Polyimide Flexible PCB Wing
Research on polyimide flexible printed circuit board (PCB) wings focuses on integrating these lightweight, adaptable structures into miniature aerial vehicles (MAVs) for enhanced maneuverability and stability, particularly in confined spaces. Current efforts involve optimizing wing designs through bio-inspired origami techniques and incorporating advanced control systems, often utilizing machine learning algorithms to predict and adjust performance based on real-time data. This work is significant for advancing the capabilities of MAVs in applications such as surveillance, search and rescue, and environmental monitoring, where agility and collision tolerance are crucial.
Papers
Wirelessly-Controlled Untethered Piezoelectric Planar Soft Robot Capable of Bidirectional Crawling and Rotation
Zhiwu Zheng, Hsin Cheng, Prakhar Kumar, Sigurd Wagner, Minjie Chen, Naveen Verma, James C. Sturm
Introducing flexible perovskites to the IoT world using photovoltaic-powered wireless tags
Sai Nithin Reddy Kantareddy, Rahul Bhattacharya, Sanjay E. Sarma, Ian Mathews, Janak Thapa, Liu Zhe, Shijing Sun, Ian Marius Peters, Tonio Buonassisi