Strained Elastic Surfaces with Adjustable-Modulus Edges (SESAMEs) for Soft Robotic Actuation
Christopher J. Kimmer,Michael Seokyoung Han,Cindy K. Harnett,Christopher J. Kimmer,Michael Seokyoung Han,Cindy K. Harnett
For robots to interact safely with humans and travel with minimal weight, low-density packable actuators are sought. Electronically-driven active materials like shape memory wire and other artificial muscle fibers offer solutions, but these materials need a restoring force. Moreover, if joint bending is required, the actuators must exert a bending moment around the joint. In this paper, we model t...
