Pneumatic Air Muscles
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Transcript of Pneumatic Air Muscles
AIR MUSCLE
Presented by:MOD NARAYAN JHAMECHANICAL ENGG.0701224237
INTRODUCTION…
Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) are contractile or extensional devices operated by pressurized air filling a pneumatic bladder.
HISTORY…
CONSTRUCTION…
WORKING…
Movement of rubber tube
DYNAMIC PROPERTIES…
OPERATING CHARASTERISTIC…
@ 45N, CONT. Vs PRES CONT. Vs TIME
IT DIFFERS FROM PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS IN FOLLOWING WAYS..
SMOOTH JERK FREE MOTION
COMPLIANCE
LIGHT WEIGHT(POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO)
ADVANTAGES…1) LIGHTWEIGHT2) LOWER COST3) SMOOTH4) FLEXIBLE5) POWERFUL6) DAMPED7) COMPLIENT8) EFFICIENT9) FAST
DISADVANTAGES…1) NATURE OF FORCE2) LOW FORCE OUTPUT3) LESSER EFFICIENCY4) TOTAL DISPLACEMENT
APPLICATIONS…
HUMANOID ROBOT
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS
THE DEXTROUS HANDS
REFERENCES
Websiteswww.shadow.org.ukwww.brl.washington.eduwww.robotstoreuk.comwww.kis.uiuc.eduwww.teams.kipr.orgwww.biorobotics.cwru.edu
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