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Time-Energy Optimal Trajectory Planning for Variable Stiffness Actuated Robot
IEEE Access, 2019 A variable stiffness actuator is inspired by the human motor control and is the most popular actuator used to exploit the human performance and human-like motion.
Chen Ji, Minxiu Kong, Ruifeng Li
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, 2011 The DLR Hand Arm System is based upon the variable stiffness concept which has been recently developed to improve impact robustness and energy efficiency of modern robots. This paper continues the work on the bidirectional antagonistic variable stiffness
F. Petit +7 more
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Detachable Soft Actuators with Tunable Stiffness Based on Wire Jamming
Applied Sciences, 2022 The integration of variable stiffness materials and structures into soft robots is a popular trend, allowing soft robots to switch between soft and rigid states in different situations.
Long Bai +4 more
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Compact Variable Stiffness Actuator for Surgical Robots
Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 2022 Highly rigid surgical robots are capable of precise positioning; however, there is a risk of injury to the surrounding organs owing to undesired contact. To solve this problem, surgeons can change their stiffness according to the desired motion by contracting and relaxing the muscles. Therefore, surgical robots that can change their stiffness according
Toshiro Osaka +4 more
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Research on a Variable-Stiffness Joint and Its Application in Actuators
Actuators, 2023 Variable-stiffness actuators can flexibly adjust the overall or local stiffness of a structure, thus enabling reconstruction, adaptation, and locking capabilities that can meet a wide range of task requirements.
Qi Wang +4 more
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Variable Stiffness Actuators: A Port-Based Power-Flow Analysis
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2012 Variable stiffness actuators realize a novel class of actuators, which are capable of changing the apparent output stiffness independently of the output position. This is mechanically achieved by the internal introduction of a number of elastic elements and a number of actuated degrees of freedom (DOFs), which determine how the elastic elements are ...
Raffaella Carloni +2 more
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Characterization of Control-Dependent Variable Stiffness Behavior in Discrete Muscle-Like Actuators
Applied Sciences, 2018 This paper presents the modeling, characterization and validation for a discrete muscle-like actuator system composed of individual on–off motor units with complex dynamics inherent to the architecture.
Caleb Fuller, Joshua Schultz
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Programmable and Variable‐Stiffness Robotic Skins for Pneumatic Actuation
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 Pneumatic soft actuators possess relatively fast response, inherent high flexibility, and achieve extraordinary shape morphing under large deformations. Conventionally, the entire body of soft pneumatic robots needs to be designed for specific applications.
Weinan Gao +8 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This article presents the design, modeling, and characterization of air‐pressure–actuated programmable vibroacoustic metamaterials (PVAMM). The study focuses on leveraging air pressure to dynamically tune resonance frequencies for effective noise attenuation.
William Kaal +2 more
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Torque and workspace analysis for flexible tendon driven mechanisms
, 2010 Tendon driven mechanisms have been considered in robotic design for several decades. They provide lightweight end effectors with high dynamics. Using remote actuators it is possible to free more space for mechanics or electronics.
Chalon, Maxime +5 more
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