3 papers
cs.RO2026
Power from Potential: A Survey of Electrostatic Actuators for Haptics
Ahad M. Rauf, Ran Zhou, Eric Acome +5
As haptic interfaces integrate more seamlessly into wearables and everyday environments, they increasingly require actuators that are soft, thin, silent, and energy efficient. Howe…
cs.RO2024
Modeling the Dynamics of Sub-Millisecond Electroadhesive Engagement and Release Times
Ahad M. Rauf, Sean Follmer
Electroadhesive clutches are electrically controllable switchable adhesives commonly used in soft robots and haptic user interfaces. They can form strong bonds to a wide variety of…
cs.RO2022
Electroadhesive Auxetics as Programmable Layer Jamming Skins for Formable Crust Shape Displays
Ahad M. Rauf, Jack S. Bernardo, Sean Follmer
Shape displays are a class of haptic devices that enable whole-hand haptic exploration of 3D surfaces. However, their scalability is limited by the mechanical complexity and high c…