5 papers
Soft 3D Metamaterial for Low-Frequency Elastic Waves
Thomas Daunizeau, David Gueorguiev, Vincent Hayward +2
Acoustic metamaterials offer exceptional control over wave propagation, but their potential remains unfulfilled due to fabrication constraints. Conventional processes yield mostly…
Design and Fabrication of Origami-Inspired Knitted Fabrics for Soft Robotics
Sehui Jeong, Magaly C. Aviles, Athena X. Naylor +2
Soft robots employing compliant materials and deformable structures offer great potential for wearable devices that are comfortable and safe for human interaction. However, achievi…
Loop closure grasping: Topological transformations enable strong, gentle, and versatile grasps
Kentaro Barhydt, O. Godson Osele, Sreela Kodali +4
Grasping mechanisms must both create and subsequently hold grasps that permit safe and effective object manipulation. Existing mechanisms address the different functional requireme…
A Study of Perceived Safety for Soft Robotics in Caregiving Tasks
Cosima du Pasquier, Jennifer Grannen, Chuer Pan +6
In this project, we focus on human-robot interaction in caregiving scenarios like bathing, where physical contact is inevitable and necessary for proper task execution because forc…
Multi-level mechanical modeling and computational design framework for weft knitted fabrics
Cosima du Pasquier, Sehui Jeong, Pan Liu +5
This work presents a multi-level modeling and design framework for weft knitted fabrics, beginning with a volumetric finite element analysis capturing their mechanical behavior fro…