Switching control of latex balloon expansion by using switching valve mediated with the Coanda effect
Abstract Soft robots have advantages in terms of safety, softness, and compliance compared to traditional robotic systems. However, fluid-driven soft actuators, often employed in soft robots, require a corresponding number of bulky pressure supplies/valves to drive. Here, we consider a valve that ca...
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| description | Abstract Soft robots have advantages in terms of safety, softness, and compliance compared to traditional robotic systems. However, fluid-driven soft actuators, often employed in soft robots, require a corresponding number of bulky pressure supplies/valves to drive. Here, we consider a valve that can control the flow without mechanical moving parts for simplifying the driving system of soft actuators. We developed a system comprising a pump, a switching valve, and two latex balloons to demonstrate the feasibility of introducing a fluid valve into soft robotics. As the valve, which makes use of the Coanda effect, can switch the flow between two outlets when the pressure difference between the outlets is 3 kPa, we employed a latex balloon connected to each outlet. The system can control the expansion of each balloon by switching the flow from the pump. The experimental results proved that the system could actuate each balloon. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ba82faa6a534a08a4ff2bcd23ded5bf2022-12-22T00:38:17ZengSpringerOpenROBOMECH Journal2197-42252022-05-019111010.1186/s40648-022-00227-7Switching control of latex balloon expansion by using switching valve mediated with the Coanda effectKaneko Keita0Takemura Kenjiro1Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Keio UniversityAbstract Soft robots have advantages in terms of safety, softness, and compliance compared to traditional robotic systems. However, fluid-driven soft actuators, often employed in soft robots, require a corresponding number of bulky pressure supplies/valves to drive. Here, we consider a valve that can control the flow without mechanical moving parts for simplifying the driving system of soft actuators. We developed a system comprising a pump, a switching valve, and two latex balloons to demonstrate the feasibility of introducing a fluid valve into soft robotics. As the valve, which makes use of the Coanda effect, can switch the flow between two outlets when the pressure difference between the outlets is 3 kPa, we employed a latex balloon connected to each outlet. The system can control the expansion of each balloon by switching the flow from the pump. The experimental results proved that the system could actuate each balloon.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40648-022-00227-7Soft robotFluidicsCoanda effect |
| spellingShingle | Kaneko Keita Takemura Kenjiro Switching control of latex balloon expansion by using switching valve mediated with the Coanda effect ROBOMECH Journal Soft robot Fluidics Coanda effect |
| title | Switching control of latex balloon expansion by using switching valve mediated with the Coanda effect |
| title_full | Switching control of latex balloon expansion by using switching valve mediated with the Coanda effect |
| title_fullStr | Switching control of latex balloon expansion by using switching valve mediated with the Coanda effect |
| title_full_unstemmed | Switching control of latex balloon expansion by using switching valve mediated with the Coanda effect |
| title_short | Switching control of latex balloon expansion by using switching valve mediated with the Coanda effect |
| title_sort | switching control of latex balloon expansion by using switching valve mediated with the coanda effect |
| topic | Soft robot Fluidics Coanda effect |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40648-022-00227-7 |
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