Tyler E. Jenkins

Works (7)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:37

2021 journal article

Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimal Design of a Rolling-Flying Vehicle

JOURNAL OF MECHANISMS AND ROBOTICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 13(5).

By: T. Jenkins n, S. Atay n , G. Buckner n & M. Bryant n 

author keywords: actuators and transmissions; flying robots; mobile robots; robot design
topics (OpenAlex): Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms; Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies; Aerospace and Aviation Technology
TL;DR: This work builds on current approaches in quadrotor optimization by leveraging a variety of models and formulations from literature and demonstrating the implementation of various design constraints and improves upon current ad-hoc rolling-flying vehicle designs created in previous studies. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 7, 2021

2020 journal article

Energetic analysis and optimization of a bi-modal rolling-flying vehicle

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT ROBOTICS AND APPLICATIONS, 4(1), 3–20.

By: S. Atay n , T. Jenkins n, G. Buckner n & M. Bryant n 

Contributors: S. Atay n , T. Jenkins n, G. Buckner n & M. Bryant n 

author keywords: Bi-modal vehicle; Blade element momentum theory; Mobile robotics; Power optimization
topics (OpenAlex): Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research; Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems; Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 20, 2020

2020 journal article

Pennate actuators: force, contraction and stiffness

BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 15(4).

By: T. Jenkins n & M. Bryant* 

Contributors: T. Jenkins n & M. Bryant* 

author keywords: soft robots; hierarchical actuators; variable stiffness actuators; variable impedance actuators; McKibben muscle; artificial muscle; adaptive actuators
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomimetic Materials; Equipment Design / methods; Models, Biological; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Proof of Concept Study; Stress, Mechanical; Stress, Physiological
topics (OpenAlex): Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics; Muscle activation and electromyography studies; Robot Manipulation and Learning
TL;DR: This work expands on previous pennate actuator studies by deriving constitutive force, contraction, and stiffness models for a general pennates actuator, where the constituent fibers can be constructed from any linear actuator. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 15, 2020

2019 article

Variable stiffness soft robotics using pennate muscle architecture

BIOINSPIRATION, BIOMIMETICS, AND BIOREPLICATION IX, Vol. 10965.

By: T. Jenkins n & M. Bryant n 

Contributors: T. Jenkins n & M. Bryant n 

author keywords: Bio-inspired; soft robotics; variable stiffness; McKibben muscle; pennate muscle; actuator
topics (OpenAlex): Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics; Soft Robotics and Applications; Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
TL;DR: A model for a bio-inspired variable-stiffness pennate actuator is developed, allowing roboticists to make informed design decisions and understand associated tradeoffs when recreating the remarkable properties of pennate musculature. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 30, 2019

2018 journal article

Design and analysis of electrohydraulic pressure systems for variable recruitment in fluidic artificial muscles

SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 27(10).

By: E. Chapman, T. Jenkins* & M. Bryant* 

Contributors: E. Chapman, T. Jenkins* & M. Bryant* 

author keywords: fluidic artificial muscles; McKibben muscle; variable recruitment; hydraulic artificial muscle; bio-inspired; efficiency
topics (OpenAlex): Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics; Muscle activation and electromyography studies; Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
TL;DR: A coupled dynamic model of the FAM system is developed and applied to study the implications of hydraulic power system architecture for both variable recruitment actuator bundles and equivalent single-muscle actuators, revealing that variable recruitment offers bandwidth advantages over the single equivalent actuator regardless of the hydraulic power architecture that is selected. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 16, 2018

2017 journal article

Structured Identification of Reduced-Order Models of Power Systems in a Differential-Algebraic Form

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 32(1), 198–207.

By: S. Nabavi* & A. Chakrabortty n 

author keywords: Model reduction; nonlinear least squares; swing equation; synchrophasors; system identification
topics (OpenAlex): Model Reduction and Neural Networks; Real-time simulation and control systems; Power System Optimization and Stability
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Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Parametric study of a fluidic artificial muscle actuated electrohydraulic system

ASME 2016 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2016, 2.

By: E. Chapman n, T. Jenkins n & M. Bryant n 

Contributors: E. Chapman n, T. Jenkins n & M. Bryant n 

topics (OpenAlex): Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics; Soft Robotics and Applications; Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

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