This paper presents intelligent modelling and tracking control methods for a conical
dielectric elastomer actuator (CDEA) utilized in soft robots. Firstly, an inverse dynamics …

This paper proposes the modelling and compound control methods for the intelligently
dielectric elastomer actuator (IDEA) to realize its dynamic modelling and tracking control …

Photo-induced actuators enable potential applications involving soft robots, biomedical
engineering, and microelectromechanical system due to the contactless energy supply and …

Soft dielectric elastomer actuators (SDEAs) have manifested tremendous potentials in the
field of soft robots. However, the tracking control of the SDEA still confronts enormous …

A dielectric elastomer smart actuator (DESA) has shown great potentials in soft robot
applications. The control of the DESA is one of key issues for soft robots. However, the …

In recent years, the dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have been increasingly used to
drive the soft robots. This paper proposes a tracking control method for the DEA based on …

An artificial phototropism system with autonomous intelligence is critical for the development
of an autonomous light‐harvesting system. However, a current technology for artificial …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) with photo‐responsive properties, typically driven by either
photochemical or photothermal mechanisms, have found extensive applications as, for …

Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) is a promising candidate for actuation in light-driven soft robot
applications. Due to the fact that LCE has complex hysteretic nonlinearities, which are highly …

Currently, there are some new challenges for pneumatic soft robots brought by complex
application environments and variable task objectives. To address these challenges …