Abstract:
A pneumatic actuator ensures the safety of the wearable robots due to its compliant characteristics and high force density. However, the pneumatic actuator has the follow...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
A pneumatic actuator ensures the safety of the wearable robots due to its compliant characteristics and high force density. However, the pneumatic actuator has the following problems: low compressing efficiency, low control bandwidth, and high noise. To overcome these problems, we have proposed the recirculation system. The concept is recycling high-pressure exhausted air in order to increase compressing efficiency. We have designed a Re-valve to recycle the compressed air and evaluated with experiments. The experimental results showed that the rest time of the compressor increased by 17.4%. The proposed system help pneumatic actuation to improve efficiency and performance while reducing noise.
Published in: 2017 14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI)
Date of Conference: 28 June 2017 - 01 July 2017
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 27 July 2017
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