Pneumatic rubber actuator driven by elastic traveling waves

JSME International Journal. Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 398-403

  Suzumori, Koichi ^a  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actuator; Mechatronics; Pneumatic Actuator; Robot

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC WAVES; MECHATRONICS; ROBOTS;

LINEAR TRAVELING WAVE ANALYSIS; PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR; ROBOT;

EID: 0033369914     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.42.398     Document Type: Article

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