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A Survey on applications of Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

2011 19th Mediterranean Conference on Control & Automation (MED), 2011
The aim of this article is to present a survey on applications of Pneumatic Artificial Muscles (PAMs). PAMs are highly non-linear pneumatic actuators where their elongation is proportional to the interval pressure. During the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the industrial and scientific utilization of PAMs due to their advantages ...
Andrikopoulos, George, Nikolakopoulos, George, Manesis, Stamatis   +2 more
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

The Distributed Parameter Model of an Electro-Pneumatic System Actuated by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles with PWM-Based Position Control

Energies
Today, the analysis and synthesis methods of electro-pneumatic systems with position control actuated by pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) are quite well known.
Lyubov Kotkas, Anatolij Donskoy, Aleksandr Zharkovskii, Nikita Zhurkin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker, Jelle de Vries, Johannes T. B. overvelde   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Miniaturized and untethered McKibben muscles based on photothermal-induced gas-liquid transformation

Nature Communications
Pneumatic artificial muscles can move continuously under the power support of air pumps, and their flexibility also provides the possibility for applications in complex environments.
Wenfei Ai, Kai Hou, Jiaxin Wu, Yue Long, Kai Song   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Control of a Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Actuated Above-Knee Prosthesis

, 2011
This paper presents the authors’ investigation results of applying the pneumatic artificial muscle actuation to above-knee prostheses. As a well-known muscle actuator, the pneumatic artificial muscle actuator features a number of unique advantages ...
Sai-Kit Wu, Garrett Waycaster, Xiangrong Shen   +2 more
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A Soft Robotic Device for Targeted Massage Therapy of Residual Limbs

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Residual limb edema after amputation can hinder recovery and delay prosthetic fitting. This study presents a soft‐robotic wearable device that delivers sequential compression through pneumatic McKibben actuators. By replicating the principles of manual lymphatic drainage, the device generates controlled mechanotherapeutic pressure patterns, providing a
Maria Grazia Polizzotto, Alessio Capecchi, Maartje Van der Lingen, Emanuele Gruppioni, Arianna Menciassi, Linda Paternò   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Actuation and control for robotic physiotherapy [PDF]

, 2001
Over the last few years researchers have developed prototype robots that are capable of administering physiotherapy, however, these devices tend to be complex and expensive.
Richardson, Robert.C.
core  

Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong, Yucheng Luo, Rob Bernardus Nicolaas Scharff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source