Tuning the Size and Stiffness of Inflatable Particles
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| author | Pashine, Nidhi Wang, Dong Baines, Robert Goyal, Medha Shattuck, Mark D. O'Hern, Corey S. Kramer-Bottiglio, Rebecca |
| author_facet | Pashine, Nidhi Wang, Dong Baines, Robert Goyal, Medha Shattuck, Mark D. O'Hern, Corey S. Kramer-Bottiglio, Rebecca |
| contents | We describe size-varying cylindrical particles made from silicone elastomers that can serve as building blocks for robotic granular materials. The particle size variation, which is achieved by inflation, gives rise to changes in stiffness under compression. We design and fabricate inflatable particles that can become stiffer or softer during inflation, depending on key parameters of the particle geometry, such as the ratio of the fillet radius to the wall thickness, r/t. We also conduct numerical simulations of the inflatable particles and show that they only soften during inflation when localization of large strains occurs in the regime r/t -> 0. This work introduces novel particle systems with tunable size and stiffness that can be implemented in numerous soft robotic applications. |
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| spellingShingle | Tuning the Size and Stiffness of Inflatable Particles Pashine, Nidhi Wang, Dong Baines, Robert Goyal, Medha Shattuck, Mark D. O'Hern, Corey S. Kramer-Bottiglio, Rebecca Soft Condensed Matter We describe size-varying cylindrical particles made from silicone elastomers that can serve as building blocks for robotic granular materials. The particle size variation, which is achieved by inflation, gives rise to changes in stiffness under compression. We design and fabricate inflatable particles that can become stiffer or softer during inflation, depending on key parameters of the particle geometry, such as the ratio of the fillet radius to the wall thickness, r/t. We also conduct numerical simulations of the inflatable particles and show that they only soften during inflation when localization of large strains occurs in the regime r/t -> 0. This work introduces novel particle systems with tunable size and stiffness that can be implemented in numerous soft robotic applications. |
| title | Tuning the Size and Stiffness of Inflatable Particles |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.07850 |