Studies on the Applicability of the Pneumatic Muscle in Industry
Journal Title: RECENT - Year 2009, Vol 10, Issue 27
Abstract
The evolution underwent by the technology during the last decade facilitated utilization of pneumatic muscle in many applications, particularly in the field of industrial robots. The pneumatic muscles are lightweight actuators, able to generate high torques at low and moderate speeds, able to be connected to the structure without gearing, having a natural compliance and shock resistance and a possible autonomous operation. The current paper will focus on the pneumatic muscle with it’s applicability in the industry .The paper presents also one possible application for pneumatic muscle which is isokinetic equipment designed for therapeutic exercises and it’s functionality. The isokinetic equipment allows recovery exercises of the hip and knee joints, the lower limb being immobilized in the device. Completed research has proved that the utilization of such equipments would significantly reduce the period of recovery, the patients resorting to a smaller quantity of pain medication. Although the utilization of pneumatic muscles in industrial applications is still in an early phase, because the relative newness of these components, it is soon to become a feasible alternative for the electro-mechanically actuated systems.
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Ioana PETRE, Dan PETRE
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