AwAS-II: A new actuator with adjustable stiffness based on the novel principle of adaptable pivot point and variable lever ratio

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 4638-4643

  Jafari, Amir ^a   Tsagarakis, Nikos G ^a   Caldwell, Darwin G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; EQUILIBRIUM POSITIONS; FORCE AMPLIFICATION; FORCE AMPLIFIER; LEVER ARM; LEVER MECHANISM; MOTOR CONTROL; PIVOT POINT; TWO-MOTOR;

ACTUATORS; AMPLIFICATION; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; POSITION CONTROL; ROBOTICS;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 84871696672     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2011.5979994     Document Type: Conference Paper

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