Design and Control of a Multi-jointed Robot Finger Driven by an Artificial Muscle Actuator

Autor: DukSang Kim, Youngkwan Lee, Jae-Do Nam, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Hyungpil Moon, Nguyen Huu Chuc, Nguyen Huu Lam Vuong, Ja Choon Koo
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Advanced Robotics. 24:1983-2003
ISSN: 1568-5535
0169-1864
Popis: In this paper, we present a robotic actuation system using an artificial muscle actuator based on a dielectric elastomer. A novel linear actuator called a 'multi-stacked actuator' is proposed that can be embedded in the phalanges of a multi-jointed robot finger. This actuator ensures a compact design of the overall system. As an example, a 2-d.o.f. robot finger is developed and its performance under the proposed actuator system is experimentally demonstrated. The application of the proposed system can be extended easily to a multifingered robot hand and even to articulated mechanisms such as legged robots, etc.
Databáze: OpenAIRE