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A Mobile Self-reconfigurable Microrobot with Power and Communication Relays

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2011
A modular mobile self-reconfigurable microrobot is developed to enlarge the whole surveillance range of mobile microrobot. The microrobot is designed as differential driven vehicle equipped with a passive universal connector with autonomic engagement ...
Dawei Zhang, Zhenbo Li, Mao Ling, Jiapin Chen   +3 more
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Parametric L-systems-based modeling self-reconfiguration of modular robots in obstacle environments

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2018
Self-reconfiguration of modular self-reconfigurable robots is a fundamental function that can be used as part of higher-level functionality. Interaction with the environment is a key factor affecting the self-reconfiguration process of modular robots. In
Dongyang Bie, Yulin Wang, Yu Zhang, Che Liu, Jie zhao, Yanhe Zhu   +5 more
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Modern network reconfiguration techniques for service restoration in distribution systems: A step to a smarter grid

Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2018
This paper presents state of the art reconfiguration techniques used for service restoration in distribution systems under different practical considerations.
Ahmed E.B. Abu-Elanien, M.M.A. Salama, Khaled B. Shaban   +2 more
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Biomimetic Self-Reconfigurable Soft Gripper for Cross-Scale, Multi-Particle, and High-Load Multifunctional Manipulation. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
A fully soft, self‐reconfigurable gripper inspired by rapeseed flowers is monolithically 3D‐printed and electronics‐free, switching between diagonal and parallel finger arrangements. Establishing a self‐reconfigurable grasping paradigm, the gripper enables diverse manipulation tasks, including rotating bulbs, picking fruits, grasping cross‐scale ...
Xu Q, Wang B, Chen J, Guo Z, Yang B, Chen C, Cai J, Chew CM, E S.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Magnetically Driven Biofabrication for Tissue Engineering: From Nanoparticle Design to Mag‐ATMP Translation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetically responsive nanoparticles enable remote control over biomaterials, cells, and engineered tissues. This review summarizes material design, biological safety, fabrication and actuation strategies, computational validation, and translational pathways that support the development of magnetic tissue‐engineering platforms and future magnetically ...
Konstantinos Ioannidis, Dimitrios Lefas, Maya Guilliams, Jackie Van Grootenbril, Isaak Decoene, Dimitrios Sakellariou, Bart Smeets, Stefanos Mourdikoudis, Ioannis Papantoniou   +8 more
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Effect of Static Reconfiguration Strategies for Curved BIPV Systems Under Complex Shading Conditions

Buildings
Curved photovoltaic (PV) systems provide greater architectural form adaptability for building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications. However, the combined effects of external shading and self-shading result in degradation in power output.
Yuehua Lin, Kaiyong Zheng, Xiaoqiang Hong   +2 more
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A 3-D self-reconfigurable structure [PDF]

Proceedings. 1998 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (Cat. No.98CH36146), 2002
A three-dimensional, self-reconfigurable structure is proposed. The structure is a fully distributed system composed of many identical 3-D units. Each unit has functions of changing local connection, information processing, and communication among neighborhood units.
S.Murata, H.Kurokawa, E.Yoshida, K.Tomita, S.Kokaji   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Blood–Brain Barrier Regulation: Evolving From Classic Strategies to Electrochemical Ion and Reactive Oxygen Species Control

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Conventional therapies suffer from poor blood–brain barrier (BBB) penetration and disordered ion/reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis, hindering precise neurological treatment. Electrochemical strategies achieve accurate spatiotemporal regulation of neural homeostasis.
Xiaokang Hu, Caiyu Liu, Meijun Pang, Zhiyuan Shi, Dong Ming, Xiuyun Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A graph based approach to supporting reconfiguration in wireless sensor networks [PDF]

, 2009
Considerable research has been performed in applying run-time reconfigurable component models to Wireless Sensor Networks. The ability to dynamically deploy or update software components has clear advantages in sensor network deployments, which are ...
Kevin Lee, Lee, Kevin, Danny Hughes, Horré, Wouter, Michiels, S., Hughes, D., Hughes, Danny, Michiels, Sam, Joosen, W., Wouter Joosen, Sam Michiels, Horré, W., Lee, K., Wouter Horré, Joosen, Wouter   +14 more
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Azobenzene's Cross‐Scale Optics and Photonics: Molecular Photoswitching, Mesoscopic Material Motions, and Adaptive Devices

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Azobenzene photoswitches translate molecular‐scale E/Z photoisomerization into macroscopic material responses and device‐level photonic functions. This Review highlights how azobenzene research has evolved from molecular photochemistry to photoalignment, mass migration, photomechanics, and heat release, ultimately enabling holography, reconfigurable ...
Heeju Son, Soyul Kwak, Heerin Noh, Minsang Kim, Doyeon Noh, Subhayan Chakraborty, Jaewon Lee, YongDeok Cho, Kyeongsoo Kim, Taewoong Eom, Moonyoung Kim, Jangwon Kim, Hoyoung Lee, Soyoung Lee, Jaehun Kim, Grace G. D. Han, Shin‐Tson Wu, Stefano Oscurato, Arri Priimagi, Marina Saphiannikova, Seungwoo Lee   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source