2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Fundamental research for implementation of pneumatic drive inflatable robotic arms
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15H03952
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
田實 佳郎 関西大学, システム理工学部, 教授 (00282236)
河村 晃宏 九州大学, システム情報科学研究院, 助教 (60706555)
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| Research Collaborator |
Hayashi Yoshikatsu Reading university, System Engineering Cybernetics intelligence Research Group, Lecturer
MacDonald Bruce A. Auckland University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Associate Professor
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | ロボットアーム / インフレータブル / 光弾性 / 柔軟軽量 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
To expand use of robots, lightweight / flexible robot arms are needed. In this research, we realized inflatable structure robot arms constituting links and actuators made by plastic sheets. First, we developed an inflation simulation method for designing inflatable structure robot arm. Next, the design and fabrication method of durable links and actuators were clarified. In addition, in order not to lose the lightweight / flexible properties of this robot, a lightweight / flexible displacement / force sensor was realized by polymer materials. By integrating each research result, we realized a 5 degrees of freedom inflatable robot arm and showed good performance by various sensor feedback control methods.
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| Free Research Field |
ロボティクス
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