Abstract: Precise tension and speed control of axially moving material systems enables high speed processing of paper, plastics, fibers, and films. A single span model is developed that includes distributed ...

Abstract: Vibration control can improve the performance of many axially moving material systems (e.g., web handling machines and tape drives). Researchers have used Lyapunov analysis to develop vibration ...

Abstract: Continuous backbone robots driven by cables have many potential applications in dexterous manipulation for manufacturing and space environments. Design of these robots requires specification of a ...

Abstract: This paper extends input shaping control to one-dimensional continua. Unlike discrete systems where the input is shaped only in the temporal domain, temporal and spatial input shaping can produce ...

Abstract: Vibration isolation control for flexible structures restricts the response resulting from external disturbances to areas not requiring high precision positioning and/or pointing. This paper introduces ...

Abstract: Soft robotic manipulators, unlike their rigid-linked counterparts, deform continuously along their lengths similar to elephant trunks and octopus arms. Their excellent dexterity enables them to ...

Abstract: A model order reduction method is developed and applied to 1D diffusion systems with negative real eigenvalues. Spatially distributed residues are found either analytically (from a transcendental ...

Abstract: Coupling a fluidic flexible matrix composite (F2MC) to an air-pressurized fluid port produces a fundamentally new class of tunable vibration isolators. This Fluidlastic device provides significant ...

Abstract: During continuous manufacture of axially moving materials such as fiber, paper, foil, and film, accurate speed and tension control are essential. In this paper, control torques applied to rollers ...