Fabrication and dynamic modeling of bidirectional bending soft actuator integrated with optical waveguide curvature sensor [PDF]
, 2019 Soft robots exhibit many exciting properties due to their softness and body compliance. However, to interact with the environment safely and to perform a task effectively, a soft robot faces a series of challenges such as dexterous motion, proprioceptive
Chen, WENBIN +4 more
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Analysis of a Soft Haptic Device with Integrated Tactile Sensor and Actuator for Optimal Design
, 2021 This paper presents the analysis of a soft haptic device comprising of tightly integrated touch sensor and actuator (SensAct). The integrated SensAct device comprises a piezoresistive touch sensor fabricated on the top of a flexible micro coil based ...
Radu Chirila +4 more
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Ultrasound‐Induced Adsorption of Acousto‐Responsive Microgels at Water–Oil Interface
Advanced ScienceUltrasonic mixing is a well‐established method to disperse and mix substances. However, the effects of ultrasound on dispersed soft particles as well as on their adsorption kinetics at interfaces remain unexplored.
Sebastian Stock +6 more
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Strain Sensor-Embedded Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Extension and Bending Feedback [PDF]
, 2018 For soft robots to leave the lab and enter unstructured environments, proprioception is required to understand how interactions in the field affect the soft structure.
Paik, Jamie +5 more
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Soft metal constructs for large strain sensor membrane [PDF]
Thin gold films on silicone display large reversible change in electrical resistance upon stretching. Eutectic liquid metal conductors maintain bulk metal conductivity, even upon extensive elongation.
Michaud, Hadrien O +2 more
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Analysing soft clothing biometrics for retrieval [PDF]
, 2014 Soft biometrics continues to attract research interest. Traditional body and face soft biometrics have been the main research focus and have been proven, by many researchers, to be usable for identification and retrieval.
Jaha, Emad Sami +3 more
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Design Considerations for 3D Printed, Soft, Multimaterial Resistive Sensors for Soft Robotics
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2019 Sensor design for soft robots is a challenging problem because of the wide range of design parameters (e.g., geometry, material, actuation type, etc.) critical to their function.
Benjamin Shih +6 more
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Micromechanical Force Sensor Using the Stress–Impedance Effect of Soft Magnetic FeCuNbSiB
, 2021 By using the stress–impedance (SI) effect of a soft magnetic amorphous FeCuNbSiB alloy, a micromachined force sensor was fabricated and characterized. The alloy was used as a sputtered thin film of 500 nm thickness.
Masanori Muroyama +2 more
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3D Printable Soft Sensory Fiber Networks for Robust and Complex Tactile Sensing
Micromachines, 2022 The human tactile system is composed of multi-functional mechanoreceptors distributed in an optimized manner. Having the ability to design and optimize multi-modal soft sensory systems can further enhance the capabilities of current soft robotic systems.
David Hardman +4 more
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Triboelectric nanogenerator sensors for soft robotics aiming at digital twin applications
Nature Communications, 2020 Designing efficient sensors for human machine interaction remains a challenge. Here, the authors present a soft robotic fingers system based on a triboelectric nanogenerator (L-TENG) sensor to capture the continuous motion of soft gripper and a soft ...
Tao Jin +10 more
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