Implementation of electromagnetic actuation system on a continuum manipulator

• Main Authors: Ablola, Jose Mari C., Baguioro, Renz Paolo D.R., Enverga, Almond Aaron B., Epistola, Ernest Paolo D., Mendoza, Miguel Marco M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2010
• Subjects: Robotics; Robots > Control systems; Manipulators (Mechanism)
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/14670
• Institution: De La Salle University

The choice of actuators to be used in a robot has always been a matter of concern for robotic engineers. Electric motors require additional mechanical system in order to offer a flexible range of movement as actuators and rarely implemented as joints in robots. Hydraulic and Pneumatic pistons are bu...