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Aneja, Jyoti; Aneja, Ashish

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-33754-8_246

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“…Although fluidic entrainment has potential for controllable flow amplification (as is evidenced by the large number of works published in the second‐half of the 20th century [ 34–36 ] ), the field agrees that the wall attachment methods are a bit of a “black‐art.” [ 37 ] However, multiple publications have investigated the effects of the various design parameters. [ 18,38 ] Although not a straightforward design challenge, the authors recommend further investigation of this design in cases where a low‐impedance load is used.…”

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High‐Gain Microfluidic Amplifiers: The Bridge between Microfluidic Controllers and Fluidic Soft Actuators

Hevia

McCann

Bell

et al. 2022

Advanced Intelligent Systems

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Soft fluidic robots are typically controlled using manifolds containing large and rigid electromechanical valves. These bulky controllers limit scalability and hinder motion, in particular for untethered soft robots. There has been recent interest in using fluidic controllers analogous to electrical logic gates and microcontrollers to replace rigid valve systems. However, these microfluidic networks typically operate with small volumes, low flow rates, and low pressures relative to what is needed to power fluidic soft actuators. This article presents the design, fabrication, and analysis of a soft, fluidic amplifier as the “missing link” between microfluidic analogies of microcontrollers and the high fluidic power loads representative of soft actuators. The article demonstrates amplification gains of pressure signals up to a factor of four. The amplifier is a step toward fully autonomous soft robots by allowing designers to develop control strategies from soft materials with minimal additional rigid components or tethering.

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confidence: 99%