3 papers
cs.RO2024
Towards a Physics Engine to Simulate Robotic Laser Surgery: Finite Element Modeling of Thermal Laser-Tissue Interactions
Nicholas E. Pacheco, Kang Zhang, Ashley S. Reyes +3
This paper presents a computational model, based on the Finite Element Method (FEM), that simulates the thermal response of laser-irradiated tissue. This model addresses a gap in t…
cs.RO2023
FDM Printing: a Fabrication Method for Fluidic Soft Circuits?
Savita V. Kendre, Lehong Wang, Ethan Wilke +3
Existing fluidic soft logic gates for the control of soft robots either rely on extensive manual fabrication processes or expensive printing techniques. In our work, we explore Fus…
cs.RO2022
Multi Jet Fusion of Nylon-12: A Viable Method to 3D-print Concentric Tube Robots?
Kalani Picho, Brandon Persons, Jesse F. d'Almeida +3
In this paper, we present a study on the viability of fabricating Concentric Tube Robots using Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) of Nylon-12, a type of elastic polymer commonly used in additi…