Paper Info
Title
A contraction type soft actuator using poly vinyl chloride gel
Abstract
A poly vinyl chloride (PVC) gel actuator shows great potential for use as an artificial muscle because of such positive characteristics as movement in the air, large deformation, and being light in weight. A bending type actuator using PVC gel was studied previously [4]–[6]. In order to construct an artificial muscle it is necessary to compose an actuator which has the characteristics of contraction type deformation. In this study we propose an electrode arrangement for the PVC gel actuator. Also, we investigate the characteristics of the proposed actuator experimentally and show the effectiveness of the actuator as an artificial muscle. The proposed actuator has a layered structure using mesh type electrodes. The experimental results showed that the contraction rate of the actuator was about 13%, the response rate was 1–3Hz, and the output force was 1–2kPa. The characteristics of the PVC gel actuator are shown to be very effective for constructing an artificial muscle.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/ROBIO.2009.4913093
ROBIO
Keywords
Field
DocType
large deformation,gel actuator,pvc gel actuator,contraction type deformation,proposed actuator,contraction type soft actuator,contraction rate,pvc gel,artificial muscle,poly vinyl chloride gel,type actuator,mesh type electrode,force,anodes,electrodes,response rate,polymer blends,actuator,actuators,cathodes
Polymer blend,Composite material,Control theory,Anode,Bending,Deformation (mechanics),Engineering,Cathode,Artificial muscle,Electrode,Actuator
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
6
1.70
0
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Misaki Yamano1133.33
Naoki Ogawa2103.29
Minoru Hashimoto35010.54
Midori Takasaki4102.61
Toshihiro Hirai5102.95