Inflatable soft jumper inspired by shell snapping
232 Citations•2020•
Benjamin Gorissen, David Melancon, Nikolaos Vasios
This study focuses on spherical caps that exhibit isochoric snapping when pressurized under volume-controlled conditions and provides the foundation for the design of an emerging class of fluidic soft devices that can convert a slow input signal into a fast output deformation.
Abstract
<jats:p>Isochoric snapping of elastomeric spherical caps enables fast actuation in fluidic soft robots.</jats:p>