| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact artificial muscle having a large amount of extension and contraction, excellent responsiveness and operation stability and a high degree of action freedom. <P>SOLUTION: This artificial muscle is composed of a linear motor for which flexibility is imparted to both of its two elements performing relative linear motions. Since the two elements perform the relative linear motion by the drive of the linear motor, expansion and contraction motions equivalent to those of the muscle fiber of an organism are obtained in the entire motor, and further, an extremely large stroke and high responsiveness and operation stability are obtained. Since the flexibility is provided in both of the two elements, the degree of freedom of actions is improved and natural motions close to the action of a human being, or the like, are realized with a single mechanism. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |
