Most robotic applications that contain shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators use the SMA in a linear or spring shape. In contrast, a novel robotic finger was designed in this paper using SMA plates that were thermomechanically trained to take the shape ...
Engineered robotic fins have adapted principles of propulsion from bony-finned fish, using spatially-varying compliance and complex kinematics to produce and control the fin's propulsive force through time. While methods of force production are well ...
A major difference between manmade underwater robotic vehicles (URVs) and undersea animals is the dense arrays of sensors on the body of the latter which enable them to execute extreme control of their limbs and demonstrate super-maneuverability. The...
High performance active materials are of rapidly growing interest for applications including soft robotics, microfluidic systems, and morphing composites. In particular, paraffin wax has been used to actuate miniature pumps, solenoid valves, and comp...
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics
Apr 21, 2014
Activity recognition of an elderly person can be used to provide information and intelligent services to health care professionals, carers, elderly people, and their families so that the elderly people can remain at homes independently. This study in...
This Letter presents, for the first time to our knowledge, a continuum robotic-steered endoluminal volumetric photoacoustic tomography probe. With regard to the design of the probe, a coaxial optical and acoustic imaging system has been developed tha...
Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE
Oct 18, 2024
This study presented a novel approach for the precise ablation of breast tumors using focused ultrasound (FUS), leveraging a physics-informed neural network (PINN) integrated with a realistic breast model. FUS has shown significant promise in treatin...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Lung diseases contribute significantly to global mortality rates. The conventional diagnostic techniques based on medical imaging used for lung disease diagnosis normally require specialized personnel and complex infrastructure, posing challenges in ...
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Jul 1, 2021
Polyethylene (PE) pipes are widely used in gas distribution. Their joints are prone to various flaws and are the most problematic part of the pipeline, so the infrastructure industry requires an effective inspection technique. Butt-fusion (BF) is the...
Future robotic systems will be pervasive technologies operating autonomously in unknown spaces that are shared with humans. Such complex interactions make it compulsory for them to be lightweight, soft, and efficient in a way to guarantee safety, rob...
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