A non-magnetic dual-mode linear pneumatic actuator: initial design and assessment
Timothée Portha,Laurent Barbé,François Geiskopf,Jonathan Vappou,Pierre Renaud,Timothée Portha,Laurent Barbé,François Geiskopf,Jonathan Vappou,Pierre Renaud
A pneumatic linear actuator is presented and evaluated. Designed to operate in demanding environments such as MRI, it is developed to be used with two motion control modes: 1) a step-by-step mode with tooth-based gripping to ensure precision, 2) a continuous mode available locally for fine positioning. The actuator can also be disengaged to enable direct handling by an operator, for example for co...
