Browse > Article

Artificial Muscle Actuator Based on the Synthetic Elastomer  

Chuc, Nguyen Huu (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Koo, Ja-Choon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Lee, Young-Kwan (Department of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Nam, Jae-Do (Polymer System Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Choi, Hyouk-Ryeol (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Publication Information
International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems / v.6, no.6, 2008 , pp. 894-903 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we present an artificial muscle actuator producing rectilinear motion, called the Tube-Spring-Actuator(TSA). The TSA is supposed to be a prospective substitute in areas requiring macro forces such as robotics. It is simply configured from a synthetic elastomer tube with an inserted spring. The design of the TSA is described in detail and its analysis is conducted to investigate the characteristics of the actuator based on the derived model. In addition, the performance of the proposed actuator is tested via experiments.
Keywords
Artificial muscle actuator; EAP; synthetic elastomer;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 1  (Citation Analysis)
Times Cited By Web Of Science : 3  (Related Records In Web of Science)
Times Cited By SCOPUS : 9
연도 인용수 순위
1 R. Pelrine, R. Kornbluh, Q. Pei, and J. Joseph, "High-speed electrically actuated elastomer with strain greater than 100%," Science, vol. 287, pp. 836-839, 2000   DOI   ScienceOn
2 R. Pelrine, R. Kornbluh, Q. Pei, J. Joseph, and M. Rosenthal, "Electroelastomer rolls and their application for biomimetic walking robots," Synthetic Metal, vol. 135, pp. 129-131, 2003   DOI   ScienceOn
3 J. C. Koo, K. M. Jung, J. K. Park, J. Nam, Y. K. Lee, J. W. Jeon, and H. R. Choi, "Representation of a conceptual design for a rectilinear motion polymer actuator," International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 429-435, 2007   과학기술학회마을
4 K. J. Kim and S. Tadokoro, Electroactive Polymer for Robotic Applications, Springer, 2007
5 H. R. Choi, K. M. Jung, S. M. Ryew, J. D. Nam, J. W. Jeon, J. C. Koo, and K. Tanie, "Biomimetic Soft Actuator: Design, Modelling, Control and Applications," IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 581-593, 2005   DOI   ScienceOn
6 R. Pelrine, R. Kornbluh, and J. Joseph, "Electrostriction of polymer dielectrics with compliant electrodes as a means of actuation," Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 64, pp. 77-85, 1998   DOI   ScienceOn
7 M. Y. Jung, K. M. Jung, N. H. Chuc, I. M. Koo, J C. Koo, Y. K. Lee, J. D. Nam, and H. R. Choi, "Fabrication and characterization of linear motion dielectric elastomer actuators," Proc. SPIE. on Smart Structures and Materials: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), vol. 6168, pp. 6168241-7, 2006
8 A. Rajamani, M. Grissom, C. Rahn, Y. Ma, and Q. Zhang, "Wound roll dielectric elastomer actuators: Fabrication, analysis and experiments," Proc. of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1520-1525, 2005
9 A. Wingert, M. D. Lichter, and S. Dubowsky, "On the design of large degree-of-freedom digital mechatronic devices based on bistable dielectric elastomer actuators," IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 448-456, 2006   DOI   ScienceOn
10 C. M. Hackl, H. Y. Tang, R. D. Lorenz, L. S. Turng, and D. Schroder, "A Multidomain model of planar electro-active Polymer Actuators," IEEE Trans. on Industry Application, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 1142-1148, 2005   DOI   ScienceOn
11 F. Carpi, A. Migliore, and D. Rossi, "A new contractile linear actuator made of dielectric elastomers," Proc. SPIE. on Smart Structures and Materials: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), vol. 5759, pp. 64-74, 2005
12 K. M. Jung, J. H. Lee, M. S. Cho, J. C. Koo, J. D. Nam, Y. K. Lee, and H. R. Choi, "Development of enhanced synthetic elastomer for the energy efficient polymer actuators," Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 16, pp. S288-S294, 2007   DOI   ScienceOn
13 Y. M. Haddad, Viscoelasticity of Engineering Material, Chapman & Hall, 1995