Cable-driven force transmission is one of the most widely used actuation mechanisms in robotics, finding applications in robotic arms, grippers, and wearable robots. However, measuring cable tension directly is challe...
Cable-driven force transmission is one of the most widely used actuation mechanisms in robotics, finding applications in robotic arms, grippers, and wearable robots. However, measuring cable tension directly is challenging due to limited space and difficulties in attaching sensors to flexible cables. In this paper, we propose a single-axis load cell designed for direct integration into a high-strength woven cable, enabling tension measurement. A small portion of the cable becomes slightly stretchable by infusing an uncured polymer into its weaving pattern, and a liquid-metal thin-film soft sensor is affixed externally. As the cable experiences axial strain, the thin-film soft sensor stretches and changes its electrical resistance, providing real-time tension information. To mitigate the hysteresis and the nonlinearity caused by the viscoelastic effect of the cable and tendon materials, a metal spring casing surrounds the sensor, making the behavior of the sensor governed by that of the spring. The proposed sensor is experimentally characterized, and the result shows a linearity in the range of 5 N to 100 N with negligible hysteresis. It is tested with a twisted-string actuator to control the axial force generated by the actuator through a closed-loop control as an application.
Importance measures (IMs) in probabilistic risk assessment are used to evaluate the significance of the basic event in terms of its contribution to the risk. In traditional PRA, the IMs are calculated based on an even...
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Currently, many patients visit hospitals to check for bodily abnormalities, prompting hospitals to operate blood specimen analyzers (Cobas-8000) in laboratories to accommodate blood samples at all times. However, the ...
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Currently, many patients visit hospitals to check for bodily abnormalities, prompting hospitals to operate blood specimen analyzers (Cobas-8000) in laboratories to accommodate blood samples at all times. However, the number of patients is not consistently high, leading to inefficient usage of the chemical analysis machines. This research presents energy management for the Cobas-8000 model C702 blood specimen analyzer by scheduling the machine's operation to match the volume of blood samples, thereby reducing operational costs. These costs include electricity usage and the depreciation of the analyzer equipment. The research categorizes conditions based on the number of blood tests sent for analysis and the operational status of the analyzer, which includes Full Operation Mode, Standby Mode, and Off Mode, considering two situations before and after implementing the proposed method. Previously, the results indicate that the energy consumption of the blood specimen analyzer does not correspond to the volume of blood samples, resulting in unnecessary depreciation costs. By introducing the proposed scheduling, divided into six case studies, it is demonstrated that energy consumption and equipment depreciation can be significantly reduced, achieving a total cost reduction of 47.95%-59.71 % per year compared to the existing continuous full operation mode.
Mixed-integer optimisation problems can be computationally challenging. Here, we introduce and analyse two efficient algorithms with a specific sequential design that are aimed at dealing with sampled problems within ...
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Biomanufacturing relies on living cells to produce biotechnology-based therapeutics,tissue engineering constructs,vaccines,and a vast range of agricultural and industrial *** the escalating demand for these bio-based ...
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Biomanufacturing relies on living cells to produce biotechnology-based therapeutics,tissue engineering constructs,vaccines,and a vast range of agricultural and industrial *** the escalating demand for these bio-based products,any process that could improve yields and shorten outcome timelines by accelerating cell proliferation would have a significant impact across the *** these goals are primarily achieved using biological or chemical strategies,harnessing cell mechanosensitivity represents a promising–albeit less studied–physical pathway to promote bioprocessing endpoints,yet identifying which mechanical parameters influence cell activities has remained *** tested the hypothesis that mechanical signals,delivered non-invasively using low-intensity vibration(LIV;<1 g,10–500 Hz),will enhance cell expansion,and determined that any unique signal configuration was not equally influential across a range of cell *** frequency,intensity,duration,refractory period,and daily doses of LIV increased proliferation in Chinese Hamster Ovary(CHO)-adherent cells(t79%in 96 hr)using a particular set of LIV parameters(0.2 g,500 Hz,3-30 min/d,2 hr refractory period),yet this same mechanical input suppressed proliferation in CHO-suspension cells(-13%).Another set of LIV parameters(30 Hz,0.7 g,2-60 min/d,2 hr refractory period)however,were able to increase the proliferation of CHO-suspension cells by 210%and T-cells by 20.3%.Importantly,we also reported that T-cell response to LIV was in-part dependent upon AKT phosphorylation,as inhibiting AKT phosphorylation reduced the proliferative effect of LIV by over 60%,suggesting that suspension cells utilize mechanism(s)similar to adherent cells to sense specific LIV *** image velocimetry combined with finite element modeling showed high transmissibility of these signals across fluids(>90%),and LIV effectively scaled up to T75 ***,when LIV is tailored to the target cell populati
Intravitreal injection is an essential operation of treating ophthalmic diseases, in which an injection needle pierces the sclera and then injects therapeutic agent into the vitreous cavity. The traditional injection ...
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Intelligent materials offer new avenues when designing sustainable robotics as they allow for the creation of dynamic constructs which react autonomously to changes in the environment, such as humidity. Here we presen...
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Intelligent materials offer new avenues when designing sustainable robotics as they allow for the creation of dynamic constructs which react autonomously to changes in the environment, such as humidity. Here we present a novel humidity actuator which exploits the unique property of deliquescent salts to allow for the spontaneous rehydration of hydrogels in ambient environments. By soaking a 2% w/v alginate, 3% w/v Agar composite in 1M calcium chloride, an intelligent humidity-driven actuator was developed. The hydrogel was able to gain 73.8±7.1% of its weight from a dehydrated state in just 6 hours through water absorption from ambient air. Using this novel formulation, linear and bilayer bending actuators were constructed. In addition to this, a biodegradable deliquescence-actuated artificial flower was demonstrated, highlighting this material's potential to act as an intelligent humidity actuator for the construction of environmentally-reactive biomimetic sustainable robotics.
The unique properties of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted considerable attention, largely due to their dependence on the choice among three distinct phases: solid solution (SS), intermetallic compound (IM), o...
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Following a leading vehicle is a daily but challenging task because it requires adapting to various traffic conditions and the leading vehicle's behaviors. However, the question ‘Does the following vehicle always...
Following a leading vehicle is a daily but challenging task because it requires adapting to various traffic conditions and the leading vehicle's behaviors. However, the question ‘Does the following vehicle always actively react to the leading vehicle?’ remains open. To seek the answer, we propose a novel metric to quantify the interaction intensity within the car-following pairs. The quantified interaction intensity enables us to recognize interactive and non-interactive car-following scenarios and derive corresponding policies for each scenario. Then, we develop an interaction-aware switching control framework with interactive and non-interactive policies, achieving a human-level car-following performance. The extensive simulations demonstrate that our interaction-aware switching control framework achieves improved control performance and data efficiency compared to the unified control strategies. Moreover, the experimental results reveal that human drivers would not always keep reacting to their leading vehicle but occasionally take safety-critical or intentional actions - interaction matters but not always.
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