[HTML][HTML] Soft computing-based predictive modeling of flexible electrohydrodynamic pumps

Z Mao, Y Peng, C Hu, R Ding, Y Yamada… - … Intelligence and Robotics, 2023 - Elsevier
Flexible electrohydrodynamic (EHD) pumps have been developed and applied in many
fields due to no transmission structure, no wear, easy manipulation, and no noise. Physical …

Multimodal strain sensing system for shape recognition of tensegrity structures by combining traditional regression and deep learning approaches

Z Mao, R Kobayashi, H Nabae… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A tensegrity-based system is a promising approach for dynamic exploration of uneven,
unpredictable, and confined environments. However, implementing such systems presents …

Active-bending six-bar tensegrity modular robot driven by thin artificial muscles

R Kobayashi, H Nabae… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Significant progress has been achieved in the development of tensegrity robots with rolling
capabilities. However, because rolling robots operate passively due to gravity, they are …

FlexiStiff: A Variable Tensile Stiffness Element for Modulating the Behavior of Tensegrity Structures

V Arshad, B Jamil, H Rodrigue - Advanced Engineering …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft and tensegrity structures are two configurations that have appeared as robots continue
to draw inspiration from nature and diversify beyond rigid machines toward compliant …

[HTML][HTML] TWrist: An agile compliant 3-DoF tensegrity joint

T Wang, MA Post, AM Tyrrell - Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics, 2024 - Elsevier
Tensegrity structures, with their unique physical characteristics, hold substantial potential in
the field of robotics. However, the very structures that will give tensegrity robots potential …

A novel variable stiffness compound extensor-pneumatic artificial muscle (ce-pam): Design and mathematical model

W Al-Mayahi, H Al-Fahaam - Journal of Robotics and Control …, 2023 - journal.umy.ac.id
Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) have been exploited in robots utilized in various fields,
including industry and medicine, due to their numerous advantages, such as their light …

Vacuum-driven Class-2 Tensegrity-based Mechanism for Quadrupedal Robot Motion

J Lee, A Coutinho, N Oh, JH Jang… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tensegrity structures are an assembly of rigid struts in compression with elastic members in
tension that are in equilibrium. The motion of tensegrity-based robots can be dynamically …

Soft Actuator Based on a Novel Variable Stiffness Compound Extensor Bending-Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (CEB-PAM): Design and Mathematical Model

W Al-Mayahi, H Al-Fahaam - Journal of Robotics and Control …, 2024 - journal.umy.ac.id
Soft robots have gained prominence in various fields in recent years, particularly in medical
applications such as rehabilitation, due to their numerous advantages. The primary building …

Enhancement of Thin McKibben Muscle Durability Under Repetitive Actuation in a Bent State

R Kobayashi, H Nabae, Z Mao, G Endo… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The McKibben muscle can produce a high force-to-mass ratio, beneficial for various
applications in the soft mechatronics field. The thin McKibben muscle, which has a small …

[HTML][HTML] Computer-controlled ultra high voltage amplifier for dielectric elastomer actuators

A Wiranata, Z Mao, Y Kuwajima, Y Yamaguchi… - Biomimetic Intelligence …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soft robotics is a breakthrough technology to support human–robot interactions. The soft
structure of a soft robot can increase safety during human and robot interactions. One of the …