Development of bending soft actuator with different braided angles

Ahmad Athif M. Faudzi, M. Rusydi M. Razif, Ili Najaa Aimi M. Nordin, K. Suzumori, S. Wakimoto, D. Hirooka

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Abstract

In recent years, many researchers have been focusing on the different novel techniques in designing pneumatic soft actuator that can produce bending motion. This paper presents a novel soft actuator design; a combination of different braided angles of artificial muscle applied on a single chamber soft actuator to produce bending motion. The actuator construction is based on the theory of contraction and extension of artificial muscle. It comprises of fiber-reinforced inside silicone rubber and is capable to create one-sided bending motion. Analysis of nonlinear finite element method is conducted to predict the direction and bending angles of the actuator before a prototype of actuator is fabricated. Based on the results, the developed soft actuator can realize bending motion after standard pressure driving experiment is executed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIM 2012 - 2012 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Conference Digest
Pages1093-1098
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2012 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: Jul 11 2012Jul 14 2012

Publication series

NameIEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM

Other

Other2012 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2012
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityKaohsiung
Period7/11/127/14/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Software
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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