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Electro-Chemical Actuation of Nanoporous Metal Materials Induced by Surface Stress
Metals, 2023 Similar to biological muscles, the actuator materials can function as artificial muscles by directly converting an external stimulus in the form of electrical or chemical energy into a mechanical response through the reversible changes in material ...
Shuo Zhao +10 more
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Recent Advances in Twisted‐Fiber Artificial Muscles
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2021 An artificial muscle is a type of actuator that can contract, extend, or rotate when exposed to external stimuli (e.g., electrochemical, temperature, pressure, humidity, light, etc.).
Xueqi Leng +5 more
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ACTUATORS USED FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES [PDF]
Annals of the University of Oradea: Fascicle of Textiles, Leatherwork, 2023 This work presents aspects regarding the actuators used to create artificial muscles and their operating principles. Actuators perform an action (movement, brightness increase, colour change) based on a stimulus (electrical, mechanical, magnetic or ...
SÂRBU Teodor, AILENI Raluca Maria
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Advanced Science, 2021 Stimuli‐responsive materials have been lately employed in soft robotics enabling new classes of robots that can emulate biological systems. The untethered operation of soft materials with high power light, magnetic field, and electric field has been ...
Seyed M. Mirvakili +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Current efforts are focused on assembling new constructions while applying non-conventional actuators, for example, artificial pneumatic muscles, in engineering manufacturing processes.
Darina Matisková +3 more
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Smart Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Using a Bend Sensor like a Human Muscle with a Muscle Spindle
Sensors, 2022 Shortage of labor and increased work of young people are causing problems in terms of care and welfare of a growing proportion of elderly people. This is a looming social problem because people of advanced ages are increasing.
Norihiko Saga +5 more
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Mixed phase activated artificial muscle
Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 2018 This article presents the mixed phase as the pressure medium of hydraulic artificial muscles, which has rarely been mentioned before. Then a novel mixed phase activated artificial muscle is designed.
Wanda ZHAO +5 more
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3D Shrinking for Rapid Fabrication of Origami-Inspired Semi-Soft Pneumatic Actuators
IEEE Access, 2020 Soft actuators are an essential component of soft robots. They are also well suited for human-friendly robots due to their intrinsic safety. The advantages of origami structures have motivated the development of origami-inspired semi-soft actuators.
Abdelrahman Zaghloul, Gary M. Bone
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Static characteristics of the new artificial pneumatic muscle [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2022 The pneumatic artificial muscles are used as driving elements of mobile, anthropomorphic, bionic and humanoid robots as well as rehabilitation and physiotherapeutic manipulators.
Takosoglu Jakub
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A Portable Real-Time Test Bench for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Machines, 2023 Recently, a significant amount of research has been devoted to soft robots. Artificial muscles belong to the most important components of soft robots. Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) represent the technology that comes closest to the capabilities ...
Lukas Sohlbach +3 more
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