Nicholas Mazzoleni

Education:

> B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2018

> PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, 2018 – Present

Research Interests:

> Soft Robotics

> Fluidic Artificial Muscles

> Dynamics, Vibrations, and Control

Current Research:

> Cyber-Physical Emulator for Fluidic Artificial Muscles

Hobbies:

> Piano and Vocal Music

> Tennis

> Basketball

Publications:

1. Mazzoleni, N., Kim, J. Y., & Bryant, M. (2022). Motor unit buckling in variable recruitment fluidic artificial muscle bundles: implications and mitigations. Smart Materials and Structures.

2. Vemula, D., Kim, J. Y., Mazzoleni, N., & Bryant, M. (2021). Design, analysis, and validation of an orderly recruitment valve for bio-inspired fluidic artificial muscles. Bioinspiration & biomimetics.

3. Kim, J. Y., Mazzoleni, N., & Bryant, M. (2021, March). Free strain gradient reversal of a variable recruitment fluidic artificial muscle bundle. In Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication XI (Vol. 11586, p. 115860L). International Society for Optics and Photonics.

4. Kim, J. Y., Mazzoleni, N., & Bryant, M. (2021, March). Modeling of Resistive Forces and Buckling Behavior in Variable Recruitment Fluidic Artificial Muscle Bundles. In Actuators (Vol. 10, No. 3, p. 42). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.

5. Kim, J. Y., Mazzoleni, N., & Bryant, M. (2021). Investigation of Resistive Forces in Variable Recruitment Fluidic Artificial Muscle Bundles. In Topics in Modal Analysis & Testing, Volume 8 (pp. 305-313). Springer, Cham.

6. Mazzoleni, N., Kim, J. Y., & Bryant, M. (2020, May). The effect of resistive forces in variable recruitment fluidic artificial muscle bundles: a configuration study. In Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication X (Vol. 11374, p. 113740J). International Society for Optics and Photonics.

7. Kim, J. Y., Mazzoleni, N., Vemula, D., & Bryant, M. (2020, September). Development and Demonstration of an Orderly Recruitment Valve for Fluidic Artificial Muscles. In Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (Vol. 84027, p. V001T06A003). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

8. Mazzoleni, N., & Bryant, M. (2019, March). Toward synergistic performance of integrated solar-wind hybrid energy harvesting structures. In Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XIII (Vol. 10967, p. 109670R). International Society for Optics and Photonics.

9. Chatterjee, P., Mazzoleni, N., & Bryant, M. (2017, April). Experimental investigation of flow induced limit cycle oscillations in a tensioned ribbon. In Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2017 (Vol. 10164, p. 1016402). International Society for Optics and Photonics.

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