Title :
Miniature cybernetic actuators using piezoelectric device
Author :
Ikuta, Koji ; Kawahara, Atsushi ; Yamazumi, Shuji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Syst. Eng., Kyushu Inst. of Technol., Fukuoka, Japan
fDate :
30 Jan-2 Feb 1991
Abstract :
A new type of miniature actuator, the so-called cybernetic actuator, for medical application has been proposed and developed. The cybernetic actuator has four driving states: free, increasing, decreasing and locked. A rotary-type cybernetic actuator and a linear-type cybernetic actuator driven by piezoelectric devices have been constructed. The feasibility of both actuators was verified by driving experiments
Keywords :
biocybernetics; electric actuators; piezoelectric devices; cybernetic actuator; driving states; linear-type; medical application; piezoelectric device; rotary-type; Biomedical engineering; Cybernetics; Friction; Humans; Hydraulic actuators; Mechanical systems; Muscles; Piezoelectric actuators; Piezoelectric devices; Pneumatic actuators;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 1991, MEMS '91, Proceedings. An Investigation of Micro Structures, Sensors, Actuators, Machines and Robots. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Nara
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-641-1
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.1991.114783
