Elif Kurt, Youssef M. Golestani, Efstathios Barmpoutsis, Sergio Picella, Robin L. B. Selinger, Johannes T. B. Overvelde, Danqing Liu
{"title":"Regulating Airflow Using Hybrid LCN for Soft Pneumatic Circuits","authors":"Elif Kurt, Youssef M. Golestani, Efstathios Barmpoutsis, Sergio Picella, Robin L. B. Selinger, Johannes T. B. Overvelde, Danqing Liu","doi":"10.1002/aisy.202401069","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aisy.202401069","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Being flexible and adaptive to various environments, soft robotics shows promise as a more robust alternative in many applications compared to traditional, rigid robotics. Of many employable different actuation strategies, pneumatically driven soft robotics have gained attraction owing to their relative straightforward manufacturing and capability to produce significant force to their environment upon interaction. To enable more autonomous pneumatic systems, however, there is an emerging need for developing smarter fluidic elements responding to environmental cues, to provide embodied control and regulation. Herein, a liquid crystal network (LCN)-based fluid regulator is designed to impart stimuli responsiveness and regulation into fluidic circuits by combining radially aligned nematic and nonaligned isotropic LCNs. Assisted by a finite element method, the thermoresponsiveness of the LCN is discussed. Finally, the regulating behavior of the responsive pneumatic regulator is demonstrated, which alters its fluidic resistance with changing temperature. This work emphasizes the potential of advancing responsive soft robotics that can interact with their environment through multiphysical stimuli.</p>","PeriodicalId":93858,"journal":{"name":"Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)","volume":"7 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aisy.202401069","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144308653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ludovico Musenich, Lorenzo Strozzi, Massimiliano Avalle, Flavia Libonati
{"title":"D-HAT: A Diatom-Inspired Structure for a Helmet Concept Against Trauma","authors":"Ludovico Musenich, Lorenzo Strozzi, Massimiliano Avalle, Flavia Libonati","doi":"10.1002/aisy.202570022","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aisy.202570022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Diatom-Inspired Structure</b>\u0000 </p><p>In article number 2400419, Flavia Libonati and co-workers present a new helmet liner concept inspired by the exoskeleton of diatoms. Through finite element analysis, 3D printing, and experimental testing, the authors analyzed the energy absorption capabilities of the liner's constituent structure, showing that it offers impact resistance comparable to that of currently used materials, but greater multifunctionality potential, resulting in a promising candidate for next-generation helmets.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":93858,"journal":{"name":"Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)","volume":"7 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aisy.202570022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143809422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brett A. Duell, Ali Ramazani, Sittichai Natesakhawat, Eric J. Popczun, Jonathan W. Lekse, Yuhua Duan
{"title":"Targeted Chemical Looping Materials Discovery by an Inverse Design","authors":"Brett A. Duell, Ali Ramazani, Sittichai Natesakhawat, Eric J. Popczun, Jonathan W. Lekse, Yuhua Duan","doi":"10.1002/aisy.202570021","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aisy.202570021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Machine Learning</b>\u0000 </p><p>Combining the state-of-the-art high-throughput ab initio calculations with machine learning modeling creates a powerful tool to design new functional materials. In article number 2401118, Yuhua Duan and co-workers applied such approach, along with experimental validation, to discover SrFeO<sub>3-δ</sub>-based perovskites for chemical looping oxygen carriers. The obtained results show good agreement between oxygen storage capacity and free energy of oxygen vacancy formation. Several high-performance chemical looping perovskites are predicted and further verified experimentally. The illustration is made by Michael Gipple.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":93858,"journal":{"name":"Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)","volume":"7 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aisy.202570021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143809421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bibhu Sharma, James Davies, Emanuele Nicotra, Adrienne Ji, Kefan Zhu, Phuoc Thien Phan, Chi Cong Nguyen, Trung Thien Hoang, Jingjing Wan, Patrick Pruscino, Hoang-Phuong Phan, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do
{"title":"A Soft Robotic Textile-Actuated Anthropomorphic Artificial Shoulder Mechanism","authors":"Bibhu Sharma, James Davies, Emanuele Nicotra, Adrienne Ji, Kefan Zhu, Phuoc Thien Phan, Chi Cong Nguyen, Trung Thien Hoang, Jingjing Wan, Patrick Pruscino, Hoang-Phuong Phan, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do","doi":"10.1002/aisy.202570020","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aisy.202570020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Hydraulic Artificial Muscles</b>\u0000 </p><p>In article number 2400807, Thanh Nho Do, Bibhu Sharma, and co-workers introduce a soft artificial shoulder driven by hydraulic filament muscles, designed to closely mimic the human shoulder's intricate mobility and strength. This bioinspired technology enables precise motion control with adjustable compliance, supporting applications such as gesture-controlled telemanipulation and the simulation of neurological disorders. Serving as an in vitro platform for wearable device research and rehabilitation, it also opens new possibilities for next-generation assistive and orthopaedic technologies.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":93858,"journal":{"name":"Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)","volume":"7 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aisy.202570020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143809425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maciej Stroinski, Kamil Kwarciak, Mateusz Kowalewski, Daria Hemmerling, William Frier, Orestis Georgiou
{"title":"Text-to-Haptics: Enhancing Multisensory Storytelling through Emotionally Congruent Midair Haptics","authors":"Maciej Stroinski, Kamil Kwarciak, Mateusz Kowalewski, Daria Hemmerling, William Frier, Orestis Georgiou","doi":"10.1002/aisy.202570017","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aisy.202570017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Text-to-Haptics System</b>\u0000 </p><p>Whether it's a story about space, or about butterflies, or both, this innovative text-to-haptics system fuses AI-driven sentiment analysis with ultrasound mid-air haptics, and immersive audio-visual generation, so that users can now feel stories and narratives like never before. Backed by a robust user study, the work unveils a new dimension of emotional engagement, setting the stage for scalable tactile authoring in interactive media applications. More details can be found in article number 2400758 by Maciej Stroinski and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":93858,"journal":{"name":"Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)","volume":"7 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aisy.202570017","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143809475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cooperative Merging in Mixed Traffic Based on Strategic Influence of Connected Automated Vehicles on Human-Driven Vehicle Behavior","authors":"Kyunghwan Choi, Seongjae Shin, Minseok Seo","doi":"10.1002/aisy.202400797","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aisy.202400797","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cooperative on-ramp merging control for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) can significantly enhance traffic flow and fuel efficiency at highway merging points. However, in mixed traffic scenarios where CAVs coexist with human-driven vehicles (HDVs), the unpredictable behavior of HDVs poses challenges to safety and coordination. While many cooperative merging strategies focus on individual CAV control, fewer have addressed the coordination of multiple CAVs in such settings. This study introduces an optimization-based cooperative merging strategy for all CAVs within a control zone, considering interactions with HDVs of uncertain intentions. A key innovation is the strategic influence of CAVs on HDV behavior by slowing down the CAV preceding HDVs, thereby allowing other CAVs on the adjacent road to merge in front of the HDVs with reduced uncertainty. The optimal slowdown pattern is identified by evaluating CAV throughput across various candidate patterns, with dynamic optimization applied at each time a new vehicle enters the control zone to effectively manage HDV uncertainties. Experimental results from various mixed-traffic scenarios show that the proposed strategy reduces the average travel time delay by up to 31% compared to an existing optimization-based approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":93858,"journal":{"name":"Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)","volume":"7 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aisy.202400797","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144681403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyung Tae Choi, Hae Yeon Park, Taewan Kim, Jung Hoon Kim
{"title":"A Novel Anomaly Forecasting in Time-Series Data: Feedback Connection between Forecasting and Detecting Algorithms with Applications to Power Systems","authors":"Hyung Tae Choi, Hae Yeon Park, Taewan Kim, Jung Hoon Kim","doi":"10.1002/aisy.202401141","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aisy.202401141","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article is concerned with developing a novel structure of machine learning-based anomaly forecasting, by which both forecasting the future states and detecting the anomalies in these states can be achieved at the same time. The main idea of this article is to introduce a feedback connection to combine several algorithms with respect to the forecasting and the detecting in a single algorithm. More precisely, Xgboost and long short-term memory are used for forecastor and one-class support vector machine and robust random cut forest are used for detector. Combining those 2 × 2 schemes leads to the overall four algorithms, and future anomalies can be detected before they occur. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithms is verified through some comparative simulations of an IEEE 3-bus system with various faults. More interestingly, the detecting accuracies obtained through the two schemes of taking robust random cut forest are shown to be improved by 10% than those of employing the one-class support vector machine. For the forecasting part, Xgboost is regarded as involving the fastest prediction speed for online implementations, and thus the combination of Xgboost and robust random cut forest can be the most suitable choice for anomaly forecasting for power system fault events.</p>","PeriodicalId":93858,"journal":{"name":"Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)","volume":"7 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aisy.202401141","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144100591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fairness in Federated Learning: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities","authors":"Noorain Mukhtiar, Adnan Mahmood, Quan Z. Sheng","doi":"10.1002/aisy.202400836","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aisy.202400836","url":null,"abstract":"<p>At the intersection of the cutting-edge technologies and privacy concerns, federated learning (FL) with its distributed architecture, stands at the forefront in a bid to facilitate collaborative model training across multiple clients while preserving data privacy. However, the applicability of FL systems is hindered by fairness concerns arising from numerous sources of heterogeneity that can result in biases and undermine a system's effectiveness, with skewed predictions, reduced accuracy, and inefficient model convergence. This survey thus explores the diverse sources of bias, including but not limited to, data, client, and model biases, and thoroughly discusses the strengths and limitations inherited within the array of the state-of-the-art techniques utilized in the literature to mitigate such disparities in the FL training process. A comprehensive overview of the several notions, theoretical underpinnings, and technical aspects associated with fairness and their adoption in FL-based multidisciplinary environments are delineated. Furthermore, the salient evaluation metrics leveraged to measure fairness quantitatively are examined. Finally, exciting open research directions that have the potential to drive future advancements in achieving fairer FL frameworks, in turn, offering a strong foundation for future research in this pivotal area are envisaged.</p>","PeriodicalId":93858,"journal":{"name":"Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)","volume":"7 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aisy.202400836","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144308594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bairong Zhu, Amar Salehi, Lei Xu, Wei Yuan, Tingting Yu
{"title":"Multi-Module Micro/Nanorobots for Biomedical and Environmental Remediation Applications","authors":"Bairong Zhu, Amar Salehi, Lei Xu, Wei Yuan, Tingting Yu","doi":"10.1002/aisy.202400779","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aisy.202400779","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Micro/nanorobots (MNRs) are untethered, small-scale devices designed to perform complex tasks in challenging and inaccessible environments, with promising biomedicine and environmental remediation applications. Recent advancements in multi-module MNRs, which incorporate functional components such as actuators, propellers, imaging modalities, and manipulators, have significantly expanded their capabilities while addressing the limitations of single-module designs. This article reviews recent progress in these core modules, emphasizing their application in biomedicine, including targeted drug delivery, tissue repair, and diagnosis, as well as in environmental remediation, such as pollutant removal and microorganism treatment. It highlights practical strategies to address real-world challenges in these domains, with a focus on the multi-module design in enhancing functionality. Despite substantial advancements, key challenges persist, including scalability, real-time imaging, and intelligent control. Future research directions include the development of intelligent modules equipped with memory, data processing, and communication functions, enabling autonomous decision-making and closed-loop control. These developments hold the potential to foster innovation in medicine, environmental sustainability, and other critical fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":93858,"journal":{"name":"Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)","volume":"7 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aisy.202400779","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144681141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenpin Hou, Qi Liu, Huifang Ma, Yilong Qu, Zhicheng Ji
{"title":"Assessing Large Multimodal Models for One-Shot Learning and Interpretability in Biomedical Image Classification.","authors":"Wenpin Hou, Qi Liu, Huifang Ma, Yilong Qu, Zhicheng Ji","doi":"10.1002/aisy.202400947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400947","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Image classification plays a pivotal role in analyzing biomedical images, serving as a cornerstone for both biological research and clinical diagnostics. It is demonstrated that large multimodal models (LMMs), like GPT-4, excel in one-shot learning, generalization, interpretability, and text-driven image classification across diverse biomedical tasks. These tasks include the classification of tissues, cell types, cellular states, and disease status. LMMs stand out from traditional single-modal classification approaches, which often require large training datasets and offer limited interpretability.</p>","PeriodicalId":93858,"journal":{"name":"Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12360630/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144982059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}