Potential merits for space robotics from novel concepts of actuation for soft robotics

Glenn Mathijssen, Seppe Terryn, Raphaël Furnemont, Manolo Garabini, Manuel Catalano, Giorgio Grioli, Dirk Lefeber, Antonio Bicchi, Bram Vanderborght

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Autonomous robots in dynamic and unstructured environments require high performance, energy efficient and reliable actuators. In this paper we
give an overview of the first results of two lines of research regarding the novel actuation principle we introduced: Series-Parallel Elastic Actuation
(SPEA). Firstly, we introduce the SPEA concept and present first prototypes and results. Secondly, we discuss the potential of self-healing materials in robotics, and discuss the results on the first self-healing pneumatic cell and selfhealing mechanical fuse. Both concepts have the potential to improve performance, energy efficiency and reliability.
Originele taal-2English
TitelAdvanced Space Technologies for Robotics and Automation (ASTRA) by the European Space Agency (ESA)
Aantal pagina's11
StatusPublished - 1 jul 2015
Evenement13th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation - ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Duur: 11 mei 201513 mei 2015

Conference

Conference13th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation
Land/RegioNetherlands
StadNoordwijk
Periode11/05/1513/05/15

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