• DocumentCode
    2247620
  • Title

    Safer position control of pneumatic rubber artificial muscle actuator by passive dynamic control

  • Author

    Kiyota, Takanori ; Minamiyama, Yasuhiro ; Sugimoto, Noboru

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    6-9 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    1152
  • Lastpage
    1157
  • Abstract
    The passive dynamic control ("PDC") is a mechanical system control method based on an inherently safe design. It positively uses passive elements (braking mechanism) whose characteristics are variable. In this paper, the PDC is applied to a pneumatic rubber artificial muscle actuator. First, the PDC pneumatic rubber artificial muscle actuator with a Magneto-Rheological brake is proposed, and its control method is described. Then, positioning control and sinusoidal follow-up control are described, and the effectiveness of the PDC is examined through experiments.
  • Keywords
    electroactive polymer actuators; medical control systems; pneumatic actuators; position control; artificial muscle actuator; magneto-rheological brake; mechanical system control method; passive dynamic control; pneumatic rubber; position control; positioning control; sinusoidal follow-up control; Actuators; Force; Humans; Phase change random access memory; Rubber; Safety; Valves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2010 IEEE/ASME International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, ON
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8031-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AIM.2010.5695788
  • Filename
    5695788