Haptic Intelligence Miscellaneous 2025

A Method for Single-Input Sequencing of Hyperelastic Balloons

This study demonstrates that encasing a hyperelastic balloon in an inextensible sleeve greatly increases its burst pressure while not influencing its minimum pressure. This simple mechanical behavior can be used to produce an asymmetric inflation-deflation sequence for coupled balloons with different thicknesses so they could serve as a soft robot's rear and front anchors when driven from a single fluid supply.

Author(s): Ifat Gertler and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Year: 2025
Month: April
Bibtex Type: Miscellaneous (misc)
Address: Lausanne, Switzerland
How Published: Extended abstract (3 pages) presented at the IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft)
State: Accepted

BibTex

@misc{Gertler25-RSEA-Balloons,
  title = {A Method for Single-Input Sequencing of Hyperelastic Balloons},
  abstract = {This study demonstrates that encasing a hyperelastic balloon in an inextensible sleeve greatly increases its burst pressure while not influencing its minimum pressure. This simple mechanical behavior can be used to produce an asymmetric inflation-deflation sequence for coupled balloons with different thicknesses so they could serve as a soft robot's rear and front anchors when driven from a single fluid supply.},
  howpublished = {Extended abstract (3 pages) presented at the IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft)},
  address = {Lausanne, Switzerland},
  month = apr,
  year = {2025},
  slug = {gertler25-rsea-balloons},
  author = {Gertler, Ifat and Kuchenbecker, Katherine J.},
  month_numeric = {4}
}