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The nonlinear mechanics of a flexible elastic rod constrained at its edges by a pair of sliding sleeves is analyzed. The planar equilibrium configurations of this variable-length elastica are found to have shape defined only by the…
The exponential moving average (EMA) is a commonly used statistic for providing stable estimates of stochastic quantities in deep learning optimization. Recently, EMA has seen considerable use in generative models, where it is computed with…
Soft pneumatic actuators have seen applications in many soft robotic systems, and their pressure-driven nature presents unique challenges and opportunities for controlling their motion. In this work, we present a new concept: designing and…
In this paper, we present a new piezoelectric actuator and piezoelectric composite model and show the well-posedness of these systems. Furthermore, we show that the piezoelectric composite is stabilizable for certain system parameters. In…
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This paper investigates robotic peg-in-hole assembly using the Elementary Dynamic Actions (EDA) framework, which models contact-rich tasks through a combination of submovements, oscillations, and mechanical impedance. Rather than focusing…
Series elastic robots are best able to follow trajectories which obey the limitations of their actuators, since they cannot instantly change their joint forces. In fact, the performance of series elastic actuators can surpass that of ideal…
Tactile sensing plays an important role in robotic perception and manipulation. To overcome the real-world limitations of data collection, simulating tactile response in virtual environment comes as a desire direction of robotic research.…
In robotics, structural design and behavior optimization have long been considered separate processes, resulting in the development of systems with limited capabilities. Recently, co-design methods have gained popularity, where bi-level…
To eliminate the static error, overshoot, and vibration of the series elastic actuator (SEA) position control, the resonance ratio control (RRC) algorithm is improved based on L1 adaptive control(L1AC)method. Based on the analysis of the…
This paper proposes a composite adaptive control architecture using dual adaptation scheme for dynamical systems comprising time-varying uncertain parameters. While majority of the adaptive control schemes in literature address the case of…
In parallel iterative applications, computational efficiency is essential for addressing large problems. Load imbalance is one of the major performance degradation factors of parallel applications. Therefore, distributing, cleverly, and as…
We introduce the Kernel-Elastic Autoencoder (KAE), a self-supervised generative model based on the transformer architecture with enhanced performance for molecular design. KAE is formulated based on two novel loss functions: modified…
Pneumatic muscle actuators (PMA) are easy-to-fabricate, lightweight, compliant, and have high power-to-weight ratio, thus making them the ideal actuation choice for many soft and continuum robots. But so far, limited work has been carried…
Artificial muscles play a crucial role in musculoskeletal robotics and prosthetics to approximate the force-generating functionality of biological muscle. However, current artificial muscle systems are typically limited to either…
Despite advances in upper-limb (UL) prosthetic design, achieving intuitive control of intermediate joints - such as the wrist and elbow - remains challenging, particularly for continuous and velocity-modulated movements. We introduce a…
This paper develops a mechanical tool as well as its manipulation policies for 2-finger parallel robotic grippers. It primarily focuses on a mechanism that converts the gripping motion of 2-finger parallel grippers into a continuous…
The paper presents a new stiffness modelling method for multi-chain parallel robotic manipulators with flexible links and compliant actuating joints. In contrast to other works, the method involves a FEA-based link stiffness evaluation and…