Bi-bellows: Pneumatic bending actuator

Yoel Shapiro; Alon Wolf; Kosa Gabor

doi:10.1016/j.sna.2011.03.008

Bi-bellows: Pneumatic bending actuator

Yoel Shapiro
, Alon Wolf
, Kosa Gabor

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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Abstract

We present a compliant single degree-of-freedom pneumatic actuator with large bending capabilities. Several actuator designs are compared and validated against the suggested actuation model. Repeatability, some dynamic properties and the affect of external loads are examined as well.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	484-494
Number of pages	11
Journal	Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical
Volume	167
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2011.03.008
State	Published - Jun 2011

Keywords

Continuum robot
Hyper-redundant robot
Pneumatic actuator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Instrumentation
Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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