Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications

MS Xavier, CD Tawk, A Zolfagharian, J Pinskier… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

Design of a wearable real-time hand motion tracking system using an array of soft polymer acoustic waveguides

Y Lin, PB Shull, JB Chossat - Soft Robotics, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Robust hand motion tracking holds promise for improved human–machine interaction in
diverse fields, including virtual reality, and automated sign language translation. However …

Novel, Soft, Water-Filled Acoustic Waveguides for Simultaneous Tactile Force and Location Sensing

Y Lin, PB Shull - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft force sensing holds potential to mimic human tactile sensation across an array of
applications, including electronic skin, soft robotics, and wearable human–machine …

Intelligent Shape Decoding of a Soft Optical Waveguide Sensor

CH Mak, Y Li, K Wang, M Wu, JDL Ho… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Optical waveguides create interesting opportunities in the area of soft sensing and electronic
skins due to their potential for high flexibility, quick response time, and compactness. The …

All‐Printed Finger‐Inspired Tactile Sensor Array for Microscale Texture Detection and 3D Reconstruction

Y Wang, J Zhao, X Zeng, J Huang, Y Wen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic skins are expected to replicate a human‐like tactile sense, which significantly
detects surface information, including geometry, material, and temperature. Although most …

EchoGest: Soft Ultrasonic Waveguides based Sensing Skin for Subject-Independent Hand Gesture Recognition

MY Alemu, Y Lin, PB Shull - IEEE Transactions on Neural …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gesture recognition is crucial for enhancing human-computer interaction and is particularly
pivotal in rehabilitation contexts, aiding individuals recovering from physical impairments …

Influence of Soft Materials on Ultrasonic Waveguide Signal Quality for Wearable Human Motion Detection Across the Legs, Arms, and Face

Y Lin, MY Alemu, B Shi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft strain sensors are widely used for human motion detection due to their remarkable
flexibility and lightweight nature. Among them, the soft ultrasonic waveguide stands out for …

A flexible and stretchable photonic crystal sensor for biosensing and tactile sensing

W Peng, B Huang, X Huang, H Song, Q Liao - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Biosensing and tactile sensing are considered to be essential functions for intelligent
diagnostic medical robot. In this paper, biosensing and tactile sensing had been …

Wearable water-filled soft transparent pressure sensor based on acoustic guided waves

Y Lin, D Chiasson, PB Shull - 2022 IEEE International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft pressure sensors are increasingly crucial in a diverse array of applications including
soft robotics, electronic skin, haptics, and wearable human-machine interaction. Current …

Acoustic tactile sensing for mobile robot wheels

W Mason, D Brenken, FZ Dai, RGC Castillo… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Tactile sensing in mobile robots remains under-explored, mainly due to challenges related
to sensor integration and the complexities of distributed sensing. In this work, we present a …