Design of a tubular snake-like manipulator with stiffening capability by layer jamming

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 4251-4256

  Kim, Yong Jae ^a   Cheng, Shanbao ^b   Kim, Sangbae ^c   Iagnemma, Karl ^c  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^b TECHNIP   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAKING STRENGTH; ER FLUID; LIGHT WEIGHT; MULTIPLE LAYERS; MYLAR FILM; NEW MECHANISMS; SNAKE LIKES; VACUUM PRESSURE;

ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MANIPULATORS; STIFFNESS; VACUUM;

JAMMING;

EID: 84872359532     PISSN: 21530858     EISSN: 21530866     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2012.6385574     Document Type: Conference Paper

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