Variable stiffness McKibben muscles with hydraulic and pneumatic operating modes
(2016)
Journal Article
Xiang, C., Giannaccini, M., Theodoridis, T., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Davis, S. (2016). Variable stiffness McKibben muscles with hydraulic and pneumatic operating modes. Advanced robotics : the international journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, 30(13), 889-899. https://doi.org/10.1080/01691864.2016.1154801
McKibben muscles have been shown to have improved stiffness characteristics when operating hydraulically. However, when operating pneumatically they are compliant and so have potential for safer physical Human Robot Interaction (pHRI). This paper pre... Read More about Variable stiffness McKibben muscles with hydraulic and pneumatic operating modes.