[HTML][HTML] Versatile vacuum-powered artificial muscles through replaceable external reinforcements

MJ Mendoza, S Cancán, S Surichaqui… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Soft pneumatic artificial muscles are a well actuation scheme in soft robotics due to its key
features for robotic machines being safe, lightweight, and conformable. In this work, we …

Development of negative-pressure artificial muscles with fiber constraints and pre-stretched soft skin

T Wang, J Zhu, F Li, X Wang, G Fu… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Negative-pressure artificial muscles based on internal support and flexible skin provide a
way to develop high-performance artificial muscles. However, the random and disordered …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging pleat folds and soft compliant elements in inflatable fabric beams

JJ Huaroto, E Suarez, W Kim, EA Vela - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Inflatable fabric beams (IFBs) integrating pleat folds can generate complex motion by
modifying the pleat characteristics (eg, dimensions, orientations). However, the capability of …

A fabric-based pneumatic actuator for the infant elbow: Design and comparative kinematic analysis

I Sahin, M Ayazi, C Mucchiani, J Dube… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper focuses on the design and systematic evaluation of fabric-based, bellow-type soft
pneumatic actuators to assist with flexion and extension of the elbow, intended for use in …

Design and Control of a Fabric Vacuum-Powered Artificial Muscle for Rehabilitation Devices

S Cancán, EA Vela - 2024 Latin American Robotics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders affecting a baby's motor functions, such as
walking, balance, and posture. It is the most common childhood disability, with a reported …

[PDF][PDF] A Novel Musculoskeletal-driven Exoskeleton Framework for Spina Bifida Rehabilitation in Infants

V Huayamave, T Chambers, E Vela, W Kim, E Centero… - 2023 - par.nsf.gov
Soft exoskeletons are lightweight robotic devices currently used for physical therapy and
rehabilitation. Most of the current research on soft exoskeletons has focused on the adult …

Diseño e implementación de un controlador difuso para un actuador blando utilizado en un exoesqueleto robótico flexible para la rehabilitación de extremidades …

LE Centeno Untiveros - 2023 - repositorio.utec.edu.pe
El presente trabajo formó parte del proyecto financiado por PROCIENCIA, cuyo objetivo
principal fue automatizar la rehabilitación de las piernas de bebés de hasta seis meses de …