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Linear Actuators: Buckling Pneumatic Linear Actuators Inspired by Muscle (Adv. Mater. Technol. 3/2016)
Author(s) -
Yang Dian,
Verma Mohit S.,
So JuHee,
Mosadegh Bobak,
Keplinger Christoph,
Lee Benjamin,
Khashai Fatemeh,
Lossner Elton,
Suo Zhigang,
Whitesides George M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.201670016
Subject(s) - actuator , artificial muscle , buckling , linear actuator , pneumatic actuator , elastomer , linear motor , mechanical engineering , computer science , materials science , control theory (sociology) , engineering , composite material , artificial intelligence , control (management)
The mechanical characteristics of biological muscles are difficult to reproduce completely in synthetic systems. In article 1600055, George M. Whitesides and co‐workers demonstrate a new class of soft pneumatic structures (VAMPs, or vacuum‐actuated muscle‐inspired pneumatic structures) that combine actuation by negative pressure (vacuum), with cooperative buckling of elastomer to achieve motion, and demonstrate features similar to mammalian muscle.