Flexible Sensor for McKibben Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Actuator

International Journal of Automation Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 731-740

  Kuriyama, Shinji ^a   Ding, Ming ^a   Kurita, Yuichi ^a   Ueda, Jun ^b   Ogasawara, Tsukasa ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

displacement estimation; flexible sensor; McKibben pneumatic artificial muscle; power assist device

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT; PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS; PNEUMATICS; POTENTIOMETERS (ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS); POTENTIOMETERS (RESISTORS);

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE ACTUATOR; CIRCUMFERENTIAL DISPLACEMENT; DISPLACEMENT ESTIMATION; FLEXIBLE SENSOR; MCKIBBEN ACTUATORS; MCKIBBEN PNEUMATIC ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; PNEUMATIC ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; POWER ASSIST DEVICE; POWER ASSISTANCE; PROPERTY;

MUSCLE;

EID: 84862575137     PISSN: 18817629     EISSN: 18838022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/ijat.2009.p0731     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. M. Ding, J. Ueda, and T. Ogasawara, “Pinpointed Muscle Force Control Using a Power-assisting Device: System Configuration and Experiment,” Proc. of IEEE/RASEMBS Int. Conf. on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, pp. 181-186, 2008.
2. T. Nakamura, N. Saga, and K. Yaegashi, “Development of Pneumatic Artificial Muscle based on Biomechanical Characteristics,” Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Industrial Technology, pp. 729-734, 2003.
3. G. Klute, J. Czerniecki, and B. Hannaford, “McKibben Artificial Muscles: Pneumatic Actuators with Biomechanical Intelligence,” Proc. of IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mecha-tronics, pp. 221-226, 1999.
4. N. G. Tsagarakis and D. G. Caldwell, “Development and Control of a Soft Actuated Exoskeleton for Use In Physiotherapy and Train-ing,” Autonomous Robots, Vol.15, pp. 21-33, 2003.
5. T. Noritsugu, M. Takaiwa, and Daisuke Sasaki, “Development of Power Assist Wear using Pneumatic Rubber Artificial Muscles,” Proc. of Asia Int. Symposium on Mechatronics, FP1-1(2), 2008.
6. D. Nakamura, “Posture estimation of a power-assisting device based on condition measurement of pneumatic rubber actuators,” The 11th Symposium on Construction Robotics in Japan, pp. 87-92, 2008.
7. S. Wakimoto, K. Suzumori, and T. Kanda, “Development of intelligent McKibben actuator,” Proc. of IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 487-492, 2005.
8. A. Window et al., “Strain Gauge Technology,” DA Information Ser-vices, 2001.
9. C. Chou and B. Hannaford, “Measurement and Modeling of McK-ibben Pneumatic Artificial Muscles,” IEEE Trans. on Robotics and Automation, Vol.12, No.1, pp. 90-102, 1996.
10. S. Kuriyama, M. Ding, Y. Kurita, J. Ueda, Y. Matsumoto, and T. Ogasawara, “Axial Displacement Estimation of McKibben Actuator using Flexible Sensor,” Proc. of 2008 JSME Conf. on Robotics and Mechatronics, 1A1-C04, 2008 (in Japanese).