Design and energetic characterization of a solenoid injected liquid monopropellant powered actuator for self-powered robots

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 241-246

  Shields, Bobby ^a   Goldfarb, Michael ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Human scale robot; Hydrogen peroxide; Monopropellant; Self powered robot

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; PNEUMATIC CONTROL; PRESSURIZATION; SERVOMOTORS; SOLENOIDS;

CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; HOT GAS GENERATOR; PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR; SOLENOID INJECTED LIQUID;

ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY;

EID: 33846165830     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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