2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Characteristic evaluation of polyimide film at liquid nitrogen temperature and application for soft actuator
| Project/Area Number |
15K20908
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
|
| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
|---|
| Research Field |
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
Design engineering/Machine functional elements/Tribology
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Saitama University |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
|
| Keywords | ソフトアクチュエータ / メカトロニクス / フィルモティクス / 極低温 / 液体窒素 / 極限環境 / ポリイミド / 溶着技術 |
|---|
| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this research, we have developed a soft actuator that can be flexible near liquid nitrogen temperature (77K).
To realize a soft actuator for an extreme environment, a welding technology of polyimide (PI) films was fabricated and evaluated. By using this technology, PI balloon and PI bending soft-actuator were realized.
The actuator has succeeded in driving around -195 degrees Celsius, which was impossible to realize with conventional soft actuators.
|
| Free Research Field |
ロボティクス、メカトロニクス、アクチュエータ工学
|
