3 accepted papers
The McKibben muscle, widely employed in antagonistic drive robots, exhibits approximately 20% contraction under pneumatic pressure but lacks crucial passive extensibility. Previous attempts to achieve passive extensibility resulted in reduced overall contraction ratios due to the series connection o
Methods utilizing mechanical structures or chemical reactions to simplify complex control systems (such as solenoid valves required for pneumatically driven soft actuators) have been gaining interest. However, movements developed from these approaches are limited to the combined abilities of the rob
McKibben artificial muscles are used in many musculoskeletal robots because they have characteristics similar to those of natural skeletal muscles in terms of the contraction ratio and force generated. However, they differ from natural skeletal muscles in that they cannot perform passive elongation