Title :
A jumping robot using soft pneumatic actuator
Author :
Feng Ni ; Rojas, Daniel ; Kai Tang ; Lilong Cai ; Asfour, Tamim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
This paper presents the development of a new type of robot capable of vertical and directional jumping. The robot uses soft silicone elastomer based pneumatic actuators as legs that accelerate the platform upwards by rapid pressurization. The robot is able to control and adjust the direction of the jumping by altering the timing patterns in which the individual legs are activated.
Keywords :
legged locomotion; pneumatic actuators; directional jumping; jumping robot; rapid pressurization; soft silicone elastomer based pneumatic actuators; timing patterns; vertical jumping; Actuators; Force; Legged locomotion; Payloads; Pneumatic systems;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2015 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/ICRA.2015.7139633
