Proof of concept: Model based bionic muscle with hyperbolic force-velocity relation

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-274

  Haeufle, D F B ^a   Gunther M ^a,b   Blickhan, R ^b   Schmitt, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial muscle; biomechanics; bionics; elastic actuator; Hill relation; quick release

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; BIONICS; HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; CONCEPT MODEL; ELASTIC ACTUATORS; FORCE/VELOCITY; HILL RELATION; MODEL-BASED OPC; PHYSICAL COMPONENTS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; QUICK RELEASE; VELOCITY RELATIONS;

VELOCITY;

EID: 84870897930     PISSN: 11762322     EISSN: 17542103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/146909     Document Type: Article

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