Energy based control of a bi-stable and underactuated soft robotic system based on dielectric elastomer actuators

G Soleti, J Prechtl, PR Massenio, M Baltes… - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose an energy based control approach for a class of underactuated
soft robotic systems. The considered case study consists of an elastic structure driven by soft …

Design and performance of a slender soft continuum manipulator for tall structure inspection

MT Shoani, MN Ribuan… - Industrial Robot: the …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The current methods for inspecting tall or deep structures such as towers,
chimneys, silos, and wells suffer from certain constraints. Manual and assisted inspection …

Nonlinear Coordinate Transformation and Trajectory Tracking Control of an Underactuated Soft Robot Driven by Dielectric Elastomers

G Soleti, PR Massenio, J Kunze… - 2024 IEEE 7th …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate model-based trajectory tracking position control of an
articulated soft robotic system driven by rolled dielectric elastomer actuators. The system's …

Mixed Control of a Soft Robotic Structure Actuated by Dielectric Elastomers

PR Massenio, G Rizzello, O Pohudina… - 2022 IEEE 1st …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dielectric Elastomer Actuators (DEAs) are an efficient and compact solution to build soft
robotic structures. Due to their non-conventional characteristics, soft robots bring new …