Evaluation of a suitable material for soft actuator through experiments and FE Simulations

• Main Authors: Muhammad Razif, Muhammad Rusyd, Faudzi, A. A. M., K., Palanikumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IGI Global 2020
• Subjects: TJ181-210 Mechanical movements
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/716/1/DNJ9785_56a9f2811932e9834f8107bec42137b3.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/716/; https://doi.org/10.4018/IJMMME.2020040104
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Soft actuators are generally built to achieve extension, contraction, curling, or bending motions needed for robotic or medical applications. It is prepared with a cylindrical tube, braided with fibers that restrict the radial motion and produce the extension, contraction, or bending. The actuatio...