Abstract:
We develop pneumatic actuators composed of multiple elastic tubes. Elastic tubes with mechanical constraints have the capability of performing a single various motion whi...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
We develop pneumatic actuators composed of multiple elastic tubes. Elastic tubes with mechanical constraints have the capability of performing a single various motion while multiple motions cannot be performed. Actuators composed of single-motion tubes can realize multiple motions by controlling air pressure imposed on individual tubes. We present the concept of group actuators and develop their prototypes.
Published in: Proceedings 2001 ICRA. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (Cat. No.01CH37164)
Date of Conference: 21-26 May 2001
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 09 July 2003
Print ISBN:0-7803-6576-3
Print ISSN: 1050-4729
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