Buckling Pneumatic Linear Actuators Inspired by Muscle. Issue 3 (1st June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Dian; Verma, Mohit S.; So, Ju‐Hee; Mosadegh, Bobak; Keplinger, Christoph; Lee, Benjamin; Khashai, Fatemeh; Lossner, Elton; Suo, Zhigang; Whitesides, George M.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials technologies. Volume 1:Issue 3(2016)
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• Publication Date: 2016-06-01
• Subjects: buckling -- linear actuator -- muscle‐like actuator -- pneumatic actuation -- soft actuators; Materials science -- Periodicals; Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Materials science; Technological innovations; Periodicals; 620.1105
• DOI: 10.1002/admt.201600055
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2365-709X

Abstract

Abstract : The mechanical features of biological muscles are difficult to reproduce completely in synthetic systems. A new class of soft pneumatic structures (vacuum‐actuated muscle‐inspired pneumatic structures) is described that combines actuation by negative pressure (vacuum), with cooperative buckling of beams fabricated in a slab of elastomer, to achieve motion and demonstrate many features that are similar to that of mammalian muscle.