Hard Shell, Soft Core: Binary Actuators for Deep-Sea Applications

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Authors

  • Cora Maria Sourkounis
  • Ditzia Susana Garcia Morales
  • Tom Kwasnitschka
  • Annika Raatz

External Research Organisations

  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages9355-9361
Number of pages7
ISBN (electronic)9798350384574
ISBN (print)979-8-3503-8458-1
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 2024
Event2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 13 May 202417 May 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
ISSN (Print)1050-4729

Abstract

Deep-sea research represents invaluable opportunities to unravel hidden ecosystems, uncover unknown biodiversity, and provide critical insights into the Earth's history and the impacts of climate change. Due to the extreme conditions, exploring the deep-sea traditionally requires costly equipment, such as specific diving robots, engineered to withstand the high pressure. Our research aims to reduce the costs of deep-sea sediment sampling by introducing a novel actuation system for suction samplers, that capitalises the advantages of soft material actuators. At first glance, soft material actuators may not appear suitable for the harsh conditions that prevail in the deep-sea, but when combined with a rigid, bistable mechanism there is great potential for improving the accessibility of sampling and research in this challenging environment. The binary actuation system that results from this combination, is modular, scalable, lightweight, and low cost in comparison to existing solutions.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Sustainable Development Goals

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Hard Shell, Soft Core: Binary Actuators for Deep-Sea Applications. / Sourkounis, Cora Maria; Morales, Ditzia Susana Garcia; Kwasnitschka, Tom et al.
2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024. p. 9355-9361 (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation).

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Sourkounis, CM, Morales, DSG, Kwasnitschka, T & Raatz, A 2024, Hard Shell, Soft Core: Binary Actuators for Deep-Sea Applications. in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024. Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 9355-9361, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024, Yokohama, Japan, 13 May 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10610349
Sourkounis, C. M., Morales, D. S. G., Kwasnitschka, T., & Raatz, A. (2024). Hard Shell, Soft Core: Binary Actuators for Deep-Sea Applications. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024 (pp. 9355-9361). (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10610349
Sourkounis CM, Morales DSG, Kwasnitschka T, Raatz A. Hard Shell, Soft Core: Binary Actuators for Deep-Sea Applications. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2024. p. 9355-9361. (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation). Epub 2024. doi: 10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10610349
Sourkounis, Cora Maria ; Morales, Ditzia Susana Garcia ; Kwasnitschka, Tom et al. / Hard Shell, Soft Core : Binary Actuators for Deep-Sea Applications. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024. pp. 9355-9361 (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation).
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