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Monolithic electrostatic actuators with independent stiffness modulation
Nature CommunicationsRobotic artificial muscles, inspired by the adaptability of biological muscles, outperform rigid robots in dynamic environments due to their flexibility.
Yuejun Xu +3 more
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Weight Lifting Trajectory Optimization for Variable Stiffness Actuated Robot
Complexity, 2019 Variable stiffness actuator is a new actuation of robot which is inspired by motor control of human arm. And it is promising way to exploit the human-like performance and human-like motion.
Chen Ji, Minxiu Kong, Ruifeng Li
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Variable stiffness actuators : modeling, control, and application to compliant bipedal walking [PDF]
, 2013 Robots are traditionally used in factory environments, where they perform tasks with high precision and speed. This kind of robots is designed to have a high mechanical stiffness and with powerful motors, so that the required precision and speed can be achieved.
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This study demonstrates a self‐assembly process to generate free‐standing piezoelectric nanomembranes, forming ultracompact microtubular acoustic wave sensors and actuators. The miniaturized 3D piezoelectric platform reported in this work can be applied in telecommunication, energy harvesting, and acoustofluidics. Moreover, the 3D self‐assembly can add
Raphaël C. L‐M. Doineau +9 more
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Control of Adjustable Compliant Actuators
Machines, 2014 Adjustable compliance or variable stiffness actuators comprise an additional element to elastically decouple the actuator from the load and are increasingly applied to human-centered robotic systems.
Berno J.E. Misgeld +4 more
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Eutectozymes as Soft Hybrid Materials for Advanced Biocatalysis
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Eutectozymes are sustainable hybrid materials that embed a GOx–HRP cascade within hydrophobic eutectogels featuring a dual supramolecular–covalent network. This architecture preserves native enzyme structure and stability, enables efficient heterogeneous biocatalysis in aqueous media, and positions eutectogels as robust platforms for next‐generation ...
Manuel Eduardo Martinez Cartagena +10 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Residual magnetization induces pronounced mechanical anisotropy in ultra‐soft magnetorheological elastomers, shaping deformation and actuation even without external magnetic fields. This study introduces a computational‐experimental framework integrating magneto‐mechanical coupling into topology optimization for designing soft magnetic actuators with ...
Carlos Perez‐Garcia +3 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Azobenzene photoswitches translate molecular‐scale E/Z photoisomerization into macroscopic material responses and device‐level photonic functions. This Review highlights how azobenzene research has evolved from molecular photochemistry to photoalignment, mass migration, photomechanics, and heat release, ultimately enabling holography, reconfigurable ...
Heeju Son +20 more
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Mechanical Simplification of Variable-Stiffness Actuators Using Dielectric Elastomer Transducers
Actuators, 2019 Legged and gait-assistance robots can walk more efficiently if their actuators are compliant. The adjustable compliance of variable-stiffness actuators (VSAs) can enhance this benefit. However, this functionality requires additional mechanical components
David P. Allen +4 more
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Control of Actuators with Linearized Variable Stiffness
IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2019 Abstract In this paper, a new model of variable stiffness actuators (VSA) is presented. In the proposed model, the stiffness and deformation of the elastic element can be controlled independently. The structure of the model allows the use of optimal control methods, such as linear quadratic regulator, as is demonstrated in the paper. The model can be
Sergei Savin +2 more
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