TY - GEN
T1 - Stabilizing output of ER gel linear actuator
AU - Koyanagi, K.
AU - Kakinuma, Y.
AU - Anzai, H.
AU - Sakurai, K.
AU - Yamaguchi, T.
AU - Oshima, T.
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - Electro-rheological (ER) gel is a relatively new type of functional material that has been developed. ER gel has a shear stress characteristic on the surface, which increases according to the applied electric field. Introducing the gel into the interface elements of a force transmission system facilitates the realization of functional clutches and brakes. This study aims to develop a linear actuator which is safe, can operate in reverse and can generate a large force using such a functional clutch. Applying an ER gel clutch in a force transmission system results in a decrease of inertia and the mechanical limits of the maximum speed not obstructing high controllability. This contributes to high safety. This paper reports, in particular, on stabilizing the output of the linear actuator.
AB - Electro-rheological (ER) gel is a relatively new type of functional material that has been developed. ER gel has a shear stress characteristic on the surface, which increases according to the applied electric field. Introducing the gel into the interface elements of a force transmission system facilitates the realization of functional clutches and brakes. This study aims to develop a linear actuator which is safe, can operate in reverse and can generate a large force using such a functional clutch. Applying an ER gel clutch in a force transmission system results in a decrease of inertia and the mechanical limits of the maximum speed not obstructing high controllability. This contributes to high safety. This paper reports, in particular, on stabilizing the output of the linear actuator.
KW - Electro-rheological gel
KW - Functional materials
KW - Human-coexistence robot
KW - Linear actuator
KW - Safety
KW - Stabilizing output
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84865625322
SN - 9814340227
SN - 9789814340229
T3 - Electro-Rheological Fluids and Magneto-Rheological Suspensions - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference
SP - 95
EP - 101
BT - Electro-Rheological Fluids and Magneto-Rheological Suspensions - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference
T2 - 12th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions, ERMR 2010
Y2 - 16 August 2010 through 20 August 2010
ER -