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Programmable Pneumatic Actuator System for a Bioinspired Artificial Colon

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A modular soft robotic colon simulator driven by programmable pneumatic actuation is developed to mimic physiological and pathological‐like motility patterns of the large intestine. Finite element–guided design and distributed control enable anatomically realistic deformation for peristalsis, segmentation, and mass movements, supporting capsule ...
Andrew Bickerdike, Bo Tian, Xizheng Fang, Zepeng Wang, Yang Liu, Lucy Adams, Shyam Prasad   +6 more
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Multiphysics Modeling of a Synthetic Jet Actuator in Operation

Actuators
Active flow control is a promising technology for reducing noise, emissions, and power consumption in various applications. To better understand the performance of synthetic jet actuators, a computational model that couples structural mechanics with ...
Matthew G. M. Butler, Alis Ekmekci, Pierre E. Sullivan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defect‐Engineered ZnO Nanowire Arrays for Flexible Room‐Temperature Hydrogen Sensors

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Fabrication process of patterned ZnO nucleation sites on a flexible polyimide (PI) substrate. Top/tilted‐view SEM images of ordered ZnO nanoflower arrays confined within patterned circular regions. AFM topography map with height data revealing a disk‐array structure, where the patterned regions (marked by a red dot circle) are elevated by ∼2 µm ...
Jun‐Ting Wang, Imran Khan, Jhen‐De You, Fan‐Hua Kong, Chang‐Mou Wu, Po‐Kai Chiu, Ray‐Hua Horng, Jinn P. Chu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Appendix Adjusted Architectural Propagations of Red‐Light Controlled Macroscopic Photoactuating Performances

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Amphiphilic chloroazobenzenes, bearing different amino acids as end groups alanine, phenylalanine, and valine, exhibit excellent photoisomerizations. Varying structures of three amino acid groups participate in supramolecular formations and therefore photoinduced morphological transformations via adjusting intermolecular interactions. These interaction
Shuangshuang Meng, Ming‐Hin Chau, Takashi Kajitani, Franco King‐Chi Leung   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Visualization of synthetic jets at higher Stokes numbers

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2012
Visualization of synthetic jets at higher Stokes numbers (S = 90 and 127) by the phase-locked smoke-wire technique is presented and discussed. The working fluid is air. The Reynolds numbers are quantified using hot-wire anemometry. Although our method of
Trávníček Zdeněk, Broučková Zuzana, Šafařík Pavel   +2 more
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active flow control with synthetic jets in a station wagon – a CFD study

Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering
The reduction of fuel consumption has become one of the main targets in the automotive industry. To achieve this objective, drag reduction plays a major role and one of the techniques that has become attractive in recent years is the use of active flow ...
Omar D. Lopez Mejia, David E. Blanco, Luis E. Muñoz   +2 more
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Auditory–Tactile Congruence for Synthesis of Adaptive Pain Expressions in RoboPatients

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
In this work, we explore auditory–tactile congruence for synthesizing adaptive vocal pain expressions in robopatients. Using a robopatient platform that integrates vocal pain sounds with palpation forces, we conducted 7680 trials across 20 participants.
Saitarun Nadipineni, Chapa Sirithunge, Yue Xie, Fumiya Iida, Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne   +4 more
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Numerical study of boiling single bubble in vertical impact of dual synthetic jets

Kongqi donglixue xuebao
In response to the new active enhanced heat transfer technologies required for current aerospace and electronic device cooling, a numerical study was conducted on dual synthetic jets vertical impact boiling single bubble, analyzing the effects of jets ...
Xinyu Liang, Xiong Deng, Ying Liu, Xinyu Xie, Ying Kang, Zhenbing Luo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source