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Area of Science:

  • Robotics
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering

Background:

  • Traditional robotic grippers often lack the dexterity and compliance of human hands.
  • Developing anthropomorphic robotic hands requires sophisticated actuators capable of complex movements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and fabricate a novel pneumatic double-joint soft actuator using fiber winding.
  • To construct a dexterous robotic hand with 11 degrees of freedom utilizing the developed soft actuators.
  • To evaluate the performance of the soft actuator and the robotic hand in grasping tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Structural design of the pneumatic soft actuator based on its driving principles.
  • Manufacturing process detailing the fabrication of the fiber-wound soft actuator.
  • Experimental analysis of single actuator bending performance (angle, speed, force) using a pneumatic control platform.
  • Dexterous robotic hand-grasping experiments with various objects, measuring grasp stability and object manipulation (height, length, rotation).

Main Results:

  • The pneumatic soft actuator exhibits bending characteristics consistent with human finger kinematics.
  • The 11-DOF robotic hand demonstrated flexible and adaptable gestures during object grasping.
  • The soft actuator enabled precise control over object manipulation, including horizontal/vertical movement and rotation.

Conclusions:

  • The fiber-wound pneumatic double-joint soft actuator offers a promising solution for creating dexterous robotic hands.
  • The developed robotic hand shows potential for improved human-computer interaction and versatile object handling.
  • The actuator's compliance and control capabilities contribute to more natural and effective robotic manipulation.