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A two-fingered robot gripper with variable stiffness flexure hinges based on shape morphing
(2020-10-24)
This paper presents a novel approach for developing robotic grippers with variable stiffness hinges for dexterous grasps. This approach for the first time uses pneumatically actuated pouch actuators to fold and unfold ...
Development of a high-performance low-cost PPU for an electrospray colloid electric propulsion system for small satellite applications
(2018-01-01)
The current state-of-art Electric Propulsion (EP) systems can provide impressive system performance but are associated with both significant volume requirements and high direct cost. These technologies have not been shown ...
Silicone Based Capacitive E-Skin Sensor for Soft Surgical Robots
(Springer, 2020-12-01)
In this extended abstract, we present a soft stretchable multi-modal capacitive skin sensor that can be used for exteroception and proprioception in soft surgical manipulators. A soft skin prototype was made using Ecoflex, ...
Aircraft taxi time prediction: Feature importance and their implications
(Elsevier, 2020-12-01)
Taxiing remains a major bottleneck at many airports. Recently, several approaches to allocating efficient routes for taxiing aircraft have been proposed. The routing algorithms underpinning these approaches rely on accurate ...
Heterogeneous pigeon-inspired optimization
(Springer, 2019-05)
Pigeon-inspired optimization (PIO) is a swarm intelligence optimizer inspired by the homing behavior of pigeons. PIO consists of two optimization stages which employ the map and compass operator, and the landmark operator, ...