Design and Application of a Twisted and Coiled Polymer Driven Artificial Musculoskeletal Actuation Module.

Chunbing Wu, Wen Zheng, Zhiyi Wang, Biao Yan, Jia Ma, Guangqiang Fang

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Chunbing WuSpace Structure and Mechanism Technology Laboratory of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Institute of Aerospace System Engineering Shanghai, Shanghai 201108, China.

Wen ZhengInstitute of Biomedical Manufacturing and Life Quality Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.

Zhiyi WangSpace Structure and Mechanism Technology Laboratory of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Institute of Aerospace System Engineering Shanghai, Shanghai 201108, China.

Biao YanSpace Structure and Mechanism Technology Laboratory of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Institute of Aerospace System Engineering Shanghai, Shanghai 201108, China.

Jia MaSpace Structure and Mechanism Technology Laboratory of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Institute of Aerospace System Engineering Shanghai, Shanghai 201108, China.

Guangqiang FangSpace Structure and Mechanism Technology Laboratory of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Institute of Aerospace System Engineering Shanghai, Shanghai 201108, China.

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Abstract

Twisted and coiled polymer (TCP) artificial muscles can exhibit unidirectional actuation similar to skeletal muscles. This paper presents a TCP driven artificial musculoskeletal actuation module that can be used in soft robots. This module can contract in the axis direction, and the contraction displacement and force can be controlled easily. The main body of the actuation module consists of TCP muscles and leaf springs, and the deformation of the module is actuated by the TCP muscles. A prototype was made to test the performance of the module. The design and experimental results of the module are presented. The module can provide contraction motion. Results show that the module can provide a contraction force of 0.7 N with displacement of approximately 6.8 mm at 120 °C when exposed to electrical power of 24 V. The proposed artificial musculoskeletal actuation module can potentially be applied in biomimetic robots and the aerospace field.

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artificial musclesoft actuatorsoft robottwisted and coiled polymer

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PMID36431746

DOI10.3390/ma15228261

PMCPMC9696038

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