NDLI: A Micro Artificial Muscle Actuator using Electro-conjugate Fluid

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Takemura, K. Yokota, S. Edamura, K.
Copyright Year	2005
Description	Author affiliation: Precision and Intelligence Laboratory Tokyo Institute of Technology Yokohama, 226-8503 Japan takemura@pi.titech.ac.jp (Takemura, K.)
Abstract	Soft robots inspired from natural systems are one of the main research topics in the robotic field since the last decade. Accordingly, artificial muscles were widely investigated due to their potentials in soft machines or soft robots. Many types of artificial muscles have been developed, including pneumatic actuators, ion-exchange polymer composite actuators, polymer gels, shape memory alloys, and so on. However, these artificial muscles are not used as practical actuators. In this study, the authors propose a new type of micro artificial muscle actuator (< 1 $cm^{3})$ utilizing an electro-conjugate fluid (ECF) which generates a powerful jet flow when subjected to a high voltage (~ kV). The actuator basically consists of a fiber-reinforced silicone rubber tube and a micro pressure source using the ECF. The inner pressure of the silicone rubber tube is increased by the jet flow generated at the pressure source. The silicone rubber tube contracts along the actuator axis with the increasing pressure. The driving characteristics of the micro artificial muscle actuator were experimentally investigated. The experimental results show that this new actuation technology yields great potentials for driving soft robots.
Starting Page	532
Ending Page	537
File Size	839621
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	078038914X
DOI	10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570173
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2005-04-18
Publisher Place	Spain
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Muscles Robots Pneumatic actuators Microactuators Power generation Rubber Intelligent actuators Educational technology Polymer gels Shape memory alloys Soft actuator Artificial muscle microactuator Functional fluid Soft robot
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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