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Development of Spherical Actuator with L-Shaped Yoke

open access: yesActuators
In this paper, a two-DOF L-shaped yoke spherical actuator based on the principle of traditional voice coil actuators is developed. By utilizing the shape characteristics of the yoke and the magnetization direction of the magnet, the magnetic flux is ...
Yu-Wen Huang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stair‐Climbing Wheelchairs for Enhanced Mobility: A Comprehensive Review of Fundamental Mechanisms, Design Concepts, and Performance Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT People with physical disabilities face significant mobility challenges while climbing uneven surfaces and staircases. In these circumstances, traditional wheelchairs do not provide stable, safely controlled mobility, underscoring the importance of building superior stair‐climbing wheelchairs for both medical and infrastructure purposes.
Gopisetti Manikanta   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two‐Stage Power Management for Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Toward Reliable and Efficient Self‐Powered Systems

open access: yesSafety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
This review systematically outlines two‐stage power management circuits for TENGs, integrating AC–DC and DC–DC conversion to overcome high impedance and unstable output. It highlights strategies for efficient energy extraction and stable power delivery, enabling the development of reliable self‐powered systems for safety monitoring and applications in ...
Jiaxin Hu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Slaving and disabling actuators with voice-coil adaptive mirrors

open access: yes, 2021
12 pages, 1 figure, INAF Technical Report n.68 (2021), http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386 ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Flexible Rogowski Coil Performances In Power Frequency Applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper investigates the effects of some influence quantities on the measurement of power frequency sinusoidal currents by means of flexible Rogowski coil sensors.
MORANDO A.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

DESIGN OF AN ACTIVE LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM FOR ATOM INTERFEROMETRY BY USING SLIDING MODE CONTROL [PDF]

open access: yesCivil Engineering Journal, 2017
Active vibration isolation is gaining increased attention in the ultra-high precision application of atom interferometry to effectively treat the unavoidable ground vibration.
Dong-Yun Luo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2026.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active Vibration Isolation Using a Voice Coil Actuator with Absolute Velocity Feedback Control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper describes the active vibration isolation using a voice coil actuator with absolute velocity feedback control for highly sensitive instruments (e.g., atomic force microscopes) which suffer from building vibration.
Wei-Hao Wu, Yun-Hui Liu
core   +1 more source

Two-degree-of-freedom control scheme for flying-height and tracking-position controls with thermal actuators in HDDs

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 2018
To improve positioning accuracy of a magnetic head in hard disk drives (HDDs), a triple-stage-actuator system was proposed with a thermal positioning actuator for a magnetic head positioning system. This positioning system has three types of actuators: a
Takenori ATSUMI
doaj   +1 more source

Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2026.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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