Directional Shape Morphing Transparent Walking Soft Robot
- Title
- Directional Shape Morphing Transparent Walking Soft Robot
- Author
- 홍석준
- Keywords
- Ag nanowire percolation network; transparent actuator; directional actuator; soft robot; low temperature; directional thermal expansion
- Issue Date
- 2019-12
- Publisher
- MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
- Citation
- SOFT ROBOTICS, v. 6, NO. 6, Page. 760-767
- Abstract
- Transparency in electronics can provide extra functionality and esthetic impression. Transparency plays an important role in accurate soft robot control because one can directly observe target surface condition that is usually blocked by a robot's body. Nowadays, demand for soft actuators has been rapidly increasing because soft robots have attracted much attention recently. However, conventional soft actuators are usually nontransparent with simple isotropic bending, limited performance, and limited functionality. To overcome such limitations of current soft robots, we developed a novel soft shape morphing thin film actuator with new functionalities such as high transparency and unique directional responses to allow complex behavior by integrating a transparent metal nanowire heater. A figure of merit was developed to evaluate the performance and derive an optimum design configuration for the transparent actuator with enhanced performance. As a proof of concept, various transparent soft robots such as transparent gripper, Venus flytrap, and transparent walking robot were demonstrated. Such transparent directional shape morphing actuator is expected to open new application fields and functionalities overcoming limitations of current soft robots.
- URI
- https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/soro.2018.0164https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/178838
- ISSN
- 2169-5172;2169-5180
- DOI
- 10.1089/soro.2018.0164
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- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES[E](공학대학) > MECHANICAL ENGINEERING(기계공학과) > Articles
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