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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Main Authors:	Nitai Drimer, Jonathan Mendelson, Amitai Peleg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:	Actuators
Subjects:	hydraulic muscle soft actuator inflated structure
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/5/1/3

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spelling	doaj-c4426331f9894b7ba4546bc343f0f5242020-11-24T21:28:20ZengMDPI AGActuators2076-08252016-01-0151310.3390/act5010003act5010003A New Type of Hydraulic MuscleNitai Drimer0Jonathan Mendelson1Amitai Peleg2Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion, Haifa 32000, IsraelFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion, Haifa 32000, IsraelInertia Innovative Design, Haifa 35470, IsraelThis 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, and allows adaptation of the deflected shape by the design parameters (radius, wall thickness, geometry, etc.). Among other applications, it is mostly suitable for the activation of fins of nature-like marine robots. Theoretical formulation, production of prototypes and actuation experiments are presented, as well as material hysteresis research and an application example.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/5/1/3hydraulic musclesoft actuatorinflated structure
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title	A New Type of Hydraulic Muscle
title_short	A New Type of Hydraulic Muscle
title_full	A New Type of Hydraulic Muscle
title_fullStr	A New Type of Hydraulic Muscle
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publisher	MDPI AG
series	Actuators
issn	2076-0825
publishDate	2016-01-01
description	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, and allows adaptation of the deflected shape by the design parameters (radius, wall thickness, geometry, etc.). Among other applications, it is mostly suitable for the activation of fins of nature-like marine robots. Theoretical formulation, production of prototypes and actuation experiments are presented, as well as material hysteresis research and an application example.
topic	hydraulic muscle soft actuator inflated structure
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/5/1/3
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A New Type of Hydraulic Muscle

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