Development of Soft Manipulator with Variable Rheological Joints and Pneumatic Sensor for Collision with Environment

Taro Nakamura; Yuki Akamatsu; Yuta Kusaka

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JRM Vol.20 No.4 pp. 634-640

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2008.p0634

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Development of Soft Manipulator with Variable Rheological Joints and Pneumatic Sensor for Collision with Environment

Taro Nakamura, Yuki Akamatsu, and Yuta Kusaka

Chuo University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Precision Mechanics, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan

Received:

October 4, 2007

Accepted:

January 24, 2008

Published:

August 20, 2008

Keywords:

soft manipulator, ER fluid, pneumatic cushion, collision and contact with human

Abstract

Recently, as robots and humans have increasingly come to share common space, especially in the fields of medical and home automation, it has become necessary to consider the frequent physical collision of robots and environments (e.g. humans). However, many robot joints employ actuators with high-ratio gear trains, and therefore, when this type of robot comes into contact with a human, physical pain may be caused. This study deals with the development of a manipulator using a smart flexible joint employing ER fluid and a pneumatic cushion that has a sensor function. In addition, position control and collision experiments were performed with the developed manipulator. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the manipulator.

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T. Nakamura, Y. Akamatsu, and Y. Kusaka, “Development of Soft Manipulator with Variable Rheological Joints and Pneumatic Sensor for Collision with Environment,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.20 No.4, pp. 634-640, 2008.

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