Self-excited air flow passage changing device for periodic pressurization of soft robot
Abstract Recently pneumatic-driven soft robots have been widely developed. Usually, the operating principle of this robot is the inflation and deflation of elastic inflatable chambers by air pressure. Some soft robots need rapid and periodic inflation and deflation of their air chambers to generate...
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| description | Abstract Recently pneumatic-driven soft robots have been widely developed. Usually, the operating principle of this robot is the inflation and deflation of elastic inflatable chambers by air pressure. Some soft robots need rapid and periodic inflation and deflation of their air chambers to generate continuous motion such as progress motion or rotational motion. However, if the soft robot needs to operate far from the air pressure source, long air tubes are required to supply air pressure to its air chambers. As a result, there is a large delay in supplying air pressure to the air chamber, and the motion of the robot slows down. In this paper, we propose a compact device that changes its airflow passages by self-excited motion generated by a supply of continuous airflow. The diameter and the length of the device are 20 and 50 mm, respectively, and can be driven in a small pipe. Our proposed in-pipe mobile robot is connected to the device and can move in a small pipe by dragging the device into it. To apply the device widely to other soft robots, we also discuss a method of adjusting the output pressure and motion frequency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d92f0bd70cf54fbaa8d63799bdd4e7cb2022-12-21T22:37:39ZengSpringerOpenROBOMECH Journal2197-42252021-08-018111210.1186/s40648-021-00207-3Self-excited air flow passage changing device for periodic pressurization of soft robotToshio Takayama0Yusuke Sumi1Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo Institute of TechnologyAbstract Recently pneumatic-driven soft robots have been widely developed. Usually, the operating principle of this robot is the inflation and deflation of elastic inflatable chambers by air pressure. Some soft robots need rapid and periodic inflation and deflation of their air chambers to generate continuous motion such as progress motion or rotational motion. However, if the soft robot needs to operate far from the air pressure source, long air tubes are required to supply air pressure to its air chambers. As a result, there is a large delay in supplying air pressure to the air chamber, and the motion of the robot slows down. In this paper, we propose a compact device that changes its airflow passages by self-excited motion generated by a supply of continuous airflow. The diameter and the length of the device are 20 and 50 mm, respectively, and can be driven in a small pipe. Our proposed in-pipe mobile robot is connected to the device and can move in a small pipe by dragging the device into it. To apply the device widely to other soft robots, we also discuss a method of adjusting the output pressure and motion frequency.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40648-021-00207-3Self-excited valveIn-pipe robotSoft robot |
| spellingShingle | Toshio Takayama Yusuke Sumi Self-excited air flow passage changing device for periodic pressurization of soft robot ROBOMECH Journal Self-excited valve In-pipe robot Soft robot |
| title | Self-excited air flow passage changing device for periodic pressurization of soft robot |
| title_full | Self-excited air flow passage changing device for periodic pressurization of soft robot |
| title_fullStr | Self-excited air flow passage changing device for periodic pressurization of soft robot |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-excited air flow passage changing device for periodic pressurization of soft robot |
| title_short | Self-excited air flow passage changing device for periodic pressurization of soft robot |
| title_sort | self excited air flow passage changing device for periodic pressurization of soft robot |
| topic | Self-excited valve In-pipe robot Soft robot |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40648-021-00207-3 |
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