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- Title
High Efficiency Actuation Conversion Mechanism for High‐Output Bending Motion of a Soft Inflatable Microactuator.
- Authors
Hori, Yuto; Suzuki, Seiji; Katsura, Tatsumi; Konishi, Satoshi
- Abstract
The actuation conversion efficiency of a pneumatic inflatable microactuator can be improved by 4.8 times that of conventional microactuators which generated a Newton‐level high force generation via the same conversion mechanism. The inflatable force of the balloon was converted into a bending motion using a conversion film. An adaptive deformation film with force‐receiving plates were designed as the conversion film, which yielded high performance. This novel device (16 mm × 40 mm × 1.3 mm) achieved an output of 2.4 N at an applied pressure of 80 kPa, which enables it to lift 240 g of tissues/organs during endoscopic medical operations. © 2024 Institute of Electrical Engineer of Japan and Wiley Periodicals LLC.
- Subjects
JAPAN; PNEUMATIC actuators; MICROACTUATORS
- Publication
IEEJ Transactions on Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 5, p867
- ISSN
1931-4973
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/tee.24008