ArticleInternational journal of control, automation, and systems2023
Recent Developments of Actuation Mechanisms for Continuum Robots: A Review.
Article in International journal of control, automation, and systems, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- On Integrating Friction Dynamics Into Cosserat Models for Tendon-Driven Continuum Manipulators.IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics : a joint publication of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division · 2026Article
- Sensing of Continuum Robots: A Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Deep CNN-Based Static Modeling of Soft Robots Utilizing Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Traditional rigid robots face significant challenges in congested and tight environments, including bulky size, maneuverability, and safety limitations. Thus, soft continuum robots, inspired by the incredible capabilities of biological appendages such as octopus arms, starfish, and worms, have shown promising performance in complex environments due to their compliance, adaptability, and safety. Different actuation techniques are implemented in soft continuum robots to achieve a smoothly bending backbone, including cable-driven actuators, pneumatic actuators, and hydraulic actuation systems. However, designing and developing efficient actuation mechanisms, motion planning approaches, and control algorithms are challenging due to the high degree of redundancy and non-linearity of soft continuum robots. This article profoundly reviews the merits and drawbacks of soft robots' actuation systems concerning their applications to provide the readers with a brief review reference to explore the recent development of soft robots' actuation mechanisms technology. Moreover, the authors have surveyed the recent review studies in controller design of continuum robots as a guidance for future applications.
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