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Sensors, 2023 This paper proposes a method for accurate 3D posture sensing of the soft actuators, which could be applied to the closed-loop control of soft robots. To achieve this, the method employs an array of miniaturized sponge resistive materials along the soft ...
Jing Shu +5 more
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Fabrication, Mechanical Modeling, and Experiments of a 3D-Motion Soft Actuator for Flexible Sensing
IEEE Access, 2020 This paper introduces the modular design and manufacturing method, mechanical model, and test verification of a new type of soft actuator driven by fluid. First, the modular design scheme and driving principle of omnidirectional bending and elongation of
Jian Zhang +3 more
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A Switchable Dual‐Mode Actuator Enabled by Bistable Structure
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022 Soft actuators are favored due to their flexibility and adaptability, but are limited to single actuation mode. Herein, a novel soft actuator with a dual‐kinestate performance is proposed.
Bo Li +5 more
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Dynamics of electrohydraulic soft actuators [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020 Nature has inspired the design of robots in which soft actuators enable tasks such as handling of fragile objects and adapting to unstructured environments. Those tasks are difficult for traditional robots, which predominantly consist of hard components.
Philipp Rothemund +2 more
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Electrically Controlled Soft Actuators with Multiple and Reprogrammable Actuation Modes
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2020 New forms of soft actuators have enabled the construction of novel soft robots with various functionalities. Though previous researches have successfully fabricated soft actuators with diverse actuation modes, their actuation capabilities are often fixed
Yang Wang +4 more
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Advanced Science, 2023 The growing demand for soft intelligent systems, which have the potential to be used in a variety of fields such as wearable technology and human‐robot interaction systems, has spurred the development of advanced soft transducers.
Chankyu Han +13 more
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Reprocessable Thermoset Soft Actuators [PDF]
Angewandte Chemie, 2019 AbstractWidely used traditional thermosets are good candidates for construction of 3D soft actuators because of their excellent stability; however, it is generally acknowledged that they cannot be reprocessed. The time–temperature equivalence principle enables reprocessing of traditional liquid crystalline epoxy thermosets (LCETs) into 3D soft ...
Yang, Yang +6 more
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A Hybrid Soft Actuator Inspired by Grass-Spike: Design Approach, Dynamic Model, and Applications
Applied Sciences, 2020 This paper presents the bio-mimetic design approach, the dynamic model, and potential applications for a hybrid soft actuator. The proposed hybrid soft actuator consists of two main parts: a cylinder-shaped rigid core and soft silicone spikes wrapped ...
Dong-Woon Choi +4 more
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Sensors, 2022 Soft robots can create complicated structures and functions for rehabilitation. The posture perception of soft actuators is critical for performing closed-loop control for a precise location.
Jing Shu +7 more
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Snakeskin-Inspired 3D Printable Soft Robot Composed of Multi-Modular Vacuum-Powered Actuators
Actuators, 2023 A modular soft actuator with snakeskin-inspired scales that generates an anisotropic friction force is designed and evaluated in this study. The actuator makes it possible to fabricate soft robots that can move on various surfaces in the natural ...
Seonghyeon Lee +3 more
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