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Predicting the Response of an All-Elastomer In-Plane MEMS Tactile Sensor

Kalayeh K.M., Charalambides A., Charalambides P.G., Bergbreiter S., Charalambides A., Charalambides P.G., UMBC, US

This study is motivated by the need to develop highly sensitive tactile sensors for both robotic and bionic applications. The developments of advanced technologies in robotic grasping, motion of prosthetics, and robot assisted biomedical surgery [...]

Analysis, Modeling and Characterization of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

Lyshevski S.E., Reis R.M., Rochester Institute of Technology, US

In biomedical devices, cell phones, computer and tablets, consumer electronics, communication, security and even micro air vehicles, energy harvesting, energy storage and energy management are of a significant importance. In many applications, solar cells and [...]

Modeling of Ionic Hydrogel Kinetics in Buffered Solutions

Ohs R.R., De S.K., Aluru N.R., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US

In this paper, we present the meshless Finite Cloud Method (FCM) for the solution of a time-dependent partial differential equation governing ionic gel swelling. Using a point distribution, FCM constructs interpolation functions without assuming any [...]