Material properties, geometrical dimensions, and environmental conditions can greatly influence the characteristics of bistable composite laminates. In the current work, to …
This study presents a novel mechanically-prestressed laminate with non-cylindrical shapes and pneumatic actuation. A third-order analytical model is proposed to determine the …
Y Jiang, L Yang, C Li, X Miao - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper studies the configuration change control and the snap-through phenomenon of bi- stable laminate with the MFC piezoelectric plate. The kinetic and potential energy …
Z Xu, J Liang, Y Zhou - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter proposes novel variable-curvature soft helical actuators (VC-SHAs) using fluidic prestressed composites (FPCs) for enhanced grasping performance. A third-order three …
Because the prestressed EMCs can experience large prestrain, strain energy in them is expressed in an empirical form in terms of the EMCs' strain. An empirical nonlinear …