Title :
Static analysis of the Pneumatic Muscles used in robot arms
Author :
Samarasekara, A.P.K.G.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Math., Univ. of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Abstract :
The Pneumatic Muscle (PM) operation corresponds to the internal air pressure (P) and the extension (x) from the maximum contraction. The paper presents an analytical model for the applicable force (Fx) by the PM when x and P are given.
Keywords :
pneumatic control equipment; robot dynamics; extension; internal air pressure; pneumatic muscles; robot arms; Analytical models; Contracts; Defense industry; Humans; Manipulators; Muscles; Pulleys; Robot sensing systems; Rubber; Service robots;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), 2009 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sri Lanka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4836-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4837-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICIINFS.2009.5429808