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Brian McCoy
Researcher at SRI International
Publications - 25
Citations - 596
Brian McCoy is an academic researcher from SRI International. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dielectric elastomers & Dielectric. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 25 publications receiving 526 citations.
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From Boots to Buoys: Promises and Challenges of Dielectric Elastomer Energy Harvesting
Roy D. Kornbluh,Ron Pelrine,Harsha Prahlad,Annjoe Wong-Foy,Brian McCoy,Susan Kim,Joseph S. Eckerle,Tom Low +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that dielectric elastomers offer the promise of energy harvesting with few moving parts and demonstrate that power can be produced simply by stretching and contracting a relatively low-cost rubbery material.
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Dielectric elastomers: Stretching the capabilities of energy harvesting
Roy D. Kornbluh,Ron Pelrine,Harsha Prahlad,Annjoe Wong-Foy,Brian McCoy,Susan Kim,Joseph S. Eckerle,Tom Low +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed to use stretchable elasticity of dielectric elastomer actuators as a generator for energy harvesting with few moving parts and demonstrated high energy density and high efficiency.
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Diamagnetically levitated robots: An approach to massively parallel robotic systems with unusual motion properties
Ron Pelrine,Annjoe Wong-Foy,Brian McCoy,Dennis Holeman,Rich Mahoney,Greg Myers,Jim Herson,Tom Low +7 more
TL;DR: Initial data on robot trajectories is reported, and it is shown that open loop trajectory repeatabilities on the order of 0.8 μm rms or better are feasible in a levitated state compared with 15 μmRms repeatability in a non-levitated state with surface contact, suggesting an encouraging path to complex micro-robotic systems with broad capabilities.
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Automated 2D micro-assembly using diamagnetically levitated milli-robots
Allen Hsu,Cregg Cowan,William Siu-Keung Chu,Brian McCoy,Annjoe Wong-Foy,Ron Pelrine,Camilo Velez,David P. Arnold,Joseph Lake,Joshua B. Ballard,John N. Randall +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate the application of diamagnetically levitated milli-robots for the 2D micro-assembly of 10-μm polymer microspheres and other silicon microfabricated parts.
Patent
Electroadhesive handling and manipulation
TL;DR: In this paper, an electroadhesive gripping system includes a shear gripper and a load-bearing structure coupled to the surface of the gripper, which can be configured to apply voltage to the one or more electrodes associated with the surface to move the adhered item.