4 accepted papers
This letter presents a pneumatic artificial muscle-based elbow exosuit designed for driving and assisting the elbow joint. By combining the bionic attachment method inspired by the brachioradialis muscle and the pennation architecture of the artificial muscle, the elbow exosuit achieves high output
Hand extension is crucial for stroke survivors with spasticity, where their fingers become rigid and their thumb remains curled within the palm. Due to the underactuated nature of the hand, the dominance of flexor muscles over extensors, and the limited surface area available, developing an extensio…
In industrial production, current pipe-climbing robots can replace humans in real-time monitoring, leak inspection, and other tasks. However, most pipe-climbing robots are designed for specific applications with complex structures; this limits the adaptability to various conditions. To solve this is
This study proposes a novel artificial muscle based on a pouch-type actuator with a contraction ratio amplification mechanism (CRAM). The CRAM places the final length of the pouch-type actuator into a secondary direction, while the main direction is used only for contraction purpose. Thus, the contr