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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 82, 2016
2016 International Conference on Design, Mechanical and Material Engineering (D2ME 2016)
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| Article Number | 01002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Chapter 1: Mechanical Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20168201002 | |
| Published online | 31 October 2016 | |
Development of Hybrid Type Flexible Pneumatic Cylinder for Considering Less Air Consumption
Department of Intelligent Mechanical Engineering, Okayama University of Science 1-1, Ridai-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-0005, Japan
a Corresponding author: akagi@are.ous.ac.jp
Inexpensive rehabilitation devices that can be used at home are required because of a lack of PT and welfare workers. In the previous study, the low-cost portable rehabilitation device using a flexible spherical actuator that consists of flexible pneumatic cylinder was proposed and tested. However, a compact and high power compressor that supplies air pressure to pneumatic actuator has not been developed yet. In particular, the heat generated by compressing air prevents to miniaturize it. To realize a home rehabilitation, the small-sized compressors or less air consuming flexible actuators are required. In this study, a hybrid type flexible pneumatic cylinder driven by electric motors and air pressure is proposed and tested. The concept, the construction and the operating principle of the proposed actuator were described. The position control using the tested actuator is also carried out.
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