筋肉のような性能を持つ水力的に増幅された自己治癒の静電アクチュエータ
E Acome1, S K Mitchell1, T G Morrissey1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
まとめ
新しい水力的に増幅された自己治癒電気静止 (HASEL) アクチュエータは,ソフトロボティックの強力で高速で堅牢な性能を提供します. これらの自己回復アクチュエータは,多用途のアクチュエーションのために,結合された静電および水力力を利用し,現在のソフトトランスデューサの制限を克服します.
科学分野:
- ロボット
- 材料科学
- アクチュエーター技術
背景:
- 現在のソフトアクチュエータは,パワー,スピード,効率,および堅固さの課題に直面し,ソフトロボティックのアプリケーションを制限しています.
- これらの制約を克服できる 先進的なソフト・トランスデューサーが 極めて必要なのです
研究 の 目的:
- 柔らかいアクチュエータの新しいクラス:水力的に増幅された自己治癒電気静的アクチュエータ (HASEL) を導入する.
- HASELアクチュエータの筋肉のような性能と自己回復能力を実証する.
主な方法:
- HASELアクチュエータのプロトタイプ設計を開発しました.
- 電気静止力と水力力を結合するメカニズムを用いた.
- 広く利用可能な材料と一般的な製造技術を使用した.
主要な成果:
- HASELのアクチュエータでは 頑丈で筋肉のような性能が実証されています
- ダイエレクトリックの故障後に 繰り返し自己修復する能力を示した
- 静電力と水力力を組み合わせることで,多用途のアクチュエーションモードを実現します.
結論:
- HASELアクチュエータは,ソフトアクチュエータ技術の重要な進歩を表しています.
- これらのアクチュエータは 接着器や人工筋肉を含む 次世代のソフトロボットの 実現に有望なソリューションです
- 共通の材料と製造技術を使用することで,普及が容易になります.
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