Title :
A Survey on applications of Pneumatic Artificial Muscles
Author :
Andrikopoulos, Georgios ; Nikolakopoulos, Georgios ; Manesis, Stamatis
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Patras, Achaia, Greece
Abstract :
The aim of this article is to present a survey on applications of Pneumatic Artificial Muscles (PAMs). PAMs are highly non-linear pneumatic actuators where their elongation is proportional to the interval pressure. During the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the industrial and scientific utilization of PAMs due to their advantages such as high strength and small weight, while various types of PAMs with different technical characteristics have been appeared in the relative scientific literature. This article will summarize the key enabling applications in PAMs that are focusing in the following areas: a) Biorobotic, b) Medical, c) Industrial, and d) Aerospace applications.
Keywords :
muscle; nonlinear control systems; pipes; pneumatic actuators; PAM; interval pressure; nonlinear pneumatic actuators; pneumatic artificial muscles; Actuators; Humans; Leg; Legged locomotion; Muscles; Pneumatic systems;
Conference_Titel :
Control & Automation (MED), 2011 19th Mediterranean Conference on
Conference_Location :
Corfu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0124-5
DOI :
10.1109/MED.2011.5982983
