Enhanced modelling and performance in braided pneumatic muscle actuators

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 213-227

  Davis, Steve ^a   Tsagarakis, N ^a   Canderle, J ^a   Caldwell, Darwin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actuators; Braided pneumatic muscle actuators; McKibben muscles

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COSTS; MOTION CONTROL; MUSCLE; PNEUMATICS; POSITION CONTROL; ROBOTS;

BRAIDED PNEUMATIC MUSCLE ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0038660042     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364903022003006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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