A soft, self-sensing tensile valve for perceptive soft robots.

ABSTRACT: Soft inflatable robots are a promising paradigm for applications that benefit from their inherent safety and adaptability. However, for perception, complex connections of rigid electronics both in hardware and software remain the mainstay. Although recent efforts have created soft analogs of individual rigid components, the integration of sensing and control systems is challenging to achieve without compromising the complete softness, form factor, or capabilities. Here, we report a soft self-sensing tensile valve that integrates the functional capabilities of sensors and control valves to directly transform applied tensile strain into distinctive steady-state output pressure states using only a single, constant pressure source. By harnessing a unique mechanism, "helical pinching", we deriv

SUBMITTER: Choe JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10319868 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature