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Article: A Novel Tendon-Driven Soft Actuator with Self-Pumping Property
Title | A Novel Tendon-Driven Soft Actuator with Self-Pumping Property |
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Authors | |
Keywords | soft actuators self-pumping energy efficiency tendon-driven robots soft robots |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.liebertpub.com/overview/soft-robotics/616/ |
Citation | Soft Robotics, 2020, v. 7 n. 2, p. 130-139 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Soft actuators and robotics have been widely researched in recent years mainly due to their compliance to environments and safe interaction with humans. However, the need of tether and low energy efficiency of such actuators/robots has limited their practical applications. This article presents a novel tendon-driven soft actuator concept that has the property of self-pumping, called soft self-pumping actuator (SSPA) in this research. A SSPA is designed by assembling two soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) face-to-face, whose air chambers are connected by two check valves. Actuation of the SSPA is achieved by tendons that allows precise and untethered control compared with traditional SPAs. The two chambers in the proposed actuators are precharged with air to a desired pressure to enlarge self-stiffness and to facilitate bending. When actuated, one chamber will be compressed and serve as a pump to inject its air into the other chamber, resulting in further bending of the actuator. The airflow involves energy transmission to help the intended actuation, thus improving energy efficiency. In experimental studies, differential chamber air pressure is found to reduce the force in initiating actuator bending. Experimental results have also shown that energy efficiency increase of up to 45% has been achieved compared with the same design but without air transmission. We believe that the proposed concept could lead to more novel designs of controllable and energy saving soft robots. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/290590 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 6.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.430 |
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dc.contributor.author | Ren, T | - |
dc.contributor.author | LI, Y | - |
dc.contributor.author | Xu, M | - |
dc.contributor.author | LI, Y | - |
dc.contributor.author | Xiong, C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, Y | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-02T05:44:24Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-02T05:44:24Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Soft Robotics, 2020, v. 7 n. 2, p. 130-139 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2169-5172 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/290590 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Soft actuators and robotics have been widely researched in recent years mainly due to their compliance to environments and safe interaction with humans. However, the need of tether and low energy efficiency of such actuators/robots has limited their practical applications. This article presents a novel tendon-driven soft actuator concept that has the property of self-pumping, called soft self-pumping actuator (SSPA) in this research. A SSPA is designed by assembling two soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) face-to-face, whose air chambers are connected by two check valves. Actuation of the SSPA is achieved by tendons that allows precise and untethered control compared with traditional SPAs. The two chambers in the proposed actuators are precharged with air to a desired pressure to enlarge self-stiffness and to facilitate bending. When actuated, one chamber will be compressed and serve as a pump to inject its air into the other chamber, resulting in further bending of the actuator. The airflow involves energy transmission to help the intended actuation, thus improving energy efficiency. In experimental studies, differential chamber air pressure is found to reduce the force in initiating actuator bending. Experimental results have also shown that energy efficiency increase of up to 45% has been achieved compared with the same design but without air transmission. We believe that the proposed concept could lead to more novel designs of controllable and energy saving soft robots. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.liebertpub.com/overview/soft-robotics/616/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Soft Robotics | - |
dc.rights | Soft Robotics. Copyright © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers. | - |
dc.rights | Final publication is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers http://dx.doi.org/[insert DOI] | - |
dc.subject | soft actuators | - |
dc.subject | self-pumping | - |
dc.subject | energy efficiency | - |
dc.subject | tendon-driven robots | - |
dc.subject | soft robots | - |
dc.title | A Novel Tendon-Driven Soft Actuator with Self-Pumping Property | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Xu, M: xumh2@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chen, Y: yhchen@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chen, Y=rp00099 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1089/soro.2019.0008 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 31584322 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85083002813 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 318423 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 7 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 130 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 139 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000489027200001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 2169-5172 | - |