Integrated compliant actuation for untethered soft robotic systems

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• 2020

  A Stretchable Inductor With Integrated Strain Sensing and Wireless Signal Transfer

  Chen, H.-Y. & Conn, A. T., 6 Mar 2020, In: IEEE Sensors Journal. p. 1

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  • Biological Tissue 100%
  • Strain Sensing 100%
  • Experimental Result 50%
  • Antenna 50%
  • Dynamic Response 50%

  26 Citations (Scopus)

  367 Downloads (Pure)

• Passive, Reflex Response Units for Reactive Soft Robotic Systems

  Partridge, A. J. & Conn, A. T., 6 Apr 2020, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 5, 3, p. 4014-4020 7 p.

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  • Robotic System 100%
  • Internal Pressure 60%
  • Reservoir Pressure 40%
  • Pneumatics 40%
  • Dynamic Force 20%

  11 Citations (Scopus)

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• Power optimization of a conical dielectric elastomer actuator for resonant robotic systems

  Cao, C., Gao, X., Burgess, S. C. & Conn, A. T., 1 Feb 2020, In: Extreme Mechanics Letters. 35, 8 p., 100619.

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  • Robotic System 100%
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  • Actuator 100%
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  • Dielectric Material 100%

  51 Citations (Scopus)

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• Switching of amorphous silicon thin-film actuators for optically functional robotic devices

  Gillespie, C., Marzo, A., Scarpa, F., Rossiter, J. & Conn, A. T., 26 Apr 2020, Proceedings of the SPIE, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXII. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Vol. 11375. 113751O (2020)

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

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• 2019

  A compliantly coupled dielectric elastomer actuator using magnetic repulsion

  Cao, C., Gao, X. & Conn, A., 7 Jan 2019, In: Applied Physics Letters. 114, 1, 6 p., 011904.

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  • Dielectric Elastomer Actuator 100%
  • Actuation 75%
  • Compliant Coupling 25%
  • Phase Shift 25%
  • Phase Difference 12%

  52 Citations (Scopus)

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• All-soft Skin-like Structures for Robotic Locomotion and Transportation

  Guo, J., Xiang, C. Q., Conn, A. T. & Rossiter, J. M., 15 Nov 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Soft Robotics. 12 p.

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  • Dielectric Elastomer Actuator 100%
  • Robot 100%
  • Actuator 100%
  • Elastomer 100%
  • Dielectric Material 66%

  31 Citations (Scopus)

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• A Magnetically Coupled Dielectric Elastomer Pump for Soft Robotics

  Cao, C., Gao, X. & Conn, A., Aug 2019, In: Advanced Materials Technologies. 4, 8, 1900128.

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  • Dielectric Elastomer 100%
  • Dielectric Elastomer Actuator 100%
  • Pneumatics 100%
  • Dynamic Performance 33%
  • Low Power Consumption 33%

  148 Citations (Scopus)

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• A Reconfigurable Crawling Robot Driven by Electroactive Artificial Muscle

  Cao, C., Diteesawat, R. S., Rossiter, J. & Conn, A. T., 24 May 2019, IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (Robosoft 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 840-845 6 p. 8722789

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  • Artificial Muscle 100%
  • Robot 100%
  • Dielectric Elastomer Actuator 40%
  • Actuation 40%
  • Modular Design 20%

  27 Citations (Scopus)

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• A soft matter computer for soft robots

  Garrad, M., Soter, G., Conn, A. T., Hauser, H. & Rossiter, J., 21 Aug 2019, In: Science Robotics. 4, 33, eaaw6060.

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  • Soft Robot 100%
  • Intelligent Material 100%
  • Fluidics 100%
  • Actuator 100%
  • Soft Matter Physics 100%

  69 Citations (Scopus)

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• Buckling Elements for Elastomer Deformation

  Partridge, A. & Conn, A., 24 May 2019, IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) 2019 . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 68-73 6 p. 8722820

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  • Pneumatics 24%

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Contactless coupling of dielectric elastomer membranes with magnetic repulsion

  Cao, C., Gao, X. & Conn, A., 13 Mar 2019, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXI. Bar-Cohen, Y. (ed.). Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 109660P. (Proceedings of SPIE; vol. 10966).

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  • Dielectric Elastomer 100%
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  • Actuation 100%
  • Fundamental Frequency 66%
  • Compliant Coupling 66%

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• De-electroadhesion of Flexible and Lightweight Materials: An Experimental Study

  Cao, C., Gao, X., Guo, J. & Conn, A., 12 Jul 2019, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 9, 14, 9 p., 2796.

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  • Dielectrics 100%
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  • Materials Class 100%
  • Experimental Result 50%
  • Release Process 50%

  16 Citations (Scopus)

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• High-voltage photonic switching of dielectric elastomers with amorphous silicon thin-films

  Gillespie, C., Marzo, A., Scarpa, F., Rossiter, J. & Conn, A., 4 Apr 2019, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2019. Washington, USA: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Vol. 10966. 109661Z. (Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); vol. 10594).

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  • Dielectric Elastomer 100%
  • Photonics 100%
  • Dielectric Elastomer Actuator 100%
  • Thin Films 100%
  • Actuation 33%

  1 Citation (Scopus)

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• Nonlinear Dynamics of a Magnetically Coupled Dielectric Elastomer Actuator

  Cao, C., Hill, T. L., Conn, A. T., Gao, X. & Li, B., 15 Oct 2019, In: Physical Review Applied. 12, 4, 044033.

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  • Dynamic Behavior 100%
  • Non-Linear Dynamics 100%
  • Dielectric Elastomer Actuator 100%
  • Dielectric Material 100%
  • Elastomer 100%

  35 Citations (Scopus)

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• On the nonlinear dynamics of a circular dielectric elastomer oscillator

  Cao, C., Hill, T. & Conn, A., 6 Jun 2019, In: Smart Materials and Structures. 28, 7, 16 p., 075020.

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  • Dielectric Elastomer 100%
  • Non-Linear Dynamics 100%
  • Actuation 100%
  • Oscillator 100%
  • Dielectrics 80%

  24 Citations (Scopus)

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• Pellicular Morphing Surfaces for Soft Robots

  Digumarti, K. M., Conn, A. T. & Rossiter, J., 1 Jul 2019, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 4, 3, p. 2304-2309 6 p., 8653848.

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  • Soft Robot 100%
  • Surface (Surface Science) 100%
  • Simple Shear 33%
  • Shape Change 33%
  • Material Thickness 33%

  6 Citations (Scopus)

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• Quantifying Dynamic Shapes in Soft Morphologies

  Digumarti, K. M., Trimmer, B., Conn, A. T. & Rossiter, J., 12 Dec 2019, In: Soft Robotics. 6, 6, p. 733-744 12 p.

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  • Soft Robot 100%
  • Micro-Organism 100%
  • Robot 75%
  • Similarities 50%
  • Robotic System 25%

  14 Citations (Scopus)

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• Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Paralysis

  Giannaccini, M. E., Hinitt, A., Gough, E., Stinchcombe, A., Yue, K., Conn, A. & Rossiter, J., 6 Jul 2019, Living Machines 2019: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Vouloutsi, V., Mura, A., Verschure, P. F. M. J., Mangan, M., Prescott, T. J., Martinez-Hernandez, U. & Asada, M. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 134-145 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 11556 LNAI).

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  • Paralysis 100%
  • Vocal Folds 100%
  • Diseases 12%
  • Surgical Technique 12%
  • Quality of Life 12%

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• RUBIC: An Untethered Soft Robot with Discrete Path Following

  Chen, H.-Y., Diteesawat, R. S., Haynes, A., Partridge, A., Simons, M., Werner, E., Garrad, M., Rossiter, J. & Conn, A., 12 Jul 2019, In: Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 6, 11 p., 52.

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  • Soft Robot 100%
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  • Materials Property 100%
  • Infrastructure 50%
  • Characteristic Length 50%

  16 Citations (Scopus)

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• Skin-On Interfaces: A Bio-Driven Approach for Artificial Skin Design to Cover Interactive Devices

  Teyssier, M., Bailly, G., Pelachaud, C., Lecolinet, E., Conn, A. T. & Roudaut, A., 1 Oct 2019, UIST '19: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. p. 307-322

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  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Tiled Auxetic Cylinders for Soft Robots

  Simons, M., Digumarti, M., Conn, A. & Rossiter, J., 24 May 2019, IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (Robosoft 2019). 2 ed. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 62-67 6 p. 8722742

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  • Soft Robot 100%
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  • Auxetic Structure 66%
  • Potential Application 33%
  • Robot 33%

  24 Citations (Scopus)

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• Toward a Dielectric Elastomer Resonator Driven Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle

  Cao, C., Burgess, S. & Conn, A., 23 Jan 2019, In: Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 6, JAN, 11 p., 137.

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  53 Citations (Scopus)

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• Towards efficient elastic actuation in bio-inspired robotics using dielectric elastomer artificial muscles

  Cao, C., Gao, X. & Conn, A. T., 12 Aug 2019, In: Smart Materials and Structures. 28, 9, 16 p., 095015.

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  • Dielectric Elastomer 100%
  • Artificial Muscle 100%
  • Dielectric Elastomer Actuator 100%
  • Actuation 100%
  • Actuator 100%

  28 Citations (Scopus)

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• 2018

  Bodily aware soft robots: integration of proprioceptive and exteroceptive sensors

  Soter, G., Conn, A., Hauser, H. & Rossiter, J., Nov 2018, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 2448-2453 6 p.

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  • Soft Robot 100%
  • Internals 25%
  • Great Importance 25%
  • Everyday Life 25%
  • Robot 25%

  76 Citations (Scopus)

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• Elastic Electroadhesion with Rapid Release by Integrated Resonant Vibration

  Gao, X., Cao, C., Guo, J. & Conn, A., 26 Oct 2018, In: Advanced Materials Technologies. 13 p., 1800378.

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  61 Citations (Scopus)

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• EuMoBot: Replicating Euglenoid Movement in a Soft Robot

  Digumarti, M., Conn, A. & Rossiter, J., Nov 2018, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 15, 148, 11 p., 20180301.

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  • Hydrodynamics 100%

  25 Citations (Scopus)

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• Flapping at resonance: Realization of an electroactive elastic thorax

  Cao, C., Burgess, S. & Conn, A. T., 2018, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2018): Proceedings of a meeting held 24-28 April 2018, Livorno, Italy. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 327-332 6 p.

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  • Dielectric Elastomer Actuator 100%
  • Realization 100%
  • Mechanical Output Power 33%
  • Micro Air Vehicle 33%
  • Energy Demand 33%

  8 Citations (Scopus)

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• Multi-directional crawling robot with soft actuators and electroadhesive grippers

  Digumarti, K. M., Cao, C., Guo, J., Conn, A. T. & Rossiter, J., 2018, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2018): Proceedings of a meeting held 24-28 April 2018, Livorno, Italy. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 303-308 6 p.

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  • Robot 100%
  • Surface (Surface Science) 66%

  31 Citations (Scopus)

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• MultiTip: A multimodal mechano-thermal soft fingertip

  Soter, G., Conn, A., Hauser, H., Lepora, N. F. & Rossiter, J., 9 Jul 2018, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2018): Proceedings of a meeting held 24-28 April 2018, Livorno, Italy. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 239-244 6 p.

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  • Temperature Change 100%
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  • Sensing Mechanisms 33%
  • Fabrication Method 33%
  • Real World Application 33%

  9 Citations (Scopus)

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• Performance optimization of a conical dielectric elastomer actuator

  Cao, C. & Conn, A., Jun 2018, In: Actuators. 7, 2, 12 p., 32.

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  • Dielectric Elastomer Actuator 100%
  • Output Work 57%
  • Stretch Ratio 28%
  • Actuation 28%
  • Elastomer 28%

  34 Citations (Scopus)

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