Buckling Pneumatic Linear Actuators Inspired by Muscle

作者:Yang Dian; Verma Mohit S; So Ju Hee; Mosadegh Bobak; Keplinger Christoph; Lee Benjamin; Khashai Fatemeh; Lossner Elton; Suo Zhigang; Whitesides George M
来源:Advanced Materials Technologies, 2016, 1(3): 1600055.
DOI:10.1002/admt.201600055

摘要

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.

  • 出版日期2016-6