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Model and Control of Joints Driven by Fluidic Muscles with the Help of Advanced Automatic Algorithm Generation Software

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The content of this paper describes the model and control of a elastic joint driven by fluidic muscles including the nonlinear behavior of the fluidic muscle, the valves and the joint dynamics. Such elastic joints have a lot advantages like passive compliance, low power to weight relation. The control of the joint is developed with the help of a professional software tool named EICASLAB which has been realized within the ACODUASIS Project founded by the European Commission in the frame of the Innovation Program aiming at transferring to the robotics sector the EICAS methodology

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  1. Forschungszentrum Informatik, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 10-14, 76137, Karlsruhe, Germany

    T. Kerscher, J. M. Zoellner & R. Dillmann

  2. EICAS Automazione S.p.A., Via Vincenzo Vela, 27, 10128, Torino, Italy

    A. Stella & G. Caporaletti

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  1. Department of Automatic Control and, System Engineering, University Sheffield, Mappin Street, S1 3JD, Sheffield, UK

    M. O. Tokhi

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Leeds, LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK

    G. S. Virk

  3. Department of Computing, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, BD7 1DP, Bradford, UK

    M. A. Hossain

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Kerscher, T., Zoellner, J.M., Dillmann, R., Stella, A., Caporaletti, G. (2006). Model and Control of Joints Driven by Fluidic Muscles with the Help of Advanced Automatic Algorithm Generation Software. In: Tokhi, M.O., Virk, G.S., Hossain, M.A. (eds) Climbing and Walking Robots. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26415-9_29

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