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Novel Design and Modeling of a Soft Pneumatic Actuator Based on Antagonism Mechanism
Actuators, 2020 The soft actuator possesses the characteristics of flexibility, environmental adaptability, and human–machine interaction. Firstly, aiming to resolve the limitation of variable stiffness performance of a traditional pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM ...
Yinglong Chen +2 more
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Design optimization of powered ankle prosthesis to reduce peak power requirement
Science Progress, 2022 The aim of the prosthetic devices is to replicate the able-bodied angle-torque profile of a healthy human during locomotion. A lightweight and energy-efficient ankle joint is able to lower the actuator peak power and/or energy consumption per gait cycle,
Muhammad Bilal +4 more
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Active Elastic Support/Dry Friction Damper with Piezoelectric Ceramic Actuator
Shock and Vibration, 2014 The basic operation principle of elastic support/dry friction damper in rotor system was introduced and the unbalance response of the rotor with elastic support/dry friction damper was analyzed theoretically.
Liao Mingfu, Song Mingbo, Wang Siji
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Sensors, 2010 Elastic waves, especially guided waves, generated by a piezoelectric actuator/sensor network, have shown great potential for on-line health monitoring of advanced aerospace, nuclear, and automotive structures in recent decades.
Guoliang Huang, Fei Song, Xiaodong Wang
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Position-Based Impedance Control Design for a Hydraulically Actuated Series Elastic Actuator
Energies, 2022 Series elastic actuators (SEAs) have become a common actuation method in torque-controlled electric lightweight arm applications that physically interact with the environment in assembly tasks.
Pauli Mustalahti, Jouni Mattila
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, 2014 The magnetic anisotropy of a FeCuNbSiB (Finemet) film deposited on Kapton has been studied by micro-strip ferromagnetic resonance technique. We have shown that the flexibility of the substrate allows a good transmission of elastic strains generated by a ...
Anouar El Bahoui +7 more
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Neural-Augmented Hybrid Dynamic Modeling of a Series-Parallel Elastic Actuator
IEEE AccessThis paper proposes a neural network-based model of a novel hybrid Series-Parallel Elastic Actuator (SEA-PEA) architecture for high-performance robotic applications.
Timur Umurzakov +2 more
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Quantifying Viscoelastic Properties of Nylon-6,6 Actuators [PDF]
, 2018 Orthostatic Hypotension (OH) is a prevalent condition affecting 52.1% of stroke patients, characterized by a drop in atrial blood pressure upon standing.
Tamma, Poornima
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Fabrication, Mechanical Modeling, and Experiments of a 3D-Motion Soft Actuator for Flexible Sensing
IEEE Access, 2020 This paper introduces the modular design and manufacturing method, mechanical model, and test verification of a new type of soft actuator driven by fluid. First, the modular design scheme and driving principle of omnidirectional bending and elongation of
Jian Zhang +3 more
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A FEM-BEM interactive coupling for modeling the piezoelectric health monitoring systems
Latin American Journal of Solids and StructuresIn this research, finite element and boundary element methods are coupled together to model the interaction of a piezoelectric ceramic working as an actuator with an elastic material.
Abid A. Shah
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