Imperial College London
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ProfessorMirkoKovac

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics

Professor in Aerial Robotics
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 5063m.kovac Website

 
 
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326City and Guilds BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Wiesemuller:2021:10.1109/lra.2021.3067243,
author = {Wiesemuller, F and Winston, C and Poulin, A and Aeby, X and Miriyev, A and Geiger, T and Nystrom, G and Kovac, M},
doi = {10.1109/lra.2021.3067243},
journal = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters},
pages = {4017--4024},
title = {Self-sensing cellulose structures with design-controlled stiffness},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lra.2021.3067243},
volume = {6},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Robots are often used for sensing and sampling in natural environments. Within this area, soft robots have become increasingly popular for these tasks because their mechanical compliance makes them safer to interact with. Unfortunately, if these robots break while working in vulnerable environments, they create potentially hazardous waste. Consequently, the development of compliant, biodegradable structures for soft, eco-robots is a relevant research area that we explore here. Cellulose is one of the most abundant biodegradable materials on earth, but it is naturally very stiff, which makes it difficult to use in soft robots. Here, we look at both biologically and kirigami inspired structures that can be used to reduce the stiffness of cellulose based parts for soft robots up to a factor of 19 000. To demonstrate this, we build a compliant force and displacement sensing structure from microfibrillated cellulose. We also describe a novel manufacturing technique for these structures, provide mechanical models that allow designers to specify their stiffness, and conclude with a description of our structure's performance.
AU  - Wiesemuller,F
AU  - Winston,C
AU  - Poulin,A
AU  - Aeby,X
AU  - Miriyev,A
AU  - Geiger,T
AU  - Nystrom,G
AU  - Kovac,M
DO  - 10.1109/lra.2021.3067243
EP  - 4024
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 2377-3766
SP  - 4017
TI  - Self-sensing cellulose structures with design-controlled stiffness
T2  - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lra.2021.3067243
UR  - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9381695
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/88290
VL  - 6
ER  -
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