{"id":2786,"date":"2024-09-23T22:32:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/?p=2786"},"modified":"2024-09-23T22:34:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:34:38","slug":"paper-abstract-numerous-soft-actuators-based-on-pneunet-design-have-already-been-proposed-and-extensively-employed-across-various-soft-robotics-applications-in-recent-years-despite-their","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/?p=2786","title":{"rendered":"Paper &#8221;Reconfigurable, Transformable Soft Pneumatic Actuator with Tunable Three-Dimensional Deformations for Dexterous Soft Robotics Applications&#8221; is published!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<b>Numerous soft actuators based on PneuNet design have already been proposed and extensively employed across various soft robotics applications in recent years. Despite their widespread use, a common limitation of most existing designs is that their action is pre-determined during the fabrication process, thereby restricting the ability to modify or alter their function during operation. To address this shortcoming, in this article the design of a Reconfigurable, Transformable Soft Pneumatic Actuator (RT-SPA) is proposed. The working principle of the RT-SPA is analogous to the conventional PneuNet. The key distinction between the two lies in the ability of the RT-SPA to undergo controlled transformations, allowing for more versatile bending and twisting motions in various directions. Furthermore, the unique reconfigurable design of the RT-SPA enables the selection of actuation units with different sizes to achieve a diverse range of three-dimensional deformations. This versatility enhances the potential of the RT-SPA for adaptation to a multitude of tasks and environments, setting it apart from traditional PneuNet. The paper begins with a detailed description of the design and fabrication of the RT-SPA. Following this, a series of experiments are conducted to evaluate the performance of the RT-SPA. Finally, the abilities of the RT-SPA for locomotion, gripping, and object manipulation are demonstrated to illustrate the versatility of the RT-SPA across different aspects.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">More information\uff1a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/10.1089\/soro.2023.0072\">https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/10.1089\/soro.2023.0072<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Numerous soft actuators based on PneuNet design have already been proposed and extensively employed across various soft robotics applications in recent years. Despite their widespread use, a common limitation of most existing designs is that their action is pre-determined during the fabrication process, thereby restricting the ability to modify or alter their function during operation. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2786"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2791,"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2786\/revisions\/2791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orisys.hkust.edu.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}