The so-called McKibben artificial muscle is one of the most efficient and currently one of the
most widely used fluidic artificial muscles, due to the simplicity of its design, combining ease …

Conformable robotic systems are attractive for applications in which they may actuate
structures with large surface areas, provide forces through wearable garments, or enable …

Braided pneumatic artificial muscles, and in particular the better known type with a double
helical braid usually called the McKibben muscle, seem to be at present the best means for …

Two main challenges in using a pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) actuator are the
nonlinearity of pneumatic system and the nonlinearity of the PAM dynamics. The latter is …

Traditional robotic/mechatronic design has successfully exploited the attributes of heavy
mechanical systems engineering, but future scientific trends suggest a need for technology …

Describes the McKibben muscle and its major properties. Outlines the analogy between this
artificial muscle and the skeletal muscle. Describes the actuator composed of two McKibben …

The aim of this article is to provide a survey on the most popular modeling approaches for
Pneumatic Muscle Actuators (PMAs). PMAs are highly non-linear pneumatic actuators …

Pneumatic muscle actuators (PMA) show great potential in wearable and compliant
rehabilitation devices as they are flexible and lightweight. However, the varying and non …

Cet ouvrage applique les algorithmes à Régimes Glissants (RG) aux boucles industrielles
de régulation et d'asservissement pilotées jusqu'à ce jour par les traditionnels PID et leurs …

The notochord can play an important mechanical role in shape changes during early
morphogenesis of vertebrates. For example, osmotic inflation of notochords elongates and …