Publication detail

Artificial Muscles: State of The Art And a New Technology

KOČIŠ, P. KNOFLÍČEK, R.

Original Title

Artificial Muscles: State of The Art And a New Technology

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

Pneumatic artificial muscles have been known since 1930s. Their advantage is in a simple design and good specific power. However, the critical disadvantage is the requirement of an air compressor or a compressed air accumulator. This disadvantage disables the use of pneumatic artificial muscles in mobile robotics. In constrast to pneumatic artificial muscles dielectric elastomer actuators as basic units of artificial muscles are convenient for mobile robots propulsion. We investigate a new design of pneumatic artificial muscles that can be powered by the energy of electrostatic field. This paper describes the design of a new artificial muscle technology and solves a behavior under small strains.

Keywords

artificial muscle, pneumatic muscle, dielectric elastomer, electrostatics, actuator

Authors

KOČIŠ, P.; KNOFLÍČEK, R.

Released

1. 2. 2017

ISBN

1805-0476

Periodical

MM Science Journal

Year of study

February

Number

2017

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

1668

Pages to

1673

Pages count

6

URL

http://www.mmscience.eu/content/file/archives/MM_Science_2016100.pdf

BibTex

@article{BUT142280,
  author="Petr {Kočiš} and Radek {Knoflíček}",
  title="Artificial Muscles: State of The Art And a New Technology",
  journal="MM Science Journal",
  year="2017",
  volume="February",
  number="2017",
  pages="1668--1673",
  doi="10.17973/MMSJ.2017\{_}02\{_}2016100",
  issn="1805-0476",
  url="http://www.mmscience.eu/content/file/archives/MM_Science_2016100.pdf"
}