Abstract
Electro-conjugate fluid (ECF) is a kind of functional fluid, which produces a jet flow (ECF jet) when subjected to high DC voltage. It is known that a strong ECF jet is generated under nonuniform electric field, for example, the field with a pair of needle and ring electrode (a needle-ring electrode pair). This study introduces the ECF jet to develop a novel robot finger. First, we propose a concept of novel robot finger driven by ECF jet. The robot finger mainly consists of a bending actuator, an ECF tank, and ECF jet generators. Next, we characterize the bending actuator and the ECF jet generator. Finally, we investigate the characteristics of the robot finger. The length, the diameter, and the mass of the robot finger are 34.2mm, 12mm, and 3.8g, respectively. The robot finger can generate force of 0.28N and bend approximately 70deg.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2010 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2010 - Rome, Italy Duration: 2010 Sep 6 → 2010 Sep 8 |
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| Other | 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2010 |
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| Country | Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Period | 10/9/6 → 10/9/8 |
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Keywords
- Dexterous manipulators
- Electrodeconjugate fluid
- Functional fluid
- Micro actuator
- Soft actuator
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
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A robot finger using electro-conjugate fluid. / Yamaguchi, A.; Takemura, Kenjiro; Yokota, S.; Edamura, K.
19th International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2010. 2010. 5607950.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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KW - Dexterous manipulators
KW - Electrodeconjugate fluid
KW - Functional fluid
KW - Micro actuator
KW - Soft actuator
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