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ArticleSensors and actuators. A, Physical2020

Compliant Underwater Manipulator with Integrated Tactile Sensor for Nonlinear Force Feedback Control of an SMA Actuation System.

Maohua Lin, Morteza Vatani, Jae-Won Choi, Savas Dilibal, Erik D Engeberg

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Article in Sensors and actuators. A, Physical, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maohua LinDepartment of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.
Morteza VataniUniversity of Akron, Mechanical Engineering Department, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.
Jae-Won ChoiUniversity of Akron, Mechanical Engineering Department, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.
Savas DilibalMechatronics Engineering Department, Istanbul Gedik University, Yakacιk Kartal, Istanbul, 34876, Turkey.
Erik D EngebergDepartment of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.
Florida Atlantic University · USUniversity of Akron · USGedik University · TR

Funding

SCH: INT: Virtual Neuroprosthesis: Restoring Autonomy to People Suffering From NeurotraumaR01EB025819 · NIBIB · FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY · PI DU, E, ENGEBERG, ERIK · 2017 to 2020
$1.8M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB025819
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Design, sensing, and control of underwater gripping systems remain challenges for soft robotic manipulators. Our study investigates these critical issues by designing a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuation system for a soft robotic finger with a directly 3D-printed stretchable skin-like tactile sensor. SMA actuators were thermomechanically trained to assume a curved finger-like shape when Joule heated, and the flexible multi-layered tactile sensor was directly 3D-printed onto the surface of the fingertip. A nonlinear controller was developed to enable precise fingertip force control using feedback from the compliant tactile sensor. Underwater experiments were conducted using closed-loop force feedback from the directly 3D-printed tactile sensor with the SMA actuators, showing satisfactory force tracking ability. Furthermore, a 3D finite element model was developed to more deeply understand the shape memory thermal-fluidic-structural multi-physics simulation of the manipulator underwater. An application for human control via electromyogram (EMG) signals also demonstrated an intuitive way for a person to operate the submerged robotic finger. Together, these results suggested that the soft robotic finger could be used to carefully manipulate fragile objects underwater.

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electromyogrammulti-physics simulationshape memory alloySoft robottactile sensor

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PMID34629752
PMCPMC8494145
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