Design and Kinematic Analysis of a Novel Humanoid Robot Eye Using Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 264-270

  Wang, Xuan yin ^a   Zhang, Yang ^a   Fu, Xiao jie ^a   Xiang, Gui shan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

air muscle; bio inspiration; bionic robotics; humanoid robot eye; inverse kinematic

Indexed keywords

FLUID MECHANICS; INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS; MUSCLE; PNEUMATIC DRIVES; PNEUMATICS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; TENDONS;

3-DEGREE OF FREEDOM; AIR MUSCLE; BIO-INSPIRATION; BIONIC ROBOTICS; HUMAN EYES; HUMANOID ROBOT; HUMANOID ROBOT EYE; INVERSE-KINEMATIC; KINEMATIC ANALYSIS; PARALLEL MECHANISM; PARALLEL SYSTEMS; PNEUMATIC ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES; SIMULATION RESULTS; VISUAL FUNCTIONS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 53049102197     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(08)60034-7     Document Type: Article

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