Title :
Stochastic static analysis of link driven by actuator bundles
Author :
Yoshimura, Takahiro ; Shibata, Mizuho ; Hirai, Shinichi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Robot., Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes a stochastic static analysis of link angle driven by actuator bundles. We first demonstrate a movement of a link driven by actuator bundles in terms of high driving force. The variation of actuator parameters influences the movement of this mechanism. We confirm the link may shift and twist because of the variation of actuator parameters. We then introduce stochastic analysis to investigate the link angle considering the variation of actuator parameters. In the result, the variation of the link angle converges to zero when the number of actuator is large enough. In addition, we reinforce the result through dynamic simulation considering the variation of the parameters of actuators.
Keywords :
actuators; actuator bundles; actuator parameters; driving force; stochastic analysis; stochastic static analysis; Broadcasting; Endoscopes; Feedback; Humans; Intelligent actuators; Muscles; Shape memory alloys; Stochastic processes; Stochastic systems; Tendons;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009. IROS 2009. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
St. Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3803-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3804-4
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2009.5354217