Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications
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 …
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 …
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 …
applications, including electronic skin, soft robotics, and wearable human–machine …
Intelligent Shape Decoding of a Soft Optical Waveguide Sensor
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
Biosensing and tactile sensing are considered to be essential functions for intelligent
diagnostic medical robot. In this paper, biosensing and tactile sensing had been …
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 …
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 …
to sensor integration and the complexities of distributed sensing. In this work, we present a …