Control of Adjustable Compliant Actuators

Adjustable compliance or variable stiffness actuators comprise an additional element to elastically decouple the actuator from the load and are increasingly applied to human-centered robotic systems. The advantages of such actuators are of paramount importance in rehabilitation robotics, where requi...

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Main Authors: Berno J.E. Misgeld, Kurt Gerlach-Hahn, Daniel Rüschen, Anake Pomprapa, Steffen Leonhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Machines
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/2/2/134