Abstract: This paper describes the design and control of a new chemomuscle actuation system for robotic systems, especially the mobile systems inspired by biological principles. Developed based on the ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a new approach to the design of a robot actuator with physically variable stiffness. The proposed approach leverages the dynamic characteristics inherent in a pneumatic ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a structure and control approach for the energy saving servo control of a pneumatic servo system. The energy saving approach is enabled by supplementing a standard four-way ...

Abstract: This paper describes the design and control of a robotic elbow system, which is actuated with a novel sleeve muscle actuator. The sleeve muscle is a significant step forward from the traditional pneumatic muscle, and ...

Abstract: Plasma arc welding (PAW) has several advantages over traditional gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process. However, due to its sensitivity to welding parameters, this process has not been widely used in industry, especially ...

Abstract: Inspired by human motor control theory, stiffness control is highly effective in manipulation and humaninteractive tasks. The implementation of stiffness control in robotic systems, however, has largely been limited to ...

Abstract: Ultrahigh toughness cementitious composite (UHTCC) is a new class of high performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites which exhibits pseudostrain hardening and multiple cracking phenomena. The main objectives of ...

Abstract: This paper presents the authors’ investigation results of applying the pneumatic artificial muscle actuation to above-knee prostheses. As a well-known muscle actuator, the pneumatic artificial ...