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A Structural Optimisation Method for a Soft Pneumatic Actuator [PDF]
Robotics, 2018 This study aims to investigate the effects of various design parameters on the actuation performance of a pneumatic network actuator (PNA), optimise its structure using the finite element method (FEM), and subsequently quantify the performance of the ...
Rahim Mutlu, Weihua Li, Gürsel Alici
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Adaptive control of a soft pneumatic actuator using experimental characterization data [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023 Fiber reinforced soft pneumatic actuators are hard to control due to their non-linear behavior and non-uniformity introduced by the fabrication process.
Yoeko Xavier Mak +3 more
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Modeling of a Soft-Rigid Gripper Actuated by a Linear-Extension Soft Pneumatic Actuator. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2021 Soft robot has been one significant study in recent decades and soft gripper is one of the popular research directions of soft robot. In a static gripping system, excessive gripping force and large deformation are the main reasons for damage of the object during the gripping process.
Cheng P, Jia J, Ye Y, Wu C.
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Modular soft pneumatic actuator mimics elephant trunk locomotion [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRobots support and facilitate tasks in all life fields. Soft robots specifically have the advantages of inherent compliance, safe interaction and flexible deformability.
Ahmad R. Elchrif +3 more
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A Neural Network Based Dynamic Control Method for Soft Pneumatic Actuator with Symmetrical Chambers
Actuators, 2021 Dynamic modeling and control of the soft pneumatic actuators are challenging research. In this paper, a neural network based dynamic control method used for a soft pneumatic actuator with symmetrical chambers is proposed. The neural network is introduced
Feng Jia
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Design of a pneumatic soft actuator controlled via eye tracking and detection
Heliyon, 2020 This work describes the control of a pneumatic soft robotic actuator via eye movements. The soft robot is actuated using two supply sources: a vacuum pump and an air supply pump for both negative and positive air supply sources respectively.
Victoria Oguntosin +1 more
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Pneumatic Soft Actuator with Anisotropic Soft and Rigid Restraints for Pure in-Plane Bending Motion
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2019 A variety of soft robots with prospective applications has been developed in recent years. As a key component of a soft robot, the soft actuator plays a critical role and hence must be designed carefully according to application requirements.
Manjia Su, Yisheng Guan, Haifei Zhu
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Pneumatic Soft Actuators With Kirigami Skins [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 Soft pneumatic actuators have become indispensable for many robotic applications due to their reliability, safety, and design flexibility. However, the currently available actuator designs can be challenging to fabricate, requiring labor-intensive and time-consuming processes like reinforcing fiber wrapping and elastomer curing.
Hesameddin Khosravi +2 more
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Chemically Driven Oscillating Soft Pneumatic Actuation [PDF]
Soft Robotics, 2023 Pneumatic actuators are widely studied in soft robotics as they are facile, low cost, scalable, and robust and exhibit compliance similar to many systems found in nature. The challenge is to harness high energy density chemical and biochemical reactions that can generate sufficient pneumatic pressure to actuate soft systems in a controlled and ...
Marcos Villeda-Hernandez +5 more
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Soft and flexible robot skin actuator using multilayer 3D pneumatic network [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsActuators are an essential part of a robot, creating movement between the robot and its environment. Actuators with thin and flexible shapes can operate in a wider variety of environments, and actuators with multiple degrees of freedom can generate more ...
Hyung Gon Shin +2 more
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