Comparing the efficacy of fiber reinforced actuators to replicate inhalation vs. exhalation

Fluid Powered Elastomeric Actuators are a class of soft robotic actuators of particular interest for biomimetic designs because researchers can replicate certain motions by tailoring the mechanical properties of the actuator through the use of different fibers and materials. [1] Hu et al. showed that pre-curved fiber-reinforced actuators could be used to mimic more complex geometries and motions. [2] Optimization techniques for determining optimal fabrication parameters for such actuators were developed by Hu et al. from a modified version of Connolly et al.'s technique to generate fiber reinforced actuators optimized to follow a given input trajectory. [2, 1] This modified optimization technique was adapted for the specific application of creating biomimetic actuators to follow the motion of the human diaphragm. [2] The technology relies on extracting motion trajectories from clinical imaging data.

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Bachelor

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2020

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• Zollinger, Lyndie.

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• .

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127860

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