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Development of a Compact Magnetorheological Fluid Clutch for Human-Friendly Actuator
Takehito Kikuchi,Kikuko Otsuki,Junji Furusho,Hiroya Abe,Junichi Noma,Makio Naito,Nicolas Lauzier +6 more
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This study has developed a compact magnetorheological fluid clutch (CMRFC) for human-friendly actuators and discusses experimental results on the basic characteristics of these devices.Abstract:
(2011). Development of a Compact Magnetorheological Fluid Clutch for Human-Friendly Actuator. Advanced Robotics: Vol. 25, No. 9-10, pp. 1362-1362.read more
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Shear thickening fluids in protective applications: A review
TL;DR: A thorough and critical review on Shear Thickening Fluids (STF) is presented in this paper, where the authors discuss the rheological properties of STFs considering many factors affecting shear thickening behavior and the use of STF in protective systems.
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Robotic Artificial Muscles: Current Progress and Future Perspectives
Jun Zhang,Jun Sheng,Ciaran T. O'Neill,Conor J. Walsh,Robert J. Wood,Jee-Hwan Ryu,Jaydev P. Desai,Michael C. Yip +7 more
TL;DR: Important characteristics and considerations in the selection, design, and implementation of various prominent and unique robotic artificial muscles for biomimetic robots are discussed, and perspectives on next-generation muscle-powered robots are provided.
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The effects of electroadhesive clutch design parameters on performance characteristics
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Series Clutch Actuators for safe physical human-robot interaction
Nicolas Lauzier,Clément Gosselin +1 more
TL;DR: An approach to optimize the pose of a redundant robot in order to maximize the isotropically achievable force while preserving a safe maximum force threshold is proposed and preliminary experimental results are presented.
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Design and testing of a rotational brake with shear thickening fluids
Tongfei Tian,Masami Nakano +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a rotational brake working with shear thickening fluid (STF) was designed and tested with a 3D printer and then assembled manually, which proved the function of the brake for a long time.
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