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  • Rheological Techniques in Characterization and Aiding in the Modification of Soft Matter

    Creator:
    Daalkhaijav, Uranbileg
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    Soft matter encapsulates a large array of materials ranging from electronics, plastics, and cosmetics to the biofluids making up all organisms. One of the most important properties of these materials that dictate their functionality is their rheology, which is the flow and deformation behavior in response to stress. The focus...
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    Yiğit Mengüç Soft matter encapsulates a large array of materials ranging from electronics

  • Functional Materials and Techniques for Additive Manufacturing in Soft Robotics

    Creator:
    Walker, Stephanie
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    This thesis outlines the development of new elastomeric materials and manufacturing processes for soft robotics. Specifically, this work describes the development of custom material formulations for use in additive manufacturing, additive manufacturing processing techniques for silicone elastomers, and multi-component additive manufacturing techniques. Material synthesis and processing is a gap in...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Yiğit Mengüç This

  • Improving Soft Snake Robot Locomotion Through Targeted Environmental Interactions Using Artificial Snake Skin

    Creator:
    Branyan, Callie A.
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    This dissertation outlines the design and development of the first fully-soft, snake robot and its snake-inspired skin. Soft robotics takes advantage of soft materials to, among other things, improve robot interactions with complex, unstructured environments. Due to the interplay between the soft material and the environment, minor tweaks to the...
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    approved: Yiğit Mengüç Ross L. Hatton This dissertation outlines the design and development of the

  • Structure and Actuation of Cephalopod-Inspired Soft Robots

    Creator:
    Olson, Gina M.
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    Cephalopod-inspired soft robot arms have been studied as a new type of manipulator. These arms have been proposed for reach and grab tasks, underwater locomotion via swimming and walking, and robotic surgery. However, the capabilities of existing soft arms are limited to simple motions and light loads. Arm design has...
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    Yigit Menguc Cephalopod-inspired soft robot arms have been studied as a new type of manipulator. These