About this Research Topic
There is an increasing number of analytical and numerical modelling approaches and frameworks for soft robotic manipulators emerging. Some of these modelling techniques offer design optimisation regarding application-driven requirements, a thorough kinematic, stiffness and force analysis of the system, or an evaluation of a control strategy, to name a few. These mathematical tools, in combination with experimental evaluation test rigs, can be extremely powerful tools for gaining a detailed understanding of soft robotic systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Soft Robotics toolboxes:
• State of the art, current research solutions
• Industrial soft robotic toolboxes
• Licensed soft robotic toolboxes
• Open-source soft robotic toolboxes
• Analytical soft robotic toolboxes
• Experimental soft robotic toolboxes/test rigs
Design/manufacturing oriented soft robotic toolboxes:
• Basic architectures, optimization, and scaling of soft robotic toolboxes
• Soft materials toolboxes
Future perspectives for soft robotic toolboxes:
• Future direction for soft robotic toolboxes
• Future direction towards a unified accessible soft robotic toolbox
Keywords: Soft robotics, toolkit, toolbox, soft manipulators, validation, accessible, framework
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