Basic design of a biomimetic underwater soft robot with switchable swimming modes and programmable artificial muscles Q Shen, Z Olsen, T Stalbaum, S Trabia, J Lee, R Hunt, K Kim, J Kim, IK Oh Smart Materials and Structures 29 (3), 035038, 2020 | 45 | 2020 |
Searching for a new ionomer for 3D printable ionic polymer–metal composites: Aquivion as a candidate S Trabia, Z Olsen, KJ Kim Smart Materials and Structures 26 (11), 115029, 2017 | 41 | 2017 |
Developing next generation ionic polymer–metal composite materials: perspectives for enabling robotics and biomimetics ZJ Olsen, KJ Kim, IK Oh Polymer International 70 (1), 7-9, 2021 | 29 | 2021 |
Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) artificial muscles in underwater environments: review of actuation, sensing, controls, and applications to soft robotics N Minaian, ZJ Olsen, KJ Kim Bioinspired Sensing, Actuation, and Control in Underwater Soft Robotic …, 2020 | 26 | 2020 |
Design and modeling of a new biomimetic soft robotic jellyfish using IPMC-based electroactive polymers ZJ Olsen, KJ Kim Frontiers in Robotics and AI 6, 112, 2019 | 22 | 2019 |
Bioinspired travelling wave generation in soft-robotics using ionic polymer-metal composites T Stalbaum, T Hwang, S Trabia, Q Shen, R Hunt, Z Olsen, KJ Kim International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications 1, 167-179, 2017 | 21 | 2017 |
A hyperelastic porous media framework for ionic polymer-metal composite actuators and sensors: thermodynamically consistent formulation and nondimensionalization of the field … ZJ Olsen, KJ Kim Smart Materials and Structures 30 (9), 095024, 2021 | 19 | 2021 |
A study of mechanoelectrical transduction behavior in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gel as smart sensors J Neubauer, ZJ Olsen, Z Frank, T Hwang, KJ Kim Smart Materials and Structures 31 (1), 015010, 2021 | 16 | 2021 |
Understanding the thermal properties of precursor-ionomers to optimize fabrication processes for ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) S Trabia, K Choi, Z Olsen, T Hwang, JD Nam, KJ Kim Materials 11 (5), 665, 2018 | 16 | 2018 |
Modelling and experimental study for PVC gel actuators Z Frank, Z Olsen, T Hwang, KJ Kim Dynamic Systems and Control Conference 59162, V003T20A007, 2019 | 13 | 2019 |
15 Guidelines for Making Ionic Polymer–Metal Composite (IPMC) Materials as Artificial Muscles by Advanced Manufacturing Methods T Stalbaum, S Trabia, T Hwang, Z Olsen, S Nelson, Q Shen, DC Lee, ... Advances in manufacturing and processing of materials and structures, 377, 2018 | 12 | 2018 |
A reduced dimensional mapping approach for modeling IPMCs with computational efficiency and rapid design development applications ZJ Olsen, KJ Kim Smart Materials and Structures 27 (12), 125012, 2018 | 11 | 2018 |
A Soft‐Robotic Harbor Porpoise Pectoral Fin Driven by Coiled Polymer Actuators as Artificial Muscles R Hunt, S Trabia, Z Olsen, K Kim Advanced Intelligent Systems 1 (4), 1900028, 2019 | 10 | 2019 |
A physics-based modeling of a hydraulically amplified electrostatic actuator A Washington, Z Olsen, J Su, KJ Kim Journal of Physics Communications 6 (8), 085007, 2022 | 6 | 2022 |
Thermo-mechanical response of the twisted and coiled polymer actuator (TCPA): a finite element analysis (FEA) R Hunt, Z Olsen, K Kim Smart Materials and Structures 30 (6), 065017, 2021 | 6 | 2021 |
Characterizing the transduction behavior of ionic polymer-metal composite actuators and sensors via dimensional analysis ZJ Olsen, KJ Kim Smart Materials and Structures 31 (2), 025014, 2021 | 5 | 2021 |
A multi-degree of freedom bending actuator based on a novel cylindrical polyvinyl chloride gel Z Frank, Z Olsen, T Hwang, KJ Kim Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXIII 11587, 115870K, 2021 | 3 | 2021 |
A hyperelastic porous media framework for ionic polymer-metal composites and characterization of transduction phenomena via dimensional analysis and nonlinear regression ZJ Olsen University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2021 | 3 | 2021 |
Producing intricate IPMC shapes by means of spray-painting and printing (Conference Presentation) S Trabia, Z Olsen, T Hwang, KJ Kim Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2017 10163, 83-83, 2017 | 3 | 2017 |
Approximate field measures for ionic polymer-metal composite materials and a simplified order-of-magnitude actuator model ZJ Olsen, KJ Kim Smart Materials and Structures 31 (2), 025029, 2022 | 2 | 2022 |