Magnetic soft materials and robots

Y Kim, X Zhao - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main
distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetorheological behavior of thermoplastic elastomeric honeycomb structures fabricated by additive manufacturing

S Mondal, R Katzschmann, F Clemens - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing of magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) can potentially create
versatile and complex mechanical structures with reversible stiffening properties. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Development and characterization of a novel hybrid magnetorheological elastomer incorporating micro and nano size iron fillers

SU Khayam, M Usman, MA Umer, A Rafique - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Owing to its benefit of changing stiffness, Magnetorheological Elastomers (MRE) can be
effectively used as base isolator in buildings and bridges to resist unpredictable loading …

Advances in Modeling and Control of Magnetorheological Elastomers for Engineering Applications

NK Dhiman, SM Salodkar, Gagandeep… - … Methods in Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Magnetorheological elastomers (MREs), as smart materials, exhibit notable changes in their
mechanical properties in response to an external magnetic field, which makes them ideal …

Development of a rotary damper integrated with magnetorheological bearings toward extremely high torque–volume ratio

S Zhu, N Gong, J Yang, S Zhang, X Gong, W Li, S Sun - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Magnetorheological (MR) technology has provided effective solutions to many engineering
bottleneck problems due to its controllable nature. However, designing a rotary MR damper …

A combined neural network and model predictive control approach for ball transfer unit–magnetorheological elastomer–based vibration isolation of lightweight …

R Brancati, G Di Massa, S Pagano… - Journal of Vibration …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This study addresses the possibility of adopting semi-active magnetorheological elastomers–
based isolators for protecting lightweight structures from ground vibration. The exploitation of …

Constitutive model of isotropic magneto-sensitive rubber with amplitude, frequency, magnetic and temperature dependence under a continuum mechanics basis

B Wang, L Kari - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
A three-dimensional nonlinear constitutive model of the amplitude, frequency, magnetic and
temperature dependent mechanical property of isotropic magneto-sensitive (MS) rubber is …

A Hybrid Vibration Isolator Based on Elastomeric and Electromagnetic Restoring Force

R Brancati, G Di Massa, LP Di Noia, S Pagano - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The protection of structures and machines from ground vibrations is a deeply felt and widely
studied problem. These vibrations are typically generated by the operation of machines …

Experimental Investigation to Enhance Performances of MRE in Energy Harvesting

R Brancati, G Di Massa, A Genovese - International Workshop IFToMM for …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The so-called “Smart Systems” are increasingly wide-spread impacting extremely
different fields, that range from production systems to transport systems up to instrumented …

A Test Rig for Experimental Investigation on a MRE Vibration Isolator

R Brancati, G Di Massa, C Motta, S Pagano… - … Conference of IFToMM …, 2022 - Springer
This paper presents a test rig developed for the experimental investigations on a vibration
isolation system, based on the use of magnetorheological elastomers (MRE). These …