Erick Duarte

Engineering (robotics)

Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Graduation date: Spring 2022

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FURI | Spring 2021

Development and Validation of a Custom Soft-Body FEA Simulator for Rapid Prototyping

This study focuses on the development of a soft-bodied finite element analysis (FEA) simulator for the purpose of early phase prototyping. This simulator facilitates rapid generation of design concepts in the creation of miniature soft-bodied robots. An array of designs of varying complexity will be tested using the simulator, and the most promising models will be selected to be manufactured. The real-life counterpart will then be used to validate the data collected from the simulation.

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Testing a custom simulator to validate its results with a real-life counterpart will help optimize workflow from idea to creation.

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  • FURI
  • Fall 2020