Jue Wang

Purdue University West Lafayette | Purdue · School of Mechanical Engineering

Shape‐morphing devices, a crucial branch in soft robotics, hold significant application value in areas like human–machine interfaces, biomimetic robotics, and tools for biological systems. To achieve 3D programmable shape morphing (PSM), the deployment of array‐based actuators is essential. However, a critical knowledge gap in 3D PSM is controlling...

In the field of biomechanics, customizing complex strain fields according to specific requirements poses an important challenge for bioreactor technology, primarily due to the intricate coupling and nonlinear actuation of actuator arrays, which complicates the precise control of strain fields. This paper introduces a bioreactor designed with a 9 ×...

Resistive heating arrays have found applications in fields such as manipulation platforms and gas sensors. Various strategies have been developed to enhance array scale and resolution, including the integration of diodes or transistors. However, emerging applications such as soft robotics and wearable devices prioritize systems that can be fabricat...

Conventional soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are made of soft materials that facilitate safe interaction and adaptability. In positioning and loading tasks, however, SPAs demonstrate limited performance. In this article, we extend the current designs of SPAs upon integrating a tendon-driven parallel mechanism into a pneumatic origami chamber, inspi...

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Soft robots have recently attracted increased attention because their characteristics of low‐cost fabrication, durability, and deformability make them uniquely suited for applications in bio‐integrated systems. Being fundamentally different from traditional rigid robots, soft robots exhibit properties of infinite degrees of freedom (DOF) and nonlin...

Programmable surfaces (PSs) consist of a 2D array of actuators that can deform in the third dimension, providing the ability to create continuous 3D profiles. Discrete PSs can be realized using an array of independent solid linear actuators. Continuous PSs consist of actuators that are mechanically coupled, providing deformation states that are mor...

Nowadays, more and more researchers are pursuing miniaturized and lightweight structure of robots, However, robots with multiple actuators require large control systems if each actuator needs to be controlled independently. In addition, the cables and circuits for control and power supply are the obstacles in reducing size and weight. In this paper...

Resonance selectivity is a new way to achieve “Single-input Multi-output” (SIMO) system via wireless electromagnetic power transmission. But it is limited to low power and open loop systems. This paper presents a new method that uses the principle of resonance selectivity of which system is close loop and the power is over 10w. By using this method...