Controllable Mechanical-domain Energy Accumulators
Sung Y. Kim,David J. Braun,Sung Y. Kim,David J. Braun
Springs are efficient in storing and returning elastic potential energy but are unable to hold the energy they store in the absence of an external load. Lockable springs use clutches to hold elastic potential energy in the absence of an external load, but have not yet been widely adopted in applications, partly because clutches introduce design complexity, reduce energy efficiency, and typically d...
