Collision‐Resilient Winged Drones Enabled by Tensegrity Structures
Based on structures of birds such as the woodpeck, this article presents the collision‐resilient aerial robot, SWIFT. SWIFT leverages tensegrity structures in the fuselage and wings which allow it to undergo large deformations in a crash, without sustaining damage. Experiments show that SWIFT can reduce impact forces by 70% over conventional structures.
Omar Aloui +5 more
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Finite element analysis of impacted canine disimpaction: effects of anchorage systems and T-loop gable bend angles. [PDF]
Li X +9 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu +5 more
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Strain Transfer Analysis of Rubber-Encapsulated Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors for Wind Turbine Blade Strain Monitoring. [PDF]
He J, Zhou Z, Qin T, Qu Q, Zhu J.
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Nonlocomotory Robotic Strategies for Dynamic Rotation Control in Terrestrial Robots: A Review
Terrestrial robots increasingly require rapid body rotation to maintain stability and agility in complex environments. This review shows nonlocomotory rotational control strategies that operate without ground contact, including reaction wheels, tails, bars, limbs, and thrusters.
Y. Liang +14 more
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Stem design and sizing influence torsional periprosthetic fracture resistance of cemented stems in osteoporotic femoral models: a comparative biomechanical study. [PDF]
Hashimoto K +3 more
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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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VRrec: A zero-coding open-source VR body-motion capture tool for behavioral research. [PDF]
Kobylinski P +4 more
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Multidirectional Motion Strategy of Miniature Water Surface Robot Actuated by Single Exciter
A novel multidirectional motion strategy on the water surface based on a single exciter is proposed, and a single‐exciter single‐plate module is developed for actuation. The driving forces generation mechanism of the module is revealed from the perspective of the asymmetric surface wave field.
Haoxuan He +4 more
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HARVEST: A General-Purpose Platform for Mean-Field and Full-Field Composite Micromechanics and Its Validation with Polymer-Based Nanocomposites. [PDF]
Tüfekci M.
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