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Proceedings Papers

A Novel Flexible Bio-Inspired Pneumatic Valve Adapter for Soft Robotic Vasculature

Benjamin O. Saunders, John P. Swensen
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2021, ASME 2021 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, V001T01A016, September 14–15, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2021-68296
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2021-68296
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Topics: Biomimetics, Pneumatic valves, Robotics, Robots, Valves, Pumps, Cardiovascular system, Complex systems, Design, Flow (Dynamics)
Proceedings Papers

A Novel Bio-Inspired Pneumatic Valve Adapter for Soft Robotic Vasculature

Benjamin O. Saunders, John P. Swensen
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2020, ASME 2020 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, V001T06A010, September 15, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2020-2397
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2020-2397
View Paper titled, A Novel Bio-Inspired Pneumatic Valve Adapter for Soft Robotic Vasculature
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Topics: Biomimetics, Pneumatic valves, Robotics, Valves, Cardiovascular system, Flow (Dynamics), Pressure, Reservoirs
Proceedings Papers

Controlling the Rotational DOF of Laminar Jamming Structures With End Clamping Mechanism

Emily A. Allen, John P. Swensen
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2020, ASME 2020 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, V001T06A011, September 15, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2020-2399
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2020-2399
View Paper titled, Controlling the Rotational DOF of Laminar Jamming Structures With End Clamping Mechanism
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Topics: Degrees of freedom, Pressure, Pressure gradient, Robots, Stiffness, Switches, Vacuum
Proceedings Papers

Versatile Layering Approach to Pneumatic Soft Actuator Manufacturing

Emily A. Allen, John P. Swensen
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2019, ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, V001T06A005, September 9–11, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2019-5561
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2019-5561
View Paper titled, Versatile Layering Approach to Pneumatic Soft Actuator Manufacturing
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Topics: Actuators, Manufacturing, Fibers, Pneumatic actuators, Design, Shear (Mechanics), Silicones
Proceedings Papers

Smart Material Composites for Discrete Stiffness Materials

Emily A. Allen, Lee D. Taylor, John P. Swensen
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2018, Volume 2: Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Structural Health Monitoring; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting; Emerging Technologies, V002T06A015, September 10–12, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2018-8203
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2018-8203
View Paper titled, Smart Material Composites for Discrete Stiffness Materials
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Topics: Composite materials, Smart materials, Stiffness, Robotics, Melting point, Temperature, Biological tissues, Hydrostatics, Metals, Muscle
Proceedings Papers

Modeling of Decelerated Descent of an Elongated Body With Vectored Thrust

Konstantin I. Matveev, John P. Swensen, Matthew E. Taylor
Proc. ASME. FEDSM2018, Volume 1: Flow Manipulation and Active Control; Bio-Inspired Fluid Mechanics; Boundary Layer and High-Speed Flows; Fluids Engineering Education; Transport Phenomena in Energy Conversion and Mixing; Turbulent Flows; Vortex Dynamics; DNS/LES and Hybrid RANS/LES Methods; Fluid Structure Interaction; Fluid Dynamics of Wind Energy; Bubble, Droplet, and Aerosol Dynamics, V001T01A003, July 15–20, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: FEDSM2018-83171
https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2018-83171
View Paper titled, Modeling of Decelerated Descent of an Elongated Body With Vectored Thrust
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Topics: Modeling, Thrust, Aerodynamics, Dynamics (Mechanics), Fluid-dynamic forces, Simulation results, Strips, Wind
Proceedings Papers

Design and Experimentation of a Tunably-Compliant Robotic Finger Using Low Melting Point Metals

Heon Joo, John P. Swensen
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2016, Volume 2: Modeling, Simulation and Control; Bio-Inspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting, V002T06A011, September 28–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2016-9147
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2016-9147
View Paper titled, Design and Experimentation of a Tunably-Compliant Robotic Finger Using Low Melting Point Metals
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Topics: Design, Melting point, Metals, Robotics, Casting, Heating, Elastomers, Tendons, Geometry, Manufacturing
Journal Articles

Printing Three-Dimensional Electrical Traces in Additive Manufactured Parts for Injection of Low Melting Temperature Metals

John P. Swensen, Lael U. Odhner, Brandon Araki, Aaron M. Dollar
Journal: Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Mechanisms Robotics. May 2015, 7(2): 021004.
Paper No: JMR-14-1236
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029435
Published Online: May 1, 2015
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Topics: Additive manufacturing, Circuits, Liquid metals, Metals, Printing, Flow (Dynamics), Design
Proceedings Papers

Development of Active-Cells for Macroscopically Deformable Structures

Ahsan I. Nawroj, John P. Swensen, Aaron M. Dollar
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2014, Volume 2: Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Integrated System Design and Implementation; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting, V002T04A003, September 8–10, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2014-7448
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2014-7448
View Paper titled, Development of Active-Cells for Macroscopically Deformable Structures
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Topics: Composite materials, Deformation, Electric current, Engineering prototypes, Glass reinforced plastics, Manufacturing, Shapes, Springs
Proceedings Papers

Active-Cells for the Construction of Redundant and Configurable Articulated Structures

John P. Swensen, Aaron M. Dollar
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2013, Volume 1: Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials; Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems; Integrated System Design and Implementation, V001T01A013, September 16–18, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2013-3154
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2013-3154
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Topics: Construction, Design, Composite materials, Springs, Blocks (Building materials), Damping, Electric potential, Failure, Heating, Materials properties
Proceedings Papers

Design of a Bulk Conductive Polymer Using Embedded Macroscopic Copper Cells

Ahsan I. Nawroj, John P. Swensen, Aaron M. Dollar
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2013, Volume 1: Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials; Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems; Integrated System Design and Implementation, V001T01A014, September 16–18, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2013-3155
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2013-3155
View Paper titled, Design of a Bulk Conductive Polymer Using Embedded Macroscopic Copper Cells
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Topics: Copper, Design, Polymers, Chemistry, Electrical conductivity, Metals, Polymerization, Silicone rubber, Stiffness, Thermal conductivity
Proceedings Papers

Towards Hyper-Redundant and Super-Configurable Articulated Structures

John P. Swensen, Aaron M. Dollar
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2012, Volume 1: Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials; Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems; Structural Health Monitoring, 111-116, September 19–21, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2012-8069
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2012-8069
View Paper titled, Towards Hyper-Redundant and Super-Configurable Articulated Structures
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Topics: Composite materials, Damping, Design, Electric potential, Energy dissipation, Failure, Heating, Materials properties, Nickel titanium alloys, Shape memory alloys