Abstract: A traveling wave ultrasonic motor utilizing a radial bending mode of a thick ring is proposed. Twenty PZT stacks and 20 block springs are nested alternately into 40 slots cut in the ring's ...

Abstract: In this study, we propose an ultrasonic tactile sensor for real time contact force measurements and high-resolution shape recognition to enable safe and reliable robotic grasping of objects ...

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This solution is especially useful in busy hospital environments and for patients requiring critical care, such as those undergoing oncology treatments. Open the Arduino sketch in the Arduino IDE.

It is designed to navigate disaster-struck areas, detect humans using thermal imaging, determine motion using PIR sensors, and report precise GPS coordinates via GSM-based SMS alerts ... and motion ...