TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluation of electro conductive film and strain gage as displacement sensor for pneumatic artificial muscle
AU - Yamamoto, Yohta
AU - Wakimoto, Shuichi
AU - Suzumori, Koichi
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - For safety contact between humans and machines, Soft actuators are very useful. This reason is that soft actuators have flexibility, light weight and safety. However, it is difficult to realize accuracy control. The aim of this research is to develop a pneumatic soft actuator that has a flexible displacement sensor. The soft actuator is a pneumatic artificial muscle that can generate contracting motion. It consists of a silicone rubber tube and PET plates. Additionally it has a displacement sensor on constructional material. In this research, we have verified two types of sensors, strain gages and conductive film sensors. The both sensors can detect the change of their electrical resistance when the PET plate in the actuator is deformed. Through the experiments we have compared with each sensor's feature.
AB - For safety contact between humans and machines, Soft actuators are very useful. This reason is that soft actuators have flexibility, light weight and safety. However, it is difficult to realize accuracy control. The aim of this research is to develop a pneumatic soft actuator that has a flexible displacement sensor. The soft actuator is a pneumatic artificial muscle that can generate contracting motion. It consists of a silicone rubber tube and PET plates. Additionally it has a displacement sensor on constructional material. In this research, we have verified two types of sensors, strain gages and conductive film sensors. The both sensors can detect the change of their electrical resistance when the PET plate in the actuator is deformed. Through the experiments we have compared with each sensor's feature.
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U2 - 10.1109/ROBIO.2011.6181452
DO - 10.1109/ROBIO.2011.6181452
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84860725139
SN - 9781457721373
T3 - 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2011
SP - 1206
EP - 1211
BT - 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2011
T2 - 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2011
Y2 - 7 December 2011 through 11 December 2011
ER -