发明名称 |
SOFT ACTUATORS AND SOFT ACTUATING DEVICES |
摘要 |
A soft buckling linear actuator is described, including: a plurality of substantially parallel bucklable, elastic structural components each having its longest dimension along a first axis; and a plurality of secondary structural components each disposed between and bridging two adjacent bucklable, elastic structural components; wherein every two adjacent bucklable, elastic structural components and the secondary structural components in-between define a layer comprising a plurality of cells each capable of being connected with a fluid inflation or deflation source; the secondary structural components from two adjacent layers are not aligned along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; and the secondary structural components are configured not to buckle, the bucklable, elastic structural components are configured to buckle along the second axis to generate a linear force, upon the inflation or deflation of the cells. Methods of actuation using the same are also described. |
申请公布号 |
US2016017899(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.01.21 |
申请号 |
US201514801961 |
申请日期 |
2015.07.17 |
申请人 |
President and Fellows of Harvard College |
发明人 |
YANG Dian;WHITESIDES George M. |
分类号 |
F15B15/10;A61F2/08;A61F2/50;B25J18/00 |
主分类号 |
F15B15/10 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A soft buckling linear actuator comprising:
a plurality of substantially parallel bucklable, elastic structural components each having its longest dimension along a first axis; and a plurality of secondary structural components each disposed between and bridging two adjacent bucklable, elastic structural components; wherein every two adjacent bucklable, elastic structural components and the secondary structural components in-between define a layer comprising a plurality of cells each capable of being connected with a fluid inflation or deflation source; the secondary structural components from two adjacent layers are not aligned along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis; and the secondary structural components are configured not to buckle, the bucklable, elastic structural components are configured to buckle along the second axis to generate a linear force, upon the inflation or deflation of the cells. |
地址 |
Cambridge MA US |