Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Training in Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber (TCPF) Artificial Muscle for Improved Actuation Consistency

Bo Li; Yakun Zhang; Yu Zhang; Yanjie Wang; Alexey Formin; Guimin Chen; Yong Zhang

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-9398-5_1

Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Training in Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber (TCPF) Artificial Muscle for Improved Actuation Consistency

Bo Li
, Yakun Zhang
, Yu Zhang
, Yanjie Wang
, Alexey Formin
, Guimin Chen
, Yong Zhang

School of Mechanical Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Twisted and coiled polymer fiber (TCPF) is a new type of artificial muscles featuring large stroke and high loading capacity that can be benefited in soft robotic actuation. However, due to the multi-step fabrication process with various parameter, the existed TCPF suffers from an inconsistent actuation performance, which hinders its further application. The current paper studies the mechanics of TCPF actuation, revealing the significance of coiling and annealing procedure. Effect of twisting weight, annealing temperature and pre-stretch as mechanical and thermal training, are experimentally investigated, and the contraction forces are characterized. With these mechanical and thermal training, consistent and hysteresis-free contraction force is attain. The findings offer a guidance for the high-performance artificial muscle in compliant structures and tensegrity robot.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Mechanism, Machine Science and Engineering in China - Proceedings of IFToMM CCMMS 2022
Editors	Xinjun Liu
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	3-20
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Print)	9789811993978
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9398-5_1
State	Published - 2023
Event	23rd IFToMM China International Conference on Mechanism and Machine Science and Engineering, IFToMM CCMMS 2022 - Yantai, China Duration: 30 Jul 2022 → 1 Aug 2022

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Name	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)	2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4364

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Conference	23rd IFToMM China International Conference on Mechanism and Machine Science and Engineering, IFToMM CCMMS 2022
Country/Territory	China
City	Yantai
Period	30/07/22 → 1/08/22

Keywords

Artificial muscles
Soft actuator
Soft robot

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Li, B., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Formin, A., Chen, G., & Zhang, Y. (2023). Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Training in Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber (TCPF) Artificial Muscle for Improved Actuation Consistency. In X. Liu (Ed.), Advances in Mechanism, Machine Science and Engineering in China - Proceedings of IFToMM CCMMS 2022 (pp. 3-20). (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9398-5_1

Li, Bo ; Zhang, Yakun ; Zhang, Yu et al. / Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Training in Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber (TCPF) Artificial Muscle for Improved Actuation Consistency. Advances in Mechanism, Machine Science and Engineering in China - Proceedings of IFToMM CCMMS 2022. editor / Xinjun Liu. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 3-20 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Training in Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber (TCPF) Artificial Muscle for Improved Actuation Consistency. / Li, Bo; Zhang, Yakun; Zhang, Yu et al.
Advances in Mechanism, Machine Science and Engineering in China - Proceedings of IFToMM CCMMS 2022. ed. / Xinjun Liu. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 3-20 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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