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Development of the augmented musculature device.

Author(s) -

Brandon Rohrer,

Ty Pankretz

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/920123

Subject(s) - actuator , ideal (ethics) , computer science , crawling , artificial muscle , simulation , mechanical engineering , engineering , artificial intelligence , control engineering , law , anatomy , medicine , political science

We developed an Augmented Musculature Device (AMD) that assists the movements of its wearer. It has direct application to aiding military and law enforcement personnel, the neurologically impaired, or those requiring any type of cybernetic assistance. The AMD consists of a collection of artificial muscles, each individually actuated, strategically placed along the surface of the human body. The actuators employed by the AMD are known as 'air muscles' and operate pneumatically. They are commercially available from several vendors and are relatively inexpensive. They have a remarkably high force-to-weight ratio--as high as 400:1 (as compared with 16:1 typical of DC motors). They are flexible and elastic, even when powered, making them ideal for interaction with humans

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