A New Type of Hydraulic Muscle

This paper presents the invention and development of a new fundamental type of hydraulic actuator, aimed at delivering better actuation efficiency. This actuator is a flexible tube, composed of two different materials, which deflects while applying inner pressure. This concept is simple to produce,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nitai Drimer, Jonathan Mendelson, Amitai Peleg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Actuators
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/5/1/3