Development of a Rodless Type Flexible Pneumatic Cylinder and Its Application

Akagi, Tetsuya; Dohta, Shujiro

doi:10.1299/kikaic.73.2108

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“…In our previous study, the novel flexible pneumatic cylinder as shown in Fig.1 was developed [7]. The cylinder consists of a steel ball with the outer diameter of 9 mm as a cylinder head, a flexible tube (SMC Co. Ltd., TSU1208) as a cylinder, and a slide stage.…”

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Abstract. The development of soft actuator for the rehabilitation device and power assisting devices has been required based on aging society. However, a flexible actuator that can generate both larger force and longer displacement has not been developed. It is also difficult to realize a flexible displacement sensor with long stroke while deforming its form according to the actuator's shape. In the previous study, the flexible actuator with larger force and longer stroke that can adjust its stroke by giving stepping motion using pneumatic balloons and brakes was proposed and tested. However, the slipping of the pneumatic brake prevents the larger generated force. In this paper, the improved pneumatic brake using a pneumatic balloon and a mechanical chuck is described. The fundamental performance of the actuator using the improved brake is also described.

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“…In addition, the generated force of the muscle decreases according to the increase of the displacement of the muscle. As a long stroke flexible actuator, a flexible pneumatic cylinder was proposed and tested in the previous study [7]. The cylinder can be used even if it bends.…”

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“…The rehabilitation devices using soft pneumatic actuators for disabled are actively researched and developed [2][3][4][5]. In the previous study, the wrist rehabilitation device using flexible robot arm that consists of three flexible pneumatic cylinders [6] was proposed and tested. The attitude control of the robot arm while the hand is being put on the robot arm was carried out [7].…”

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Development of Wearable Wrist Rehabilitation Device Using Flexible Pneumatic Cylinders

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Abstract.Recently, the rehabilitation device using a soft pneumatic actuator for disabled are actively researched and developed because of the insufficient number of PT. In the previous study, the wrist rehabilitation device using flexible robot arm that consisted of three flexible pneumatic cylinders was proposed and tested. In this study, the wearable wrist rehabilitation device is proposed and tested. The attitude control based on the analytical model of the devise is also carried out. As a result, it is confirmed that the device can trace the desired position in the condition when a human wears the device.

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“…In addition, the generated force decreases according to the increase of the displacement of the muscle. In the previous study, as a long stroke flexible actuator, a flexible pneumatic cylinder that can be used even if the cylinder bends was developed [7]. Stroke of the cylinder is possible to be set longer.…”

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“…The experiment for investigating the performance of the tested actuator is also carried out. Figure 1 shows the flexible pneumatic cylinder that was developed in our previous study [7]. The cylinder consists of a flexible tube (SMC Co. Ltd., TSU1208) as a cylinder, the steel ball with the outer diameter of 9 mm as a cylinder head, and a slide stage.…”

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Preliminary Design of Flexible Linear Stepping Actuator Driven by Pneumatic Balloons and Brakes

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Abstract. Recently, the requirement for development of soft actuator for the rehabilitation device and power assisting devices is increasing. However, development of a flexible actuator that has both larger force and longer stroke has not been carried out. In addition, it is also difficult to realize a flexible displacement sensor with long stroke while deforming its form according to the actuator's shape. In this paper, development of the flexible actuator with larger force and longer stroke that can adjust its stroke by giving stepping motion using pneumatic balloons and brakes is described. The fundamental performance of tested actuator is also investigated.

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Development of a Rodless Type Flexible Pneumatic Cylinder and Its Application

Cited by 52 publications

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Improvement of Flexible Linear Stepping Actuator Driven by Pneumatic Balloons and Brakes

Development of Wearable Wrist Rehabilitation Device Using Flexible Pneumatic Cylinders

Preliminary Design of Flexible Linear Stepping Actuator Driven by Pneumatic Balloons and Brakes

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