Muscle-Like Soft Actuation for Motor-Less Robotic Exoskeletons

Julian D. Colorado; John E. Bermeo; Fredy A. Cuellar; Catalina Alvarado-Rojas; Diego Mendez; Angela M. Iragorri; Ivan F. Mondragon

doi:10.5220/0012194200003543

Muscle-Like Soft Actuation for Motor-Less Robotic Exoskeletons

Julian D. Colorado, John E. Bermeo, Fredy A. Cuellar, Catalina Alvarado-Rojas, Diego Mendez, Angela M. Iragorri, Ivan F. Mondragon

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Abstract

Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) have opened new alternatives upon conventional actuation technologies used in robotics. SMA-based actuators are also known as muscle-like actuation mechanisms, in which Nickel titanium (Nitinol) fibers operate as artificial tendons for soft actuation. This paper explores the use and limits of tendon-like SMA actuation for a robotic exoskeleton to actively support hand motion rehabilitation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	683-688
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of the International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
Volume	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5220/0012194200003543
State	Published - 2023
Event	20th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, ICINCO 2023 - Rome, Italy Duration: 13 Nov 2023 → 15 Nov 2023

Keywords

Exoskeletons
Rehabilitation Robotics
Shape Memory Alloys
Soft Actuation

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Muscle-Like Soft Actuation for Motor-Less Robotic Exoskeletons

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