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ArticleJournal of advanced research2024

Bio-inspired soft pneumatic actuator based on a kresling-like pattern with a rigid skeleton.

Zhichuan Tang, Keshuai Yang, Hang Wang, Zhixuan Cui, Xiaoneng Jin, Yuxin Peng, Pengcheng Liu

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Zhichuan TangIndustrial Design Institute, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; Modern Industrial Design Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310013, China. Electronic address: ztang@zjut.edu.cn.
Keshuai YangIndustrial Design Institute, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Hang WangIndustrial Design Institute, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Zhixuan CuiIndustrial Design Institute, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Xiaoneng JinIndustrial Design Institute, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Yuxin PengCollege of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Pengcheng LiuDepartment of Computer Science, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom.

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introductionBiomimetic soft pneumatic actuators (SPA) with Kresling origami patterns have unique advantages over conventional rigid robots, owing to their adaptability and safety.

objectivesInspired by cloning and moving behaviors observed from salps, we proposed an SPA based on a Kresling-like pattern with a rigid skeleton. The elongation and output force were tested, and the effectiveness of the applications with the SPA was evaluated.

methodsThe proposed SPA consists of rigid skeletons and a soft skin. The rigid skeletons are constructed using layers of Kresling-like patterns, while a novel extensible inserting structure is devised to replace the folds found in conventional Kresling patterns. This innovative approach ensures that the SPA exhibits axial contraction/expansion motion without any twisting movement. To mimic the bionic characteristics of swimming and ingesting progress of salps, the proposed SPA can perform an axial contraction motion without twisting and a controllable bending motion based on multi-layered Kresling-like patterns; to mimic the cloning and releasing life phenomena of salps, the number of layers of Kresling-like patterns is changeable by adding or reducing skeleton components according to the practical needs.

resultsThe experimental elongation results on the SPA with multiple layers of Kresling-like patterns show that the elongation can increase to above 162% by adding layers; the experimental output force results show that the three-layer SPA can provide 6.36 N output force at an air flow rate of 10 L/min, and the output force will continue to increase as the number of layers of Kresling-like pattern increases or the air flow rate increases. Further, we demonstrate the applications of the SPA in soft grippers, scissor grippers, claw grippers and pipe crawlers.

conclusionOur proposed SPA can avoid twisting in the radial contraction motion with high elongation and output force, and provide the practical guidance for bio-inspired soft robotic applications.

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Bio-inspiredKresling-like patternRigid skeletonSalpsSoft actuator

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PMCPMC11379988

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