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Presentation For Apled121
Presentation For Apled121
Pneumatic Actuator
ORIGINALLY
INVENTED FOR USE
IN ORTHOTICS
Bionic Handling
Assistant
&
BionicSoftArm
Bionic Handling Assistant
• DESIGNED TO
MIMIC AN
ELEPHANT'S
TRUNK
• 3 SECTIONS OF
3 POLYAMIDE
BELLOWS
• HAND AXIS
WITH 3
BELLOWS
3 POLYAMIDE •
•
EXTENDS ARM LINEARLY BY ACTIVATING ALL 3 BELLOWS IN UNISON
ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT IS ACHIEVED BY ACTIVATING JUST ONE OR
BELLOWS •
TWO BELLOWS
BELLOW RETURN TO STARTING POSSITION WHEN EXHAUSED/SPRING
SECTIONS LIKE
• Similar to Bionic
handling Assistant
•
BionicSoftArm Can be used in
conjunction with Mate
exoskeleton
•
& Hand •
Multiple different
attachments
Integrated with artificial
intelligence
BionicSoftArm
in
action
BionicSoftHand
• Self-
contained pneumatic
controls
• Sensitive and strong
BionicSoftHand
Octopus Gripper
• Author- B. Tondu
• Title- "Modeling of the McKibben Air Muscle: a Review"
• Source- Journal of intelligent material system and structures, vol. 23, pg 225-253
• Author- Shunichi Kurumaya
• Title- "Small Diameter Air Muscles"
• Source- Robomech Journal 3(1), Sept. 2016
• Author- E.T. Roche
• Title- "A Bioinspired Soft Actuated Material"
• Source- Advanced Materials, vol. 26 #8, pg 1200-1206, 2014
Madison Kelley’s Works Cited
• https://www.hydraulicspneumatics.com/news
/article/21886588/fluid-power-gives-robot-ar
ms-all-the-right-moves
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY4bfnH
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