Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN AUTOMATION, CONTROL AND ROBOTICS -- Tilte Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- PART I Development of Silicone-based Stiffness Controllable Actuators -- Chapter 1 Technology Selection -- 1.1 Manipulator Specifications -- 1.1.1 Medical Requirements -- 1.1.2 Technical Specifications -- 1.2 Technological Overview of Different Actuation Strategies -- 1.2.1 Active Motion Technology Survey -- 1.2.1.1 Electromagnetic motors -- 1.2.1.2 Electro active polymers. 1.2.1.3 Shape memory alloys1.2.1.4 Shape memory polymers -- 1.2.1.5 Flexible fluidic actuator -- 1.2.2 Discussion and Choice of Active Motion Technology -- 1.2.3 Stiffness Variation Technology Survey -- 1.2.4 Comparison and Choice -- References -- Chapter 2 Design of the Multi-module Manipulator -- 2.1 The Design of the Single Module -- 2.1.1 Active Motion -- 2.1.2 Stiffness variation -- 2.2 Connection of Multiple Modules -- 2.3 Complete Characterization of the 2-Module Manipulator -- 2.3.1 Fabrication -- 2.3.2 Workspace Evaluation -- 2.3.2.1 Methods -- 2.3.2.2 Results -- 2.3.3 Junction Characterization -- 2.3.3.1 Methods. 2.3.3.2 Results2.3.4 Stiffness Characterization -- 2.3.4.1 Methods -- 2.3.4.2 Results -- 2.3.5 Combined Force and Stiffening Experiments -- 2.3.5.1 Methods -- 2.3.5.2 Results -- References -- Chapter 3 Soft Manipulator Actuation Module with Reinforced Chambers -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Change of the Chamber Cross Section Area -- 3.1.2 Chamber Cross Section Center Displacement -- 3.1.3 Friction between the Silicone Body and Braided Sleeve -- 3.1.4 Sensor Interaction -- 3.2 Proposed Improvements -- 3.2.1 Possible Solutions -- 3.2.2 Design -- 3.3 Manufacturing -- 3.4 Tests -- 3.4.1 Pneumatic Actuation. 3.4.2 Hydraulic Actuation3.4.3 External Force -- 3.5 Stiffening Mechanism -- 3.5.1 Basic Module Design -- 3.5.2 Optimised Module Design -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 4 Antagonistic Actuation Principle for a Silicone-based Soft Manipulator -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Background -- 4.3 Bio-Inspiration and Contributions -- 4.4 Integration of the Antagonistic Stiffening Mechanism -- 4.4.1 Embedding Tendon-driven Actuation into a STIFF-FLOP Segment -- 4.4.2 Setup of the Antagonistic Actuation Architecture -- 4.5 Test Protocol, Experimental Results, and Discussion -- 4.5.1 Methodology. 4.5.2 Experimental Results4.5.3 Discussion -- 4.6 Conclusions -- 4.7 Funding -- References -- Chapter 5 Smart Hydrogel for Stiffness Controllable Continuum Manipulators: A Conceptual Design -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Materials and Methods -- 5.2.1 Active Hydrogel Preparation -- 5.2.2 Active Hydrogel Properties and Ion Pattern Printing -- 5.3 Experiments and Discussion -- 5.3.1 Swelling Test -- 5.3.2 Stiffness Test -- 5.4 Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- PART II Creation and Integration of Multiple Sensing Modalities -- Chapter 6 Optical Force and Torque Sensor for Flexible Robotic Manipulators…”

“…Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing…”

Materias:

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Emergent colloidal currents generated via exchange dynamics in a broken dimer state -- Magnetic nano- and microactuators for fluid control -- Emergent Colloidal Currents Generated via Exchange Dynamics in a Broken Dimer State -- Orientation Behavior of Anisometric Magnetic Nanoparticles in Dynamic Magnetic Fields -- Imaging locally driven flows -- Molecular approach of paramagnetic liquids and interfaces -- Development of numerical methods for simulation of intricate interface patterns of magnetic soft materials -- Miniaturisation: towards 1 μm frictionless microfluidic channels -- Elucidating flow profiles in magnetically stabilized liquid tubes -- Spin-dependent charge transfer at Electrodes -- Magnetic separation of rare-earth ions…”

Materias: “…Bitonto, Bibl.Inst."Carmine Sylos" Mss…”

Click para texto completo desde fuera UPSA
Click para texto completo desde UPSA

Acceso restringido con credenciales UPSA

Acceso restringido con credenciales UPSA

Acceso restringido usuarios UPSA

Materias: “…Al-Safi Ibn al-Assal Crítica i interpretació…”