OmniFiber: Integrated Fluidic Fiber Actuators for Weaving Movement-based Interactions into the ...
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OmniFiber presents a concrete toolkit: spray‑printed carbon black strain sensors on microtubules, fluidic McKibben‑style contractible fibers that shorten ~32% and extensible bellowed fibers that elongate up to 245% extensible strain, built as 600 µm fibers and woven on commodity textile machines, with closed‑loop control producing 19 N at 0.5 MPa and linear speeds up to 150 mm/s peak actuation. The pipeline yields modular assemblies, meter‑long actuated swatches, demos of on‑body haptics, tangible telepresence and a garment for respiratory training, and notes remaining work on integrated soft pumps.
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- 0:00Introduction
- 3:01Fabrication Pipeline
- 3:36Morphing States
- 4:47Interactive Functions
- 5:58Applications
- 7:15Conclusion
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