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Design and Control of a Multiple-Section Continuum Robot With a Hybrid Sensing System (2023)
Journal Article
Fang, Y., Dong, X., Mohammad, A., & Axinte, D. (2023). Design and Control of a Multiple-Section Continuum Robot With a Hybrid Sensing System. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 28(3), 1522-1533. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2022.3229188

After decades of development, the technology of continuum robots continues to mature gradually and is used for various applications, e.g., inspection and repair in high-value-added industries such as aerospace & nuclear. However, such robots are inva... Read More about Design and Control of a Multiple-Section Continuum Robot With a Hybrid Sensing System.

Tasering Twin Soft Robot: A Multimodal Soft Robot Capable of Passive Flight and Wall Climbing (2022)
Journal Article
Sriratanasak, N., Axinte, D., Dong, X., Mohammad, A., Russo, M., & Raimondi, L. (2022). Tasering Twin Soft Robot: A Multimodal Soft Robot Capable of Passive Flight and Wall Climbing. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 4(12), Article 2200223. https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202200223

The application of Soft Crawling Robots (SCRs) to real-world scenarios remains a grand challenge due to their limited deployment time to reach the target and accessibility to difficult-to-reach environments by any obstacles. To overcome these limitat... Read More about Tasering Twin Soft Robot: A Multimodal Soft Robot Capable of Passive Flight and Wall Climbing.

Touching the Sound: Audible Features Enable Haptics for Robot Control (2022)
Journal Article
Shi, H., Russo, M., de la Torre, J., Mohammad, A., Dong, X., & Axinte, D. (2023). Touching the Sound: Audible Features Enable Haptics for Robot Control. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 30(3), 56-68. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2022.3225718

Haptic control interfaces can significantly improve the quality of teleoperation in robotic and mechatronic systems. However, the required force feedback introduces new challenges when highly constrained environments and systems hinder the use of con... Read More about Touching the Sound: Audible Features Enable Haptics for Robot Control.

A Continuum Robot for Remote Applications: From Industrial to Medical Surgery With Slender Continuum Robots (2022)
Journal Article
Troncoso, D. A., Robles-Linares, J. A., Russo, M., Elbanna, M. A., Wild, S., Dong, X., Mohammad, A., Kell, J., Norton, A. D., & Axinte, D. (2023). A Continuum Robot for Remote Applications: From Industrial to Medical Surgery With Slender Continuum Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 30(3), 94-105. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2022.3223220

The maintenance of critical industrial components is often hindered by limited access, tortuous passages, and complex geometries. In highly constrained environments, inspection tasks are currently performed with borescopes, but even skilled operators... Read More about A Continuum Robot for Remote Applications: From Industrial to Medical Surgery With Slender Continuum Robots.

What micro-mechanical testing can reveal about machining processes (2022)
Journal Article
Axinte, D., Huang, H., Yan, J., & Liao, Z. (2022). What micro-mechanical testing can reveal about machining processes. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 183, Article 103964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2022.103964

For many years, the machining community has dedicated significant efforts to investigate the microscopic scale level phenomena during the material removal process. On one hand much research has been carried out in relation to workpiece surface integr... Read More about What micro-mechanical testing can reveal about machining processes.

On modelling coolant penetration into the microchannels at the tool-workpiece interface (2022)
Journal Article
Wei, W., Robles-Linares, J. A., Liao, Z., Wang, Z., Luna, G. G., Billingham, J., & Axinte, D. (2022). On modelling coolant penetration into the microchannels at the tool-workpiece interface. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 84, 43-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.09.044

A network of microchannels is formed at the interface between the cutting tool and the workpiece during machining due to their rough surface structures. The penetration of coolant into these microchannels has a great effect on the machined surface qu... Read More about On modelling coolant penetration into the microchannels at the tool-workpiece interface.

Reconfigurable Soft Robots by Building Blocks (2022)
Journal Article
Atia, M. G., Mohammad, A., Gameros, A., Axinte, D., & Wright, I. (2022). Reconfigurable Soft Robots by Building Blocks. Advanced Science, Article 2203217. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202203217

Soft robots are of increasing interest as they can cope with challenges that are poorly addressed by conventional rigid-body robots (e.g., limited flexibility). However, due to their flexible nature, the soft robots can be particularly prone to explo... Read More about Reconfigurable Soft Robots by Building Blocks.

Novel Reconfigurable Walking Machine Tool Enables Symmetric and Nonsymmetric Walking Configurations (2022)
Journal Article
Camacho-Arreguin, J. I., Wang, M., Russo, M., Dong, X., & Axinte, D. (2022). Novel Reconfigurable Walking Machine Tool Enables Symmetric and Nonsymmetric Walking Configurations. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2022.3183689

Current research on walking robots strives to achieve a higher efficiency, a better load capacity, and an increased adaptability. Parallel kinematic manipulators (PKMs) are characterized by high payload and accuracy, but conventional PKMs with fixed... Read More about Novel Reconfigurable Walking Machine Tool Enables Symmetric and Nonsymmetric Walking Configurations.

The effect of interstitial fluid on the machining behaviour of cortical bone (2022)
Journal Article
Robles-Linares, J. A., Liao, Z., Axinte, D., & Gameros, A. (2022). The effect of interstitial fluid on the machining behaviour of cortical bone. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 307, Article 117697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2022.117697

Bone machining research is usually conducted ex-vivo with standard laboratory equipment, implying mostly that the cutting process takes place in dry state. While these studies are useful for understanding the bone cutting process, they cannot represe... Read More about The effect of interstitial fluid on the machining behaviour of cortical bone.

A Novel Underactuated Continuum Robot With Shape Memory Alloy Clutches (2022)
Journal Article
Bishop, C., Russo, M., Dong, X., & Axinte, D. (2022). A Novel Underactuated Continuum Robot With Shape Memory Alloy Clutches. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 27(6), 5339-5350. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2022.3179812

The many degrees of freedom of continuum robots (CRs) enable unique applications in the search and rescue, medical and aerospace industries. However, the many motors required result in unwieldy external actuation packs and additional weight. Underact... Read More about A Novel Underactuated Continuum Robot With Shape Memory Alloy Clutches.