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Variable Stiffness Folding Joints for Haptic Feedback

Origami robots composed of rigid parts with flexible joints have inherent compliance that enables deployment and reconfiguration for various shape adaptations. The major drawback of such mechanical compliance is its intrinsic softness and lack of controlla ...

IEEE2021

Design and characterization of variable stiffness structural joints

Gennaro Senatore

This paper presents design and characterization of a new type of structural joint which can vary its stiffness through actuation. Stiffness variation is employed to control the dynamic response of frame structures equipped with such joints. The joint is ma ...

2019

Analytical Time-Domain Solution of Plane Wave Propagation Across a Viscoelastic Rock Joint

Lyesse Laloui, Jian Zhao, Yang Zou

The effects of viscoelastic filled rock joints on wave propagation are of great significance in rock engineering. The solutions in time domain for plane longitudinal ( P-) and transverse ( S-) waves propagation across a viscoelastic rock joint are derived ...

Springer Verlag2017

A Numerical Study on Wave Transmission Across Multiple Intersecting Joint Sets in Rock Masses with UDEC

Jian Zhao, Jianbo Zhu

This paper presents a numerical study on wave transmission across jointed rock masses with UDEC, where multiple intersecting joint sets exist. The capability of UDEC of studying wave transmission across rock joints is validated through comparison with anal ...

Springer Verlag2013

Influence of the geometry of partially-spanning joints on mechanical properties of rock in uniaxial compression

Jian Zhao

As jointed rocks consist of joints embedded within intact rock blocks, their behavior depends on the behaviors of the joints and the intact rock blocks. In a jointed rock, there are two levels of heterogeneity within the jointed rocks due to the difference ...

Elsevier2013

Obliquely incident wave propagation across rock joints with virtual wave source method

Jian Zhao, Jianbo Zhu

Due to the presence of joints, waves are greatly attenuated when propagating across rock masses. Zhu et al. (2011) (Normally incident wave propagation across a joint set with virtual wave source method. J. Appl. Geophys.73, 283-288.) studied normally incid ...

Elsevier2013

Measurement of Multi-segment Foot Joint Angles During Gait Using a Wearable System

Kamiar Aminian, Julien Favre, Xavier Crevoisier, Hossein Rouhani

Usually the measurement of multi-segment foot and ankle complex kinematics is done with stationary motion capture devices which are limited to use in a gait laboratory. This study aimed to propose and validate a wearable system to measure the foot and ankl ...

2012

Evaluating the influence of induced passive torques in the simulation of time-varying human poses

Ronan Boulic

In the computerized generation of human poses, it is important to take into account not only the active component of the torque, but also the ligaments and connective tissues which produce a passive torque at the limits of the joint range of motion. We pre ...

2008

Knee joint biomechanics in open-kinetic-chain flexion exercises

Background. Different rehabilitation exercises such as open-kinetic-chain flexion and extension exercises are currently employed in non-operative and post-operative managements of joint disorders. The challenge is to strengthen the muscles and to restore t ...

2008

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