized to improve the aerodynamic performance of a flying wing.
Zhong-guo Niu +4 more
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Separation Control using Plasma Actuators: Experimental Studies of Plasma Actuator Performance [PDF]
, 2011 University of Minnesota Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering thesis. January 2011. Major: Mechanical Engineering. Advisors: Uwe Kortshagen and Douglas Ernie.
Poon, DartKen
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Functional surfaces are investigated as a foundation for reconfigurable microscale systems with sensing and actuation capabilities. Advances in additive manufacturing enable our development of planar arrays of hybrid‐material, compliant microdevices that convert environmental stimuli into programmed motion and visual responses.
Sandra Edward +5 more
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