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
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"
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1993.384779
