Publications by Gunjan Agarwal

Design and Computational Modeling of a Modular, Compliant Robotic Assembly for Human Lumbar Unit and Spinal Cord Assistance (vol 7, 14391, 2017)

Jamie Paik, Harshal Arun Sonar, Gunjan Agarwal, Matthew Aaron Robertson

Nature Research2018

Modeling and Analysis for Thermal Management in Gallium Nitride HEMTs Using Microfluidic Cooling

In this paper, thermal management in GaN (gallium nitride) based microelectronic devices is addressed using microfluidic cooling. Numerical modeling is done using finite element analysis (FEA), and the results for temperature distribution are presented for ...

American Society of Mechanical Engineers2017

Design and Computational Modeling of a Modular, Compliant Robotic Assembly for Human Lumbar Unit and Spinal Cord Assistance

Jamie Paik, Harshal Arun Sonar, Gunjan Agarwal, Matthew Aaron Robertson

Wearable soft robotic systems are enabling safer human-robot interaction and are proving to be instrumental for biomedical rehabilitation. In this manuscript, we propose a novel, modular, wearable robotic device for human (lumbar) spine assistance that is ...

Nature Research2017

Design and Analysis of a Soft Pneumatic Actuator with Origami Shell Reinforcement

Jamie Paik, Laura Isabel Paez Coy, Gunjan Agarwal

Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are versatile robotic components enabling diverse and complex soft robot hardware design. However, due to inherent material characteristics exhibited by their primary constitutive material, silicone rubber, they often lack r ...

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc2016

Stretchable Materials for Robust Soft Actuators towards Assistive Wearable Devices

Nicolas Besuchet, Jamie Paik, Basile Nicolas Audergon, Gunjan Agarwal

Soft actuators made from elastomeric active materials can find widespread potential implementation in a variety of applications ranging from assistive wearable technologies targeted at biomedical rehabilitation or assistance with activities of daily living ...

Nature Research2016

Shape-Selective Assembly of Anisotropic, Deformable Microcomponents Using Bottom-Up Micromanufacturing

Gunjan Agarwal

A technique for shape-selective directed assembly of anisotropic, deformable, chemically-identical microcomponents onto patterned rigid templates based on shape and size differences is modeled and demonstrated. The assembly method not only controls the sel ...

Mdpi Ag2016

Modeling, Design, and Development of Soft Pneumatic Actuators with Finite Element Method

William Curtin, Jamie Paik, Philip Arthur Moseley, Juan Manuel Florez Marin, Harshal Arun Sonar, Gunjan Agarwal

This work presents a comprehensive open-source simulation and design tool for Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) using finite element method, compatible and extensible to a diverse range of soft materials and design parameters. Thorough characterization of th ...

Wiley-Blackwell2016