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The control possibilities for soft robots have long been hindered by the need for reliable methods to estimate their configuration. Inertial measurement units (IMUs) can solve this challenge, but they are affected by well-known drift issues. This letter pr ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2024

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The present study focuses on enhancing the seismic resistance of existing masonry structures. To that aim, the use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening serves to improve structural behaviour by attaching FRP strips to the masonry walls. Despite ...

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WILEY2022

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One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of fabricating a chemically active fibre device (1) by thermal drawing. The method comprises the steps of providing a preform, the preform comprising a support element (3) at least partially made of a ...

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Design and testing of a low-energy and -carbon prototype structure that adapts to loading through shape morphing

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2022

A numerical approach to characterize the viscoelastic behaviour of fibre beds and to evaluate the influence of strain deviations on viscoelastic parameter extraction

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The development of a robust material model able to accurately describe fibre bed compaction at different strain and strain rates is highly desirable because it is essential for the simulation of many composite manufacturing processes. In this study, we inv ...

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Experimental and theoretical approaches were employed to analyze the static and dynamic mechanical properties of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) nanocomposites reinforced with multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and nanosilica. Enhanced stiffness and ...

SPRINGER2021

Shape Optimization of Soft Magnetic Composites using Level-set Method

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Soft Magnetic Composites (SMCs) possess promising electromagnetic characteristics and attract intense research and application interest in the engineering community. Fabrication of composites with customized architecture is feasible due to the recent advan ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2021

Two-dimensional analytical stress distribution model for unbalanced FRP composite single-lap joints

Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos

A two-dimensional analytical stress distribution model taking into account the effects of large deformation, bending-tension coupling and interfacial compliance on the quasi-static behavior of unbalanced FRP composite single-lap joints (SLJs) under tension ...

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Flexible Active Skin: Large Reconfigurable Arrays of Individually Addressed Shape Memory Polymer Actuators

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Wiley2017

Orientation-dependent mechanical behaviour of electrodeposited copper with nanoscale twins

Stefano Mischler, Johann Michler

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Royal Soc Chemistry2016

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Herbert Shea, Samuel Rosset, Alexandre Poulin

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AIP American Institute of Physics2015

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Crc Press-Taylor & Francis Group2014

Characterization of the Residual Stresses and Strength of Ceramic-Metal Braze Joints

John Botsis, Matteo Galli

Residual stress relief in ceramic-metal joints produced by active brazing depends primarily on the plastic response of the filler metal. A procedure for the production and mechanical characterization of bulk active filler alloy specimens is developed. In p ...

2009

Processing and Mechanical Properties of Novel Wood Fibre Composites Foams

Jan-Anders Edvin Maansson, Pierre-Etienne Bourban, Matthieu Cuénoud, Razvan Cristian Neagu

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Towards a Micro-Macro Model of Hot Tearing

Michel Rappaz, Jean-Marie Drezet, Stéphane Vernède, Vincent Mathier

Modelling of hot tearing must encompass several aspects: solidification, percolation of grains, stress/strain development, liquid feeding. The present contribution reviews recent progress made in this domain, both at the macro- and microscopic levels. At t ...

Trans Tech Publications2006