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Application-Oriented Mechatronic Systems with Pneumatic Actuation
This paper introduces six novel mechatronic systems driven by pneumatic actuators, developed as instructional models aimed at enhancing the education of mechanical engineering students in pneumatic power systems and automatic control.
Željko Šitum +6 more
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This study provides a set of designs, simulations and experiments for developing an actuating method for manual pipettes. The goal is to enable robotic manipulation and automatic pipetting, while using manual pipetting devices.
Valentin Ciupe +4 more
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A rotary pneumatic actuator for the actuation of the exoskeleton knee joint
Rotary pneumatic actuators that are made out of linear one are always best suited for exoskeleton joint actuation due to its inherent power to weight ratio.
Jobin Varghese +3 more
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Model-Based Fault Detection & Control Design Applied to a Pneumatic Application [PDF]
In safety critical applications it is important to detect faults that may compromise system safety and to take appropriate action. This paper discusses research carried-out on the development and validation of a model-based fault detection and isolation (
Goodall, R. +15 more
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Pneufin: A switchable foil cushion inspired soft pneumatic adaptive shading
Switchable foil cushion which has lower actuation pneumatic pressure compared to other soft pneumatic adaptive system. This lower pressure should be advantageous against leakage.
Wilson, Robin +5 more
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Electro-pneumatic dielectric elastomer actuator incorporating tunable bending stiffness
The superior ability of soft robotic systems is their good adaptability to complicated external environments without damaging themselves and their surroundings.
Lei Liu +8 more
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Exploring the effects of serial and parallel elasticity on a hopping robot
The interaction between the motor control and the morphological design of the human leg is critical for generating efficient and robust locomotion. In this paper, we focus on exploring the effects of the serial and parallel elasticity on hopping with a ...
Guoping Zhao +4 more
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A Hybrid Controller for Position Control of a Pneumatic Actuator under Variable Loading Conditions
Pneumatic actuators are preferred for low to medium power requirements due to their desirable features like large power to weight ratio, low cost and safe working medium.
Dhami Sukhdeep Singh
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Variable Impedance Actuators: Moving the Robots of Tomorrow [PDF]
Most of today's robots have rigid structures and actuators requiring complex software control algorithms and sophisticated sensor systems in order to behave in a compliant and safe way adapted to contact with unknown environments and humans.
Lefeber, D. +47 more
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