TY - GEN
T1 - Integration of thermoresponsive velcro-like adhesive for soft robotic grasping of fabrics or smooth surfaces
AU - Zhang, Teng
AU - Liang, Tianshuo
AU - Yue, Xiaokui
AU - Sameoto, Dan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/5/24
Y1 - 2019/5/24
N2 - We present a novel design of soft gripper, which can be applied on smooth surfaces like glass as well as the fabric materials through the integration of a thermoresponsive microstructured adhesive layer that switches between Velcro-like and gecko-like adhesion mechanisms. A shape memory polymer (SMP) is integrated along with metallic foil heaters, thin film polyester strain limiting layers, and a silicone pneunet via simple but effective methods. Fabrication can be done outside a cleanroom with low cost and integration of silicone bonded directly to rigid thermoplastics is dramatically simplified using an industrial silicone adhesive that bonds many rigid polymers and metals to silicone rubbers. Experiments show that the gripper can be switched to exhibit high adhesion to a bare glass beaker or a fabric coated beaker of the same diameter using the thermoresponsive Velcro-like adhesive layer and an embedded thin film heater.
AB - We present a novel design of soft gripper, which can be applied on smooth surfaces like glass as well as the fabric materials through the integration of a thermoresponsive microstructured adhesive layer that switches between Velcro-like and gecko-like adhesion mechanisms. A shape memory polymer (SMP) is integrated along with metallic foil heaters, thin film polyester strain limiting layers, and a silicone pneunet via simple but effective methods. Fabrication can be done outside a cleanroom with low cost and integration of silicone bonded directly to rigid thermoplastics is dramatically simplified using an industrial silicone adhesive that bonds many rigid polymers and metals to silicone rubbers. Experiments show that the gripper can be switched to exhibit high adhesion to a bare glass beaker or a fabric coated beaker of the same diameter using the thermoresponsive Velcro-like adhesive layer and an embedded thin film heater.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85067111265&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ROBOSOFT.2019.8722743
DO - 10.1109/ROBOSOFT.2019.8722743
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:85067111265
T3 - RoboSoft 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics
SP - 120
EP - 125
BT - RoboSoft 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, RoboSoft 2019
Y2 - 14 April 2019 through 18 April 2019
ER -