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Design of Self-Reconfigurable Multiarm Robot Mechanism Based on Deployable Kinematic Chains

Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2020
As the structures of multiarm robots are serially arranged, the packaging and transportation of these robots are often inconvenient. The ability of these robots to operate objects must also be improved.
Fu-Qun Zhao, Sheng Guo, Hai-Jun Su, Hai-Bo Qu, Ya-Qiong Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bio‐Inspired Molecular Events in Poly(Ionic Liquids)

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Originating from dipolar and polar inter‐ and intra‐chain interactions of the building blocks, the topologies and morphologies of poly(ionic liquids) (PIL) govern their nano‐ and micro‐processibility. Modulating the interactions of cation‐anion pairs with aliphatic dipolar components enables the tunability of properties, facilitated by “bottom‐up ...
Jiahui Liu, Marek W. Urban
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Implementation of a Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robot

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2014
This paper presents the design and implementation of a new modular self-reconfigurable robot. The single module has three joints and can perform rectilinear motion, lateral shift, lateral rolling, and rotation. A flexible pin-hole-based docking mechanism
Guifang Qiao, Guangming Song, Weiguo Wang, Ying Zhang, Yali Wang   +4 more
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Conductive Bonding and System Architectures for High‐Performance Flexible Electronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines bonding technologies and structural design strategies that support high‐performance flexible and stretchable electronics. Bonding approaches such as surface‐activated bonding and anisotropic conductive films, together with system‐level architectures including buffer layers and island‐bridge structures, possess distinct mechanical ...
Kazuma Nakajima, Kenjiro Fukuda
wiley   +1 more source

Realization Energy Optimization of Complete Path Planning in Differential Drive Based Self-Reconfigurable Floor Cleaning Robot

Energies, 2019
The efficiency of energy usage applied to robots that implement autonomous duties such as floor cleaning depends crucially on the adopted path planning strategies.
Anh Vu Le, Ping-Cheng Ku, Thein Than Tun, Nguyen Huu Khanh Nhan, Yuyao Shi, Rajesh Elara Mohan   +5 more
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Sustainable Catalyst‐Free PLG Networks: Recyclability, Biodegradability, and Functional Performance

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A catalyst‐additive free covalent adaptable network is developed from star‐shaped poly(lactide‐co‐glycolide) cross‐linked with pyromellitic dianhydride, enabling internal carboxylic acid‐driven transesterification. The resulting biodegradable network exhibits mechanical robustness (Young's modulus ≈1.6 GPa), complete recyclability, rapid biodegradation
Lars Schwarzer, Emilia Fulajtar, Seema Agarwal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Programmable In‐Situ Interactions Between Resins and Photopolymerized Structures for Seamlessly Integrated Optical Manufacturing of Microlenses

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a dynamic interaction between liquid resins and photopolymerized structures enabled by an in situ light‐writing setup. By controlling a three‐phase interface through localized photopolymerization, which provides physical confinement for the remaining uncured resin regions, the approach establishes a programmable pathway that ...
Kibeom Kim, Sangmin Oh, Kahyun Hur, Hyesung Cho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hornbill: A Self-Evaluating Hydro-Blasting Reconfigurable Robot for Ship Hull Maintenance

IEEE Access, 2020
Maintenance of ship hull involves routine tasks during dry-docking that includes inspection, paint stripping, and re-painting. Among those, paint stripping is always seen as harmful for human operators and a time-consuming task.
Veerajagadheswar Prabakaran, Anh Vu Le, Phone Thiha Kyaw, Rajesh Elara Mohan, Prathap Kandasamy, Tan Nhat Nguyen, Madhukumar Kannan   +6 more
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Novel Functional Materials via 3D Printing by Vat Photopolymerization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Perspective systematically analyzes strategies for incorporating functionalities into 3D‐printed materials via Vat Photopolymerization (VP). It explores the spectrum of achievable functionalities in recently reported novel materials—such as conductive, energy‐storing, biodegradable, stimuli‐responsive, self‐healing, shape‐memory, biomaterials, and
Sergey S. Nechausov, Patrick Fesser, Boris A. Bulgakov, Ulrich S. Schubert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low-cost, multi-agent systems for planetary surface exploration [PDF]

, 2012
The use of off-the-shelf consumer electronics combined with top-down design methodologies have made small and inexpensive satellites, such as CubeSats, emerge as viable, low-cost and attractive space-based platforms that enable a range of new and ...
Bennet, Derek James, Dobie, Gordon, Jamieson, Jonathan, Macdonald, Malcolm, Punzo, Giuliano   +4 more
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