Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications

MS Xavier, CD Tawk, A Zolfagharian, J Pinskier… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

Multimaterial powder bed fusion techniques

M Mehrpouya, D Tuma, T Vaneker… - Rapid prototyping …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art
in powder bed fusion (PBF) techniques for additive manufacturing of multiple materials. It …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling of soft fluidic actuators using fluid–structure interaction simulations with underwater applications

MS Xavier, SM Harrison, D Howard, YK Yong… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soft robots have been developed for a variety of applications including gripping, locomotion,
wearables and medical devices. For the majority of soft robots, actuation is performed using …

A consistent multiphase flow model with a generalized particle shifting scheme resolved via incompressible SPH

L Yang, M Rakhsha, W Hu, D Negrut - Journal of Computational Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
This contribution outlines a multiphase flow solution method developed in conjunction with
the incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) discretization. We present (a) a …

Detecting mixing barriers in Twin-Screw extruder elements via Lagrangian Coherent Structures

H Bauer, J Khinast - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Twin-screw extruders (TSEs) are known for their good mixing performance. Although global
mixing performance has been the subject of many computational fluid dynamics studies, the …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulation of buoyancy–driven flow in a human stomach geometry: Comparison of SPH and FVM models

X Liu, SM Harrison, DF Fletcher, PW Cleary - Applied Mathematical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The primary functions of the stomach, including mixing, digestion, and emptying, are affected
by the spatial distribution of content properties, and how this distribution changes in …

A coupled DEM/SPH computational model to simulate microstructure evolution in Ti-6Al-4V laser powder bed fusion processes

S Cummins, PW Cleary, G Delaney, A Phua, M Sinnott… - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
A new multi-stage three-dimensional transient computational model to simulate powder bed
fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing (AM) processes is presented. The model uses the …

Evaluation of SPH and FVM models of kinematically prescribed peristalsis-like flow in a tube

X Liu, SM Harrison, PW Cleary, DF Fletcher - Fluids, 2022 - mdpi.com
Peristaltic flow is important in many biological processes, including digestion, and forms an
important component of any in silico model of the stomach. There is a clear need to verify the …

A simple Eulerian–Lagrangian weakly compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics method for fluid flow and heat transfer

HS Yoo, YB Jo, JW Kim, ES Kim… - International Journal for …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we propose a simple, consistent, and robust Eulerian–Lagrangian weakly
compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (EL‐WCSPH) for the simulation of …

Review of particle-based computational methods and their application in the computational modelling of welding, casting and additive manufacturing

M Tong - Metals, 2023 - mdpi.com
A variety of particle-based methods have been developed for the purpose of computationally
modelling processes that involve, for example, complex topological changes of interfaces …