Ingham, E., Miyashita, S. and Damian, D. (2017) Elastomeric spring actuator using nylon wires. In: Gao , Y., Fallah, S., Jin, Y. and Lekakou, C., (eds.) Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems. TAROS 2017. Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, TAROS 2017, 19-21 Jul 2017, Guildford, United Kingdom. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (10454 ). Springer, Cham , pp. 540-547. ISBN 9783319641065
Abstract
Medical devices are designed for collaboration with the human body, which makes the steps to create them increasingly more complex if the device is to be implanted. Soft robots have the unique potential of meeting both the mechanical compliance with the interacting tissues and the controlled functionality needed for a repair or replacement. Soft devices that fulfill fundamental mechanical roles are needed as parts of soft robots in order to carry out desired tasks. As the medical devices become increasingly low-profile, soft devices must feature multi-functionality that is embedded in the structure. A device embedded with nylon actuators allows for the controlled collapsing of an elastomeric spring by compression alone or compression and twisting. In this paper we present the concept of a novel elastomeric spring, its fabrication and mechanical characterization.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Springer International Publishing AG 2017. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2017 13:57 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 13:36 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64107-2_43 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer, Cham |
Series Name: | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-319-64107-2_43 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:121210 |