2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Research of Smart and Soft Life-Support Robot Hands that Deform Drastically Because of Softening and Hardening of Shape Memory Gel
Project/Area Number |
26420192
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
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Research Institution | The University of Shiga Prefecture (2015-2017) Yamagata University (2014) |
Principal Investigator |
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
宮 瑾 山形大学, 大学院理工学研究科, 助教 (30631759)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Keywords | ロボットハンド / 形状記憶ゲル / ソフトロボット |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this research, robot hands made of shape memory gel and the sequence to use the robot hands have been developed. The shape memory gel is hard at room temperature and soft at high temperature. The flat robot hands made of the shape gel can be deformed to some shapes such as the fork-like shape and spoon-like shape by external forces. The system to soften the hand by heating and to harden the hand by cooling are developed. The results of the experiment show that the hand can be deformed and deformed hand can be used.
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Free Research Field |
ロボット工学
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