• DocumentCode
    3623508
  • Title

    A novel pneumatic actuator

  • Author

    S.D. Prior;A.S. White;R. Gill;J.T. Parsons;P.R. Warner

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Technol., Middlesex Univ., UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    418
  • Abstract
    Middlesex University has been investigating the static and dynamic performance characteristics of a new low-cost pneumatic actuator, the Flexator, invented by Jim Hennequin of Airmuscle Ltd, for use in a hybrid electric-pneumatic wheelchair-mounted robotic arm.
  • Keywords
    "Pneumatic actuators","Muscles","Manufacturing","Testing","Hoses","Automotive materials","Fires","Prosthetics","Orthotics","Robots"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1993. ´Systems Engineering in the Service of Humans´, Conference Proceedings., International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0911-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSMC.1993.384779
  • Filename
    384779
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3623508