抄録 In the pneumatic driving system for a soft mechanism, a control valve is the most heavy
and expensive device. To realize a compact and inexpensive pneumatic driving system, it is …

Wearable driving systems for labor assistance and rehabilitation, such as power assist suits,
have received much attentions and many studies have been done actively. In this study, the …

Due to its potential to improve human health care and various of the treatments equipment,
power assisted nursing care systems have received positive attentions from the global …

A Pneumatic soft actuator has many advantages of a higher ratio of generated force and
lightweight and inexpensive. It is also attracting attention because of its intrinsic safety due to …

In wearable pneumatic driving system, the small-sized and light-weight control valve and
wearable actuator are important. Mostly, the total cost of control system depends on the cost …

Recently, wearable actuator for work assistance and rehabilitation, such as power assist
suit, have received much attentions and studies have been done actively. In this study, the …

抄録 In the pneumatic driving system for a soft mechanism, the control valve is the most
heavy and expensive device. To realize a compact and inexpensive pneumatic driving …

In this paper, a pinch-type servo valve embedded in a pneumatic artificial rubber muscle is
developed. The valve has 3-ports, consists of two flow paths with silicon tubes. Two balls are …

In typical pneumatic driving system, the cost of control valve occupies in major cost of the
whole system. In addition, in wearable driving system, the mass and size of valve become …

The authors have previously developed a compact, light-weight air flow control valve, which
realizes continuous flow control. The vibration produced by a piezoelectric device (PZT) was …