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A Hybrid Soft Actuator Inspired by Grass-Spike: Design Approach, Dynamic Model, and Applications

Dong-Woon Choi    
Cho-Won Lee    
Duk-Yeon Lee    
Dong-Wook Lee and Han-Ul Yoon    

Resumen

This paper presents the bio-mimetic design approach, the dynamic model, and potential applications for a hybrid soft actuator. The proposed hybrid soft actuator consists of two main parts: a cylinder-shaped rigid core and soft silicone spikes wrapped around the core?s surface. The key idea of the proposed design approach is to mimic the movement of a grass-spike at a functional level by converting the vibration force generated by a small electric motor with a counterweight in the rigid core into a propulsion force produced by the elastic restoration of the spikes. One advantage of this design approach is that the hybrid soft actuator does not need to be tethered by a tube line from an air compressor and is more amenable to fine control. In addition, the hybrid soft actuator can be modularized with a wire and a tubular passage, which in turn work as a linear actuator. The dynamic model of the hybrid soft actuator can be derived by applying Lagrangian mechanics, and unknown system parameters can be identified by the optimization process based on the empirical data. Two applications?an elbow manipulator and a robotic hand grasper?demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed actuator to perform a muscle-tendon action successfully.

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