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Rotational Angle Control of a Twisted Polymeric Fiber Actuator by an Estimated Temperature Feedback
2019
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
This letter focuses on the latter one and proposes an estimated temperature feedback control method to regulate a torsional angle of the TPF actuator. ...
A twisted polymeric fiber (TPF) actuator often referred to as a fishing line/sewing thread artificial muscle, is one of the soft actuators which is made by twisting and heating a nylon fishing line. ...
The other is often referred to just as a Twisted Polymeric Fiber (TPF) actuator, which is made by twisting the nylon thread until before coiled, and it can produce a rotational motion within a limited ...
doi:10.1109/lra.2019.2901982
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Rotational Angle Trajectory Tracking of a Twisted Polymeric Fiber Actuator by The Combination of a Model-based Feed-forward and Estimated Temperature Feedback
2019
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
In this letter, an angular trajectory tracking controller for a twisted polymeric fiber (TPF) actuator by the combination of a model-based feed-forward and estimated temperature feedback is proposed. ...
TPF actuator is one of the soft actuators that can produce a rotational motion, which is made by twisting a nylon yarn and thermally treating it. ...
Generally, a rotational angle sensor such as an encoder or potentiometer is necessary in order to consist of a feedback controller when regulating a rotational angle of an actuator. ...
doi:10.1109/lra.2019.2908484
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Table of Contents
2019
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Deckerová 2439 Rotational Angle Control of a Twisted Polymeric Fiber Actuator by an Estimated Temperature Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K. ...
Semini 2553 Rotational Angle Trajectory Tracking of a Twisted Polymeric Fiber Actuator by the Combination of a Model-Based Feed-Forward and Estimated Temperature Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
doi:10.1109/lra.2019.2928383
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Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review of Design, Fabrication, Modeling, Sensing, Control and Applications
2022
IEEE Access
modeling and control methods, hardware control boards, and nonlinear estimation and control techniques. ...
He is currently an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wollongong in Dubai. ...
(iv) bidirectional twisting actuators proposed in [125] by exploiting the free form surface of the actuator chamber, which allows a free rotation of 116.7 • and blocking torque of 0.81 N•m. ...
doi:10.1109/access.2022.3179589
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Wearable Actuators: An Overview
2021
Textiles
Wearable actuators, a subcategory of wearable technology, have attracted enormous interest from researchers in various disciplines and many wearable actuators and devices have been developed in the past ...
In this paper, we review the actuation mechanisms, structures, applications, and limitations of recently developed wearable actuators including pneumatic and hydraulic actuators, shape memory alloys and ...
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. ...
doi:10.3390/textiles1020015
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Biorobotics: An Overview of Recent Innovations in Artificial Muscles
2022
Actuators
to actuate artificial muscles as a whole. ...
The goal of this paper will be to gain a better understanding of where the current field of biorobotics is at and what its current trends in manufacturing and its techniques are within the last several ...
This value can be read and utilized in a feedback loop for muscle control [39] . TFAMs are produced simply by applying a twist to a set of fibers. ...
doi:10.3390/act11060168
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Surface Dynamics at Photoactive Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks
2019
Advanced Optical Materials
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Acknowledgements The results presented are part of research programmes financed by Guangdong Innovative Research Team Program (No. 2013C102), European Research Commission under ERC Advanced Grant 66999 ...
doi:10.1002/adom.201900255
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An Overview of Novel Actuators for Soft Robotics
2018
Actuators
In this systematic survey, an overview of non-conventional actuators particularly used in soft-robotics is presented. ...
The review is performed by using well-defined performance criteria with a direction to identify the exemplary and potential applications. ...
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. ...
doi:10.3390/act7030048
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Dielectric Elastomer Actuator for Soft Robotics Applications and Challenges
2020
Applied Sciences
This paper reviews state-of-the-art dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) and their future perspectives as soft actuators which have recently been considered as a key power generation component for soft ...
This paper begins with the introduction of the working principle of the dielectric elastomer actuators. ...
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. ...
doi:10.3390/app10020640
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Tethered and Untethered 3D Microactuators Fabricated by Two-Photon Polymerization: A Review
2021
Micromachines
Then, an outlook of the design, fabrication, control, and applications of 3D laser-printed microactuators is propounded with the goal of providing a reference for related research. ...
In contrast to classical 2D MEMS devices, 3D microactuators provide a new platform for the research of stimuli-responsive functional devices. ...
At the same time, this gives the SPP an inverse angular momentum, exerting a torque that may actuate a rotation of the SPP. ...
doi:10.3390/mi12040465
pmid:33924199
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Soft Robotics: Review of Fluid-Driven Intrinsically Soft Devices; Manufacturing, Sensing, Control, and Applications in Human-Robot Interaction
2017
Advanced Engineering Materials
The emerging field of soft robotics makes use of many classes of materials including metals, low glass transition temperature (Tg) plastics, and high Tg elastomers. ...
This review focuses on a particular type of intrinsically soft, elastomeric robot À those powered via fluidic pressurization. ...
In addition, to assist the feedback controller, a feedforward term is included using a steady-state mapping function from pressure input to angle output of the modules. ...
doi:10.1002/adem.201700016
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2019 Index IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Vol. 4
2019
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
., +, LRA July 2019 2485-2492 Rotational Angle Control of a Twisted Polymeric Fiber Actuator by an Estimated Temperature Feedback. ...
Kodaira, A., +, LRA April 2019 1335-1342 Rotational Angle Control of a Twisted Polymeric Fiber Actuator by an Estimated Temperature Feedback. ...
Permanent magnets Adaptive Dynamic Control for Magnetically Actuated Medical Robots. ...
doi:10.1109/lra.2019.2955867
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Low‐Voltage Soft Actuators for Interactive Human–Machine Interfaces
2021
Advanced Intelligent Systems
Soft electrical actuators driven by low voltages are promising for interactive human-machine interfaces (iHMI) applications including executing orders to complete various tasks and communicating with humans ...
This review covers three typical classes of electrical actuators, namely, electrochemical, electrothermal, and other electrical (dielectric, electrostatic, ferroelectric, and plasticized gel) actuators ...
Wang designed a self-controlled walking robot driven by a CNT-wrapped rubber fiber ETA based on the resistance feedback sensed by itself, which can autonomously walk continuously on a ratchet surface when ...
doi:10.1002/aisy.202100075
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Compliant Robotics and Automation with Flexible Fluidic Actuators and Inflatable Structures
[chapter]
2012
Smart Actuation and Sensing Systems - Recent Advances and Future Challenges
For control feedback the current measurements of pressure and joint angle position as well as a force/torque observer based on inverted experimental torque characteristics of FFA are used. ...
When pressurized the fiber angles change until the critical fiber angle of θ = 54, 4 • is reached (figure 3(c)) [141] . ...
doi:10.5772/51866
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Review and perspectives: shape memory alloy composite systems
2015
Acta Mechanica
The integration of SMAs into composite structures has resulted in many benefits, which include actuation, vibration control, damping, sensing, and selfhealing. ...
However, despite substantial research in this area, a comparable adoption of SMA composites by industry has not yet been realized. ...
Lester gratefully acknowledges the support of the Sandia National Laboratory-Texas A&M University Excellence in Engineering fellowship program and the past support of the NSF IGERT program. ...
doi:10.1007/s00707-015-1433-0
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