A study on quadruped mobile robots

H Taheri, N Mozayani - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, quadruped mobile robots' development had experienced rapid progress,
which has subsequently increased their usage in many human-assisted applications …

Development of novel bioreactor control systems based on smart sensors and actuators

B Wang, Z Wang, T Chen, X Zhao - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bioreactors of various forms have been widely used in environmental protection, healthcare,
industrial biotechnology, and space exploration. Robust demand in the field stimulated the …

Characteristics of hydraulic and electric servo motors

S Sakama, Y Tanaka, A Kamimura - Actuators, 2022 - mdpi.com
Until the 1970s, hydraulic actuators were widely used in many mechanical systems;
however, recently, electric motors have become mainstream by virtue of their improved …

[HTML][HTML] Automated design of additive manufactured flow components with consideration of overhang constraint

M Biedermann, P Beutler, M Meboldt - Additive Manufacturing, 2021 - Elsevier
When designing parts for additive manufacturing (AM), users must consider manufacturing
restrictions specific to the chosen AM production technology. For material extrusion or laser …

A bioinspired self-burrowing probe in shallow granular materials

N Zhang, Y Chen, A Martinez… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Bioinspired strategies have been used in recent years to solve engineering problems in
geotechnics. Inspired by the dual-anchor locomotion mechanism of razor clams, researchers …

Do robots outperform humans in human-centered domains?

R Riener, L Rabezzana, Y Zimmermann - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The incessant progress of robotic technology and rationalization of human manpower
induces high expectations in society, but also resentment and even fear. In this paper, we …

Force control of a hydraulic actuator with a neural network inverse model

SW Kim, B Cho, S Shin, JH Oh… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, a learning-based force controller for a hydraulic actuator is presented. We
propose a control method with an inverse model composed of a deep neural network, which …

Design, Topology Optimization, and Additive Manufacturing of a Pneumatically Actuated Lightweight Robot

G Dämmer, S Gablenz, R Neumann, Z Major - Actuators, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soft robotics research has rapidly incorporated Additive Manufacturing (AM) into its standard
prototyping repertoire. While numerous publications have highlighted the suitability of AM for …

WLR-II, a hose-less hydraulic wheel-legged robot

X Li, H Zhou, S Zhang, H Feng… - 2019 IEEE/RSJ …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of traditional hydraulic robots is often limited by their hoses across moving
joints or connecting hydraulic drive units, which would reduce their mobility and impede their …

Bionic lightweight design of limb leg units for hydraulic quadruped robots by additive manufacturing and topology optimization

H Zong, J Zhang, L Jiang, K Zhang, J Shen… - Bio-Design and …, 2024 - Springer
Galloping cheetahs, climbing mountain goats, and load hauling horses all show desirable
locomotion capability, which motivates the development of quadruped robots. Among …