5 accepted papers
This letter introduces a switching control method for a soft rehabilitation glove using pneumatic bellows actuators. The design and manufacture are introduced for the soft rehabilitation glove. A dynamic nonlinear system is established for deflection angles of finger joints when using the soft rehab
This work presents a novel variable stiffness structure consisting of a fiber-constrained dielectric elastomer tube filled with insulating oil. The tensile stiffness of the structure can be adjusted by voltages and its initial value can be customized according to the initial pre-stretch of the mater…
This work presents a novel variable stiffness structure consisting of a fiber-constrained dielectric elastomer tube filled with insulating oil. The tensile stiffness of the structure can be adjusted by voltages and its initial value can be customized according to the initial pre-stretch of the mater
This paper presents an inchworm inspired soft robot composed of the soft body, the front foot as well as the back foot. Compared to the traditional inchworm-type robot consisting of rigid components, the driven mode for the soft robot is more simple. The soft robot inspired by the inchworm has highe…
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are now very popular for many applications such as surveillance and transport and they are typically constructed starting from the design process. However, it is very time consuming and require all new airworthiness process. In this paper, we aim to provide a novel fr…