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Development of a Tendon Driven System using a Pneumatic Balloon

Norihiko Saga

Akita Prefectural University, 84-4 Tsuchiya, Honjo, Akita, 015-0055 Japan, saga{at}akita-pu.ac.jp

The development of a robot, which is gentle to people in nursing and welfare, has been increasingly considered due to the aging of society. For a robot often in contact with people and requiring safety and flexibility in nursing and welfare, the development of a soft actuator that is compact and lightweight has been suggested. Therefore, in this work a tendon driven robot hand using a pneumatic balloon as a directly operated actuator, satisfying these needs has been developed. In this report, the basic constitution of the tendon driven system and the results of the basic characteristics as a pneumatic actuator are revealed.

Key Words: tendon driven system • pneumatic actuator • balloon • isotonic contraction • isometric contraction

This version was published on February 1, 2007

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 18, No. 2, 171-174 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X06063461
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