Ransley, M;
Smitham, P;
Miodownik, M;
(2017)
Active chainmail fabrics for soft robotic applications.
Smart Materials and Structures
, 26
(8)
10.1088/1361-665X/aa7221.
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Abstract
This paper introduces a novel type of smart textile with electronically responsive flexibility. The chainmail inspired fabric is modelled parametrically and simulated via a rigid body physics framework with an embedded model of temperature controlled actuation. Our model assumes that individual fabric linkages are rigid and deform only through their own actuation, thereby decoupling flexibility from stiffness. A physical prototype of the active fabric is constructed and it is shown that flexibility can be significantly controlled through actuator strains of ≤10%. Applications of these materials to soft-robotics such as dynamically reconfigurable orthoses and splints are discussed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Active chainmail fabrics for soft robotic applications |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1361-665X/aa7221 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/aa7221 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Technology, Instruments & Instrumentation, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Materials Science, chainmail, fabric, 3D printing, soft robotics, modelling, controlable, DESIGN, STIFFNESS, MAIL |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1567591 |
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