Abstract
In this paper a new soft actuator based on dielectric elastomer is proposed. The actuator, called ANTagonistically-driven Linear Actuator(ANTLA) has the musclelike characteristics capable of performing the motions such as forward/backward/controllable compliance. Due to its simplicity of configuration and ease of fabrication, it has the advantages to be scale-independently implemented in meso- or micro scale robotic applications. Its basic concepts are introduced and quasi-static analysis is performed with experimental verifications.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3212-3217 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation |
| Volume | 3 |
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| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |