Title :
Multi-object optimal design of electromagnetic artificial muscle structure
Author :
Jing, Li ; Xiansheng, Qin ; Xuefeng, Zhang ; Zhanxi, Wang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Northwestern Polytech. Univ., Xi´´an, China
Abstract :
An artificial muscle linear actuator is proposed based on electromagnetically technology by analysis of the skeletal muscle structure and function. By simulating the microstructure of skeletal muscle, artificial muscles are composed of numerous fascicles of artificial muscle fibers. Artificial muscle fibers are composed of artificial sarcomeres arranged in series. The structure of artificial sarcomeres is designed and optimized. The simulation indicates that the linear electromagnetic series-parallel array artificial muscle possesses some good characteristics, such as high response speed, small volume, light quality, high power density ect.. The linear electromagnetic series-parallel array artificial muscle has good prospects for actual engineering application.
Keywords :
electroactive polymer actuators; electromagnetic actuators; robot dynamics; artificial muscle fibers fascicles; artificial muscle linear actuator; artificial sarcomeres; linear electromagnetic series-parallel array artificial muscle; multiobject optimal design; skeletal muscle microstructure simulation; Coils; Electromagnetics; Joints; Muscles; Permanent magnets; Prototypes; Robots; Artificial Muscle; Electromagnetic actuator; Multi-Object Optimization; Series-Parallel Array;
Conference_Titel :
Transportation, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering (TMEE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changchun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1700-0
DOI :
10.1109/TMEE.2011.6199409