• Composites Research
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2015

Soft morphing robotics making use of smart material and based on biomimetic principles are capable of continuous locomotion in harmony with its environment. Since these robots do not use traditional mechanical components, they can be built to be light weight and capable of a diverse range of locomotion. This paper illustrates a flexible smart phone robot made of smart soft composite (SSC) with inchworm-like locomotion capable of two-way linear motion. Since rigid components are embedded within the robot, bending actuators with embedded rigid segments were investigated in order to obtain the maximum bending curvature. To verify the results, a simple mechanical model of this actuator was built and compared with experimental data. After that, the flexible robot was implemented as part of a smart phone robot where the rigid components of the phone were embedded within the matrix. Then, experiments were conducted to test the smart phone robot actuation force under different deflections to verify its load carrying capability. After that, the communication between the smart phone and robot controller was implemented and a corresponding phone application was developed. The locomotion of the smart phone robot actuated through an independent controller was also tested.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 재사용 발사체의 종말 연착륙 구간 비행 제어를 위한 컨벡스 최적화 기반 최소 연료 정밀 착륙 문제를 수립하고 이분탐색을 통해 최단 시간 연착륙 비행궤적을 도출하였다. 계산된 유도 명령 추종을 위해 자세 제어 루프와 구동력 분배 문제를 수립하고 해결함으로 재사용 발사체의 착륙 영역 비행제어계 구조를 완성하였다. 완성된 비행제어계의 착륙 유도성능은 6-자유도 시뮬레이션을 통해 구현되고 분석되었다.

• Composites Research
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.165-168
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• 2017

낚싯줄이나 재봉실을 꼬아서 만드는 코일형 고분자 액추에이터는 열을 가하거나 냉각하면 수축하거나 늘어나면서 작동을 하게 된다. 따라서, 코일형 고분자 액추에이터의 동작 속도는 가열 및 냉각 속도에 매우 민감하게 되는 문제가 있다. 코일형 고분자 액추에이터의 동작 속도를 개선하기 위해서, 폴리디메틸실록산 복합재를 액추에이터에코팅하였다. 폴리디메틸실록산에다중벽탄소나노튜브를혼합함으로써, 액추에이터의동작속도를약 13% 개선하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.930-939
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• 2004

In this paper, both dynamic constraints and kinematic constraints are considered for the analysis of manipulability of robotic systems comprised of multiple cooperating arms. Given bounds on the torques of each Joint actuator for every robot, the purpose of this study is to drive the bounds of task-space acceleration of object carried by the system. Bounds on each joint torque, described as a polytope, is transformed to the task-space acceleration through matrices related with robot dynamics, robot kinematics, object dynamics, grasp conditions, and contact conditions. A series of mathematical manipulations including the procedure calculating minimum infinite-norm solution of linear equation is applied to get the reachable acceleration bounds from given actuator dynamic constrains. Several examples including two robot systems as well as three robot system are shown with the assumptions of complete-constraint contact model(or' very soft contact') and insufficient or proper degree of freedom robot.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.203-206
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• 2006

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers, which are pH-sensitive and exhibit soft actuation as a linear actuator and artificial muscles, were prepared by electrospinning to investigate the effect of viscosity on the morphology of PAN fibers. Experimental results revealed that higher viscosity is critical for the formation of unbeaded nanofibers because surface tension is almost constant throughout the experiment. Uniform, smooth, and continuous fibers with diameters of about 700 nm were achieved for the 10 wt% PAN fibers at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/h and an electric field of 0.875 kV/cm.

• 전자공학회논문지B
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• 제33B권8호
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• pp.1-14
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• 1996

Design of a reliable control systems is investigated for a class of uncertain linear plants. The uncertainty considered here is for the ase of uncertainty in the system matrix. A decentralized control scheme with two observer-based feedback controllers is developed, and it is shown that the resulting closed-loop system is reliable in the sense that the control scheme provides guaranteed stability and $H_{\infty}$-norm bounded performance in the event of sensor and/or actuator failures as well as in the presence of parameter uncertainties. We observed that soft-type failures were additional exogenous inputs to the closed-loop system. As a results, the sensor and/or actuator failures can be tolerated in the design, which is achieved by extending the methodology developed in.

• Composites Research
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.289-294
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• 2013

고분자 기지에 희석제의 첨가로 CNT 및 CB 입자의 분산성 향상 및 연질의 전극을 만들고자하였다. 희석제, CNT 및 CB 함유량에 따른 연질 전극재료의 전기적 및 기계적 특성을 평가하였다. 전극재료로서 최적의 혼합조건은 기지 (KE-12)를 기본으로 희석제 80, CNT 3.5 그리고 CB 18 (phr)이었다. 이때의 비저항 값은 73 (${\Omega}{\cdot}cm$)이었고, 인장강도와 인장탄성율 그리고 신장율은 각각 0.45 MPa, 0.21 MPa, 184%였다. 또한 최적화된 전극과 탄성체를 이용하여 간단한 구조의 구동기를 제작하여 그 특성을 평가하였다. 작동 전압 25 kV에서 탄성체 KE-12는 2.24 mm의 변위가 발생되었고, 희석제가 50 (phr) 혼합된 KE-12는 4.05mm의 변위가 발생되었다. 희석제 50 (phr) 혼합된 KE-12는 3M의 4910과 같은 탄성계수를 나타내지만, 더 높은 변위를 보였다. 동일한 재료 (KE-12)의 전극과 탄성체로 제작된 구동기는 피로수명 및 응용에 많은 장점이 있을 것으로 보인다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.601-607
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• 2016

Piezoelectric thick films of soft $Pb(Zr,Ti)O_3$ (PZT) based commercial material (S55) were fabricated using a conventional tape casting method. Ag-Pd electrodes were printed on the piezoelectric film at room temperature and all 5 layered films with a dimension of $12mm{\times}16mm$ were successfully laminated for a multi-layered piezoelectric ceramic actuator. The laminated specimens were co-fired at $1,100^{\circ}C$ for 1 h. A flat layered and dense microstructure was obtained for the $112{\mu}m$ thick piezoelectric actuator after sintering process. Thereafter, a prototype piezoelectric speaker was fabricated using the multi-layered piezoelectric ceramic actuator which can operate as a bimorph. Its SPL (sound pressure level) characteristic was also evaluated for speaker application. Frequency response revealed that the output SPL with a root mean square voltage of 10 V increased gradually to the highest peak of 87.5 dB for 1.5 kHz and exhibited a relatively stable behavior over the measured frequency range (${\leq}20kHz$) at a distance of 10 cm, implying that the fabricated piezoelectric speaker is potential for speaker applications.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2016

Intricate deflection requires many conventional actuators (motors, pistons etc.), which can be financially and spatially wasteful. Novel smart soft composite (SSC) actuators have been suggested, but fabrication complexity restricts their widespread use as general-purpose actuators. In this study, a hybrid manufacturing process comprising 3-D printing and casting was developed for automated fabrication of SSC actuators with $200{\mu}m$ precision, using a 3-D printer (3DISON, ROKIT), a simple polymer mixer, and a compressor controller. A method to improve precision is suggested, and the design compensates for deposition and backlash errors (maximum, $170{\mu}m$). A suitable flow rate and tool path are suggested for the polymer casting process. The equipment and process costs proposed here are lower than those of existing 3D printers for a multi-material deposition system and the technique has $200{\mu}m$ precision, which is suitable for fabrication of SSC actuators.

• 공업화학
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.347-356
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• 2023

액정 엘라스토머 섬유는 1차원 형태로서 소프트 로봇, 생체모방 구동기 등의 다양한 분야에서 광범위하게 응용되고 있다. 액정 엘라스토머는 액체의 유동성과 고체의 질서도 그리고 고무의 탄성을 포함하며 이를 바탕으로 한 자극-응답성을 가지고 있다. 특히, 형상가변 측면에서 열, 빛, 전기장, 자기장 등의 다양한 자극에 대한 응답성을 프로그래밍하여 사용하면 높은 자유도와 더불어 물건 들어올리기, 꼬임, 회전 등 다양한 움직임을 구현할 수 있다. 따라서, 액정 엘라스토머 섬유는 인공근육, 소프트로봇, 웨어러블 기술, 센싱 기술 등 다양한 분야로의 응용가능성을 가지고 있다. 이런 액정 엘라스토머 섬유의 연구는 기존 단순 섬유를 넘어서는 다양한 기능성을 포함할 수 있는 스마트 소재로서 도래한 4차 산업에서 다양한 분야에 활용도가 높다고 평가된다. 본 총설에서는 액정 엘라스토머 섬유의 구조 및 기본 특성에 대해 소개하고, 배향 기반 제작법과 이를 이용한 인공근육, 스마트 패브릭, 소프트 로봇 등, 다양한 응용에 대해 최신 연구 동향을 소개한다.