Design of a Highly-Maneuverable Pneumatic Soft Actuator Driven by Intrinsic SMA Coils (PneuSMA Actuator)
Emily A. Allen,John P. Swensen,Emily A. Allen,John P. Swensen
This paper presents the design of a new soft pneumatic actuator whose direction and magnitude of bending may be precisely controlled via activation of different shape memory alloy (SMA) springs within the actuator, in conjunction with pneumatic actuation. This design is inspired by examples seen in nature such as the human tongue, where the combination of hydrostatic pressure and contraction of in...
