Mechanical Design and Experiments of a New Rotational Variable Stiffness Actuator for Hybrid Passive–Active Stiffness Regulation

To improve collision safety in robot–human collaborative applications, increasing attention has been paid to rotational variable stiffness actuators. A new rotational variable stiffness actuator, which works in two stages, is proposed for hybrid passive–active stiffness regulation. The passive stage...

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Main Authors: Caidong Wang, Pengfei Gao, Xinjie Wang, Hong Wang, Xiaoli Liu, Huadong Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Actuators
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/12/12/450