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Assessment of field rolling resistance of manual wheelchairs [PDF]
, 2012 This article proposes a simple and convenient method for assessing the subject-specific rolling resistance acting on a manual wheelchair, which could be used during the provision of clinical service.
BASCOU, Joseph +5 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas +6 more
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Drag force mechanical power during an actual propulsion cycle on a manual wheelchair [PDF]
, 2009 Revue IRBM : http://www.em-consulte.com/revue/irbm/International audienceThe object of this study was to compute the mechanical power of the resultant braking force during an actual propulsion cycle with a manual wheelchair on the field.
Dabonneville, Michel +3 more
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Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk +3 more
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Research on propulsion generation mechanism of frog swimming
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017 Estimate of the hydrodynamic force exerting on the frog is a key factor in design of mechanical structure and control system. To research propulsion generation mechanism during frog swimming, computational fluid dynamics–based method was performed.
Jizhuang Fan +3 more
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Shaping Matter with Acoustic Waves: From Particles to Functional Structures
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Acoustic‐directed assembly is reviewed as a materials‐oriented strategy for organizing particles, polymers, metals, and biological systems into functional structures. The review distinguishes reversible manipulation from permanent structure formation through medium fixation, particle fixation, and in situ material generation, highlighting routes toward
Avraham Kenigsberg +5 more
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Hollow cathode life time modelling [PDF]
, 2008 Hollow Cathodes (HCs) are of primary importance in the field of electric space propulsion, being used as electron sources in ion and Hall-effect thrusters.
Coletti, Michele
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Packed hydrogel microfiber (PHM) materials consist of flexible and high aspect ratio hydrogel components that, as a bulk material, are simultaneously mechanically robust and dynamic. Cells cultured in or on PHM scaffolds can be influenced by topographical cues or interact with a dynamic environment that permits cell spreading and multicellular ...
M. Gregory Grewal +7 more
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BiomechanicsObjective: The effects of fatigue on swimming propulsion are unclear. This study examined upper-limb propulsive force and bilateral coordination during constant-speed front crawl performed until exhaustion.
Luca Puce +5 more
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Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (SNTP) Air Force facility [PDF]
, 1993 The Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (SNTP) Program is an initiative within the US Air Force to acquire and validate advanced technologies that could be used to sustain superior capabilities in the area or space nuclear propulsion. The SNTP Program has a
Beck, David F.
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