Title :
Artificial ligamentous joints: Methods, materials and characteristics
Author :
Hockings, Nick ; Iravani, Pejman ; Bowen, Chris R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel method for making ligamentous articulations for robots. Ligamentous joints are widely found in animals, but they have been of limited application in robotics due to lack of analogous synthetic materials. The method presented combines 3D printing, tow laying and thermoplastic welding which enables manufacturing of this type of structure.
Keywords :
humanoid robots; legged locomotion; medical robotics; motion control; 3D printing; artificial ligamentous joints; ligamentous articulation; robotics; thermoplastic welding; tow laying; Bones; Joints; Ligaments; Materials; Programmable logic arrays; Robots; Tendons;
Conference_Titel :
Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), 2014 14th IEEE-RAS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
DOI :
10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2014.7041312
