A new finite element for modeling pneumatic muscle actuators

Computers and Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 845-856

  Zhou, B ^a   Accorsi, M L ^a   Leonard, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element; Parachutes; Pneumatic muscle actuator

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; GRAVITATION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARACHUTES;

AIRDROP SYSTEMS; PNEUMATIC MUSCLE ACTUATORS (PMA); STEERING CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 2342528564     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.02.023     Document Type: Article

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