Strategies to Control Performance of 3D-Printed, Cable-Driven Soft Polymer Actuators: From Simple Architectures to Gripper Prototype

Strategies to Control Performance of 3D-Printed, Cable-Driven Soft Polymer Actuators: From Simple Architectures to Gripper Prototype

The following is a study of the performance of soft cable-driven polymer actuators produced by multimaterial 3D printing. We demonstrate that the mechanical response of the polymer actuator with an embedded cable can be flexibly tuned through the targeted selection of actuator architecture. Various...

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Main Authors: Viacheslav Slesarenko, Seiji Engelkemier, Pavel I. Galich, Dmitry Vladimirsky, Gregory Klein, Stephan Rudykh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
polymer actuator
soft robotics
soft machines
3D printing
cable-driven actuation
gripper
soft composites
digital materials
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/8/846

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