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Exploratory Research on Crochet : Assessing its Potential as a Fabrication Technique for Soft Robotic Systems and Biomedical Devices
Marina, Gomez Fernandez (2024) Exploratory Research on Crochet : Assessing its Potential as a Fabrication Technique for Soft Robotic Systems and Biomedical Devices.
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| Abstract: | Soft robots benefit significantly from the integration of textiles and fibers in their design and fabrication, serving a wide range of purposes such as defining the robot's behaviour and deformation upon actuation. Among textile fabrication methods, crochet offers a unique approach to exploring the mechanical properties of textiles. By combining different stitch patterns and yarn materials, key parameters such as tensile strength, anisotropy and stiffness can be tuned, providing valuable insights into the fabric’s performance. Additionally, this study addresses the gap in literature and research of crochet in the technical, soft robotic, and biomedical fields. The primary objective of this study is to explore the potential of crochet as a manufacturing technique for creating intricate fiber patterns that enable motion within the realm of soft robotics systems. A comprehensive investigation, classification, and characterization of various crochet patterns is conducted to develop a mechanical understanding, and theoretical model that predicts the behaviour of the resulting structures. This theoretical framework is applied to demonstrate the innovative use of crochet as a fabrication method for soft robotic systems. The novelty of this research comes with the design of biomedical devices such as an assistive glove to reduce hand-grasping force and peristaltic valves simulator. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | TNW: Science and Technology |
| Subject: | 31 mathematics, 44 medicine, 50 technical science in general, 51 materials science |
| Programme: | Biomedical Engineering MSc (66226) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/104651 |
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