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A Variable Stiffness Actuator Module With Favorable Mass Distribution for a Bio-inspired Biped Robot. [PDF]

Front Neurorobot, 2019
Rodriguez-Cianca D, Weckx M, Jimenez-Fabian R, Torricelli D, Gonzalez-Vargas J, Sanchez-Villamañan MC, Sartori M, Berns K, Vanderborght B, Pons JL, Lefeber D.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Two‐Way Shape Memory Polymer Composite Gripper for Adaptive Robotic Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A two‐way shape memory polymer (SMP) composite is developed with intrinsic shape‐changing capability driven solely by temperature, eliminating external actuation loads. Embedding the SMP in a low‐stiffness elastomeric matrix enabled reversible transformations during heating and cooling cycles.
Aamna Hameed, Kamran Ahmed Khan
wiley   +1 more source

Data-Driven Position and Stiffness Control of Antagonistic Variable Stiffness Actuator Using Nonlinear Hammerstein Models

Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks
In this paper, an optimal PID controller is introduced for an antagonistic variable stiffness actuator (AVSA) based on Hammerstein models. A set of Hammerstein models is developed for the AVSA using the voltage difference method. For each stiffness level,
Ali Javadi, Hamed Haghighi, Khemwutta Pornpipatsakul, Ronnapee Chaichaowarat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Precise computer controlled positioning of robot end effectors using force sensors [PDF]

A thorough study of combined position/force control using sensory feedback for a one-dimensional manipulator model, which may count for the spacecraft docking problem or be extended to the multi-joint robot manipulator problem, was performed.
Mcinnis, B. C., Shieh, L. S., Wang, J. C.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Hybrid Magnetoactive Soft Elastomers: Material Development Toward Application in Diaphragm Pumps

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Hybrid magnetoactive soft elastomeric membranes are developed by combining two different types of magnetic particles. The membranes exhibit distinct mechanical, magnetic and thermal properties owing to the unique characteristics of the two magnetic particles.
Somashree Mondal, Paweł Orkisz, Bogdan Sapiński, Ralph Spolenak, Frank Clemens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pattern Formation in Non‐Equilibrium Architected Materials

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This article demonstrates an artificial mechanical system ‐ a robotic metamaterial ‐ as an accessible and versatile platform within which to explore and prescribe the reaction‐diffusion driven pattern formation hitherto associated with comparatively less accessible and versatile non‐equilibrium biological and chemical systems.
Vinod Ramakrishnan, Michael J. Frazier
wiley   +1 more source

3D Printed Multimaterial Microfluidic Transistors

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
We introduce a biocompatible, high resolution photopolymer resin that closely mimics the Young's Modulus (elasticity) and reversible stretchability (no hysteresis) of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), enabling the fabrication of microfluidic transistors (i.e., microvalves capable of proportional amplification) by multimaterial stereolithography (mSLA ...
Alireza Ahmadianyazdi, Wei Huang, Kaustav A. Gopinathan, Ivan Stepanov, Lisa Horowitz, Ting‐Yuan Tu, Mehmet Toner, Albert Folch   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced Design for Weakly Coupled Resonators by Automatic Active Optimization

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
An Automatic Active Optimization (AAO) strategy integrates machine learning predictors and genetic algorithms in a closed‐loop workflow. By iteratively expanding its dataset with new discoveries, AAO overcomes the limits of conventional methods. This approach finds superior microstructural designs beyond the initial sample space. We demonstrate this on
Wei Yue, Yuan Gao, Fanping Sui, Jason Wang, Megan Teng, Peggy Tsao, Huicong Deng, Yande Peng, Liwei Lin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gold Nanorods in Cardiac Millitissues: Assessing Mechanical and Contractile Dynamics in a Living Engineering Myocardium Model

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel platform for assessing the active mechanical behavior of living cardiac microbundles through localized nanoindentation, integrated with temperature regulation and dual‐camera imaging systems. The developed system enables quantitative evaluation of dynamic micromechanics in engineered cardiac tissues in vitro, offering ...
Lihua Lou, Lia Paolino, Alberto Sesena Rubfiaro, Jin He, Arvind Agarwal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Micropillar‐Engineered Hybrid Adhesive Patch for Surface‐Conformable and Directional Adhesion

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This work presents a surface‐conformable hybrid adhesive integrating height‐optimized hexagonal micropillars with open‐rectangular cuts. The micropillars enhance rough‐surface contact and microscale crack arrest, while the cuts guide and reverse interfacial cracks for strong and directional adhesion. The multiscale architecture achieves robust pull‐off
Seongjin Park, Dong Kwan Kang, Haejin Bae, Ho‐Sup Jung, Hoon Eui Jeong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source