发明名称 |
Soft Buckling Actuators |
摘要 |
A soft actuator is described, including: a rotation center having a center of mass; a plurality of bucklable, elastic structural components each comprising a wall defining an axis along its longest dimension, the wall connected to the rotation center in a way that the axis is offset from the center of mass in a predetermined direction; and a plurality of cells each disposed between two adjacent bucklable, elastic structural components and configured for connection with a fluid inflation or deflation source; wherein upon the deflation of the cell, the bucklable, elastic structural components are configured to buckle in the predetermined direction. A soft actuating device including a plurality of the soft actuators and methods of actuation using the soft actuator or soft actuating device disclosed herein are also described. |
申请公布号 |
US2015337873(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.11.26 |
申请号 |
US201514685461 |
申请日期 |
2015.04.13 |
申请人 |
President and Fellows of Harvard College |
发明人 |
YANG Dian;WHITESIDES George M. |
分类号 |
F15B15/10 |
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 actuator, comprising:
a rotation center having a center of mass; a plurality of bucklable, elastic structural components each comprising a wall defining an axis along its longest dimension, the wall connected to the rotation center in a way that the axis is offset from the center of mass in a predetermined direction; and a plurality of cells each disposed between two adjacent bucklable, elastic structural components and configured for connection with a fluid inflation or deflation source; wherein upon the deflation of the cell, the bucklable, elastic structural components are configured to buckle in the predetermined direction. |
地址 |
Cambridge MA US |