Development and Study of Mechanical Muscle System

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  • 機械式人工筋肉の設計開発
  • 在来要素技術によるロボット教材用人工筋肉の試作

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Various types of humanoid robots are proposed these days, and the expectation for their use in the field of medical care and entertainment is increasing. As most of them are provided with rotary electromagnetic motors with reduction gears as submission drivers, they are so bulky and deprive them of smooth motions. In this study, the design priority of artificial muscle is placed on creating the similar shape and motion to the human muscle. The prototype artificial muscle is composed of traditional magnetic motor, gears and feed screw. They are all covered with a couple of cylindrical outer cases, which give us the image of real muscle fiber bunch. The outer diameter of the prototype is about φ10, and the normal length is 55 mm and it can contract up to 20%. These specifications are enough to be implemented in humanoid robots. Moreover, it will be efficient for educational use for it is helpful to comprehend the basic mechanical elements, control and driving system for multiple muscle actuators. In this report, the design process is mentioned.

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  • CRID
    1390282680626233088
  • NII Article ID
    130004657151
  • DOI
    10.11522/pscjspe.2005a.0.761.0
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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