Mechanically programmable soft robotic actuators
Grant Data
Project Title
Mechanically programmable soft robotic actuators
Principal Investigator
Dr Wang, Zheng
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Duration
36
Start Date
2015-09-01
Amount
776075
Conference Title
Mechanically programmable soft robotic actuators
Presentation Title
Keywords
Actuator compliance, Mechanical programmability, Soft actuator modeling, Soft robotics
Discipline
Robotics and Automation
Panel
Engineering (E)
HKU Project Code
27210315
Grant Type
Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Funding Year
2015
Status
Completed
Objectives
1) Investigate a new type of soft actuator with inherent compliance and mechanical programmability; 2) Derive theoretical and computational tools for actuator design and programmability; 3) Develop a platform for the evaluation of soft actuators, benchmarking soft actuator performance against conventional robotic actuators.