Smart Thermally Actuating Textiles

Sanchez V., Payne C. J., Preston D. J., Alvarez J. T., Weaver J. C., Atalay A., ...Daha Fazla

ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, cilt.5, sa.8, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/admt.202000383
  • Dergi Adı: ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Applied Science & Technology Source, Compendex, INSPEC
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: phase change actuators, robotic textiles, soft actuators, soft devices, soft sensors, ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES, STRAIN, FIBER, SENSOR, DESIGN
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Soft robots have attracted attention for biomedical and consumer devices. However, most of these robots are pneumatically actuated, requiring a tether and thus limiting wearable applications that require multiple controlled actuators. By pairing liquid-vapor phase change actuation with a textile-based laminated manufacturing method, smart thermally actuating textiles (STATs) eliminate the need for a pneumatic tether. STATs are lightweight and unobtrusive for wearable applications and exploit a facile manufacturing approach that supports arbitrary customization of the form factor and easy creation of connected arrays of individual robotic modules. Through integrated sensing and heating elements, STATs demonstrate closed-loop feedback that enables dynamic pressure control in the presence of environmental temperature fluctuations.