Design and analysis of bending motion in single and dual chamber bellows structured soft actuators [PDF]
, 2016 As one of the most important characteristics of soft actuators, bending motion has been widely used in the field of soft robotics to perform different manipulation and tasks.
Dewi, Dyah Ekashanti Octorina +5 more
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Wrist rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on pneumatic soft actuators [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this paper is to describe the design of a soft, wearable splint for wrist joint rehabilitation, based on pneumatic soft actuators. The extensor bending and the contraction types of pneumatic soft actuators have been adopted in this study ...
Al-Fahaam, H +2 more
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The design, kinematics and torque analysis of the self-bending soft contraction actuator [PDF]
, 2020 This article presents the development of a self-bending contraction actuator (SBCA) through analysis of its structure, kinematics, and torque formulas, and then explores its applications.
Al-Ibadi, A, Davis, ST, Nefti-Meziani, S
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Compliant Electric Actuators Based on Handed Shearing Auxetics [PDF]
, 2018 In this paper, we explore a new class of electric motor-driven compliant actuators based on handed shearing auxetic cylinders. This technique combines the benefits of compliant bodies from soft robotic actuators with the simplicity of direct coupling to ...
Chin, Lillian T. +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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Hemispherical Cell-Inspired Soft Actuator [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 As soft robots have been popular, interest in soft actuators is also increasing. In particular, new types of actuators have been proposed through biomimetics. An actuator that we proposed in this study was inspired by a motor cell that enables plants to move.
Kahye Song +3 more
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Soft robot actuators using energy-efficient valves controlled by electropermanent magnets [PDF]
, 2011 This paper presents the design, fabrication, and evaluation of a novel type of valve that uses an electropermanent magnet [1]. This valve is then used to build actuators for a soft robot.
Marchese, Andrew Dominic +2 more
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Geometry-based customization of bending modalities for 3D-printed soft pneumatic actuators [PDF]
, 2018 In this work, we propose a novel type of 3D-printed soft pneumatic actuator that allows geometry-based customization of bending modalities. While motion in the 3D-space has been achieved for several types of soft actuators, only 2D-bending has been ...
Rosalia, Luca +2 more
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Modeling of a Soft-Rigid Gripper Actuated by a Linear-Extension Soft Pneumatic Actuator [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 Soft robot has been one significant study in recent decades and soft gripper is one of the popular research directions of soft robot. In a static gripping system, excessive gripping force and large deformation are the main reasons for damage of the object during the gripping process.
Peilin Cheng +3 more
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Magnetically Actuated Tunable Soft Electronics [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2019 Variable electronics are vital in tunable filters, transmitters, and receivers, among other applications. In addition, the ability to remotely tune soft capacitors, resistors, and inductors is important for applications in which the device is not accessible.
Mahdi Ilami +5 more
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