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Spherically curved woven fabrics: geometrical calculation methods and weave pattern development by Dominik, Nuss, Johannes, Mersch, Cornelia, Sennewald, Chokri, Cherif

“…The demand for woven spherical shapes, particularly in applications such as fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP), is increasing. However, the production of woven…”
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Continuous textile manufacturing method for twisted coiled polymer artificial muscles by Mersch, Johannes, Witham, Nicholas S, Solzbacher, Florian, Gerlach, Gerald

“…Twisted, coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) are a promising type of fiber-based actuators with high energy density, low material costs, and good recyclability;…”
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Electromechanical Properties of Silver-Plated Yarns and Their Relation to Yarn Construction Parameters by Mersch, Johannes, Winger, Hans, Altinsoy, Ercan, Cherif, Chokri

“…For signal transmission and sensing in stretchable structures for human motion monitoring or proprioception of soft robots, textiles with electronically…”
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Understanding the Impact of Active-to-Passive Area Ratio on Deformation in One-Dimensional Dielectric Elastomer Actuators with Uniaxial Strain State by Liebscher, Hans, Koenigsdorff, Markus, Endesfelder, Anett, Mersch, Johannes, Zimmermann, Martina, Gerlach, Gerald

“…There is increasing interest in the use of novel elastomers with inherent or modified advanced dielectric and mechanical properties, as components of…”
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Influence of Active-to-Passive Ratio on the Deformation in Circular Dielectric Elastomer Actuators by Koenigsdorff, Markus, Liebscher, Hans, Osipov, Petr, Mersch, Johannes, Gerlach, Gerald

“…To further improve the performance of dielectric elastomer actuaotrs (DEAs), the development of novel elastomers with enhanced electro-mechanical properties is…”
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Novel functional and fail-safe knitted heating structures via the dedicated serial-parallel circuits for heating design approach by Warncke, Mareen N, Mersch, Johannes, Nocke, Andreas, Häntzsche, Eric, Grácová, Andrea, Wieczorek, Florian, Cherif, Chokri

“…This paper presents the simulation-based development of a novel knitted design of textile heating structures based on dedicated serial-parallel circuits for…”
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A Biomimetic Fish Fin-Like Robot Based on Textile Reinforced Silicone by Pfeil, Sascha, Katzer, Konrad, Kanan, Anas, Mersch, Johannes, Zimmermann, Martina, Kaliske, Michael, Gerlach, Gerald

“…The concept of merging pre-processed textile materials with tailored mechanical properties into soft matrices is so far rarely used in the field of soft…”
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Thermoelectric generator modules based on warp knitted glass fiber-metal hybrid composites by Golla, Anke, Schmidl, Gabriele, Mersch, Johannes, Gawlik, Annett, Plentz, Jonathan, Hahn, Lars, Cherif, Chokri

“…Abstract Thermoelectric generators (TEG) offer the potential to convert waste heat into electricity and thus contribute to reduce CO 2 emissions. The…”
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Development of Liquid Diene Rubber Based Highly Deformable Interactive Fiber-Elastomer Composites by Kamble, Vikram G, Mersch, Johannes, Tahir, Muhammad, Stöckelhuber, Klaus Werner, Das, Amit, Wießner, Sven

“…The preparation of intelligent structures for multiple smart applications such as soft-robotics, artificial limbs, etc., is a rapidly evolving research topic…”
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A study on interactive fiber rubber composite structures subjected to bend-twist coupling by Annadata, Achyuth Ram, Endesfelder, Anett, Koenigsdorff, Markus, Mersch, Johannes, Gereke, Thomas, Zimmermann, Martina, Cherif, Chokri

“…Abstract This paper investigates the deformation behavior of shape memory alloy (SMA)-integrated fiber-reinforced composites, with an emphasis on how different…”
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High-Speed, Helical and Self-Coiled Dielectric Polymer Actuator by Mersch, Johannes, Koenigsdorff, Markus, Nocke, Andreas, Cherif, Chokri, Gerlach, Gerald

“…Novel actuator materials are necessary to advance the field of soft robotics. However, since current solutions are limited in terms of strain, strain rate, or…”
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Advancing Smart Textiles: Structural Evolution of Knitted Piezoresistive Strain Sensors for Enabling Precise Motion Capture by Warncke, Mareen N., Böhmer, Carola H., Sachse, Carmen, Fischer, Susanne, Häntzsche, Eric, Nocke, Andreas, Mersch, Johannes, Cherif, Chokri

“…Recently, there has been remarkable progress in the development of smart textiles, especially knitted strain sensors, to achieve reliable sensor signals…”
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High‐Displacement, Fiber‐Reinforced Shape Memory Alloy Soft Actuator with Integrated Sensors and Its Equivalent Network Model by Mersch, Johannes, Bruns, Mathis, Nocke, Andreas, Cherif, Chokri, Gerlach, Gerald

“…For soft robotics, shape memory alloy (SMA)‐based elastomeric actuators are a promising material combination but their maximum stroke is limited by the small…”
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Integrated Temperature and Position Sensors in a Shape-Memory Driven Soft Actuator for Closed-Loop Control by Mersch, Johannes, Keshtkar, Najmeh, Grellmann, Henriette, Gomez Cuaran, Carlos Alberto, Bruns, Mathis, Nocke, Andreas, Cherif, Chokri, Röbenack, Klaus, Gerlach, Gerald

“…Soft actuators are a promising option for the advancing fields of human-machine interaction and dexterous robots in complex environments. Shape memory alloy…”
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Robot-Assisted Manufacturing Technology for 3D Non-Metallic Reinforcement Structures in the Construction Applications by Friese, Danny, Hahn, Lars, Le Xuan, Hung, Mersch, Johannes, Neef, Tobias, Mechtcherine, Viktor, Cherif, Chokri

“…Of all industrial sectors, the construction industry accounts for about 37% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This encompasses the complete life cycle of…”
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Novel Weft-Knitted Strain Sensors for Motion Capture by Fischer, Susanne, Abtahi, Bahareh, Warncke, Mareen, Böhmer, Carola, Winger, Hans, Sachse, Carmen, Mersch, Johannes, Häntzsche, Eric, Nocke, Andreas, Cherif, Chokri

“…Functional electrical stimulation (FES) aims to improve the gait pattern in cases of weak foot dorsiflexion (foot lifter weakness) and, therefore, increase the…”
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Underwater Bending Actuator Based on Integrated Anisotropic Textile Materials and a Conductive Hydrogel Electrode by Pfeil, Sascha, Mieting, Alice, Grün, Rebecca, Katzer, Konrad, Mersch, Johannes, Breitkopf, Cornelia, Zimmermann, Martina, Gerlach, Gerald

“…Electroactive polymers (EAPs), especially dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), belong to a very promising and emerging class of functional materials. While…”
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Experimental Investigation and Modeling of the Dynamic Resistance Response of Carbon Particle‐Filled Polymers by Mersch, Johannes, Winger, Hans, Nocke, Andreas, Cherif, Chokri, Gerlach, Gerald

“…Carbon particle‐filled polymers are frequently used as stretchable conductors and strain sensors. Many of the proposed resistance‐based stretchable strain…”
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Investigation of buckling instabilities in fiber-reinforced DEAs by Konstantinidi, Stefania, Koenigsdorff, Markus, Martinez, Thomas, Benouhiba, Amine, Mersch, Johannes, Civet, Yoan, Gerlach, Gerald, Perriard, Yves

“…Artificial muscles, designed to replicate the movements of natural biological muscles, hold significant promise in the fields of robotics and prosthetics…”
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Exploration of Electrical Impedance Tomography and Grid-Based Soft Sensors for Distributed, Large Deformation Strain Sensing Based on a Fiber-Elastomer Composite by Mersch, Johannes, Hofer, Alexander Nikolas, Da Silva, Marco

“…This letter presents a comparative analysis between two setups utilizing carbon black-filled elastomer with conductive textile electrodes: electrical impedance…”
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