Disturbance-adaptive tapered soft manipulator with precise motion controller for enhanced task performance

X Li, Q Xiong, D Sui, Q Zhang, H Li… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The field of soft manipulators requires a more promising solution, including efficient
structures and controllers. This article presents a novel cable–pneumatic hybrid-driven …

Dynamic coupling for underactuated compliant arms with not well-defined relative degree

M Pierallini, F Angelini… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots are deformable, compliant, and underactuated systems. During any task, due to
their enormous capability of body deformation, the relative degree may not be well-defined …

Model and control of R-soft inverted pendulum

D Caradonna, M Pierallini… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots enable safe and robust operations in unstructured environments. However, the
nonlinearities of their continuum structure complicate the accomplishment of classic robotic …

[PDF][PDF] Developments and Trend Maps for Soft Continuum Manipulators and Soft Snake Robots

VS Rajashekhar, G Prabhakar - Foundations and Trends® in …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Soft robots are more human-friendly than rigid-bodied robots. This is due to their soft nature
that does not harm humans while interacting. This work provides the developments and …

Multibody dynamic modeling and motion analysis of flexible robot considering contact

T Wu, Z Liu, Z Ma, B Wang - Multibody System Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
The purpose of this research is to present an alternative multibody dynamic model for soft
robots and to analyze the intrinsic mechanism of motion. It is difficult to directly apply …

Tailor-Made Reinforcement Learning Approach with Advanced Noise Optimization for Soft Continuum Robots

J Jayan, LP PS, H Kumar - IEEE Transactions on Artificial …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Advancements in the fusion of reinforcement learning (RL) and soft robotics are presented in
this study, with a focus on refining training methodologies for soft planar continuum robots …

Toward Long-Lasting Large-Scale Soft Robots: The Durability Challenge in Architectured Materials

F Stella, G Pei, O Meebed, Q Guan… - 2024 IEEE 7th …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots promise groundbreaking advancements across various industries. However, soft
robots are susceptible to wear, fatigue, and material degradation. Their durability and long …

Dynamic Modeling, Robust Control and Contact Estimation of Soft Robotics

Z Qiao - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Soft robotics has garnered attention for its substantial prospective in various domains, such
as manipulation and interactions with humans, by offering competitive advantages against …