Design and evaluation of a continuum robot with extendable balloons
This article presents the design and preliminary evaluation of a novel continuum robot actuated by two extendable balloons. Extendable balloons are utilized as the actuation mechanism of the robot, and they are attached to the tip from their slack sections. These balloons can extend very much in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-02-01
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Series: | Mechanical Sciences |
Online Access: | https://www.mech-sci.net/9/51/2018/ms-9-51-2018.pdf |