Experimental Investigation-Natural Fiber Braided Sleeve for Pneumatic Artificial Muscles Actuation

Nagarajan, T.; Sathyan, K.; Amirtham, Victor; Abdul-Rani, Ahmad Majdi; Rao, T. V. V. L. N.

doi:10.3923/ajsr.2013.596.602

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“…The PAM is used for converting pneumatic power to pulling force and eventually causing movements of the mechanism. Besides PAM, it has another names which are Fluidic Muscle [18], Pneumatic Muscle Actuator [19], Air Muscle [20], Silk Pneumatic Artificial Muscle [21,22] Tension Actuator [23], Fluid Actuator [24] and Fluid-Driven Tension Actuator [25]. after contraction [25] PAMs have very lightweight because their main element is a thin membrane.…”

Section: Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (Pam)mentioning

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A Review of Actuators in Ankle-Foot Rehabilitation Therapy

Sathyan¹,

Shenoy²,

Velu³

et al. 2023

Malaysian J. Sci. Adv. Tech.

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Ankle injury is one of the physical injuries that commonly occur during physical related activities, especially in sports. Currently, there are established treatments for ankle rehabilitation at the hospital. This treatment involves range of motion exercises and endurance exercises. However, current treatment requires patients to visit to hospital frequently which is very repetitive in nature. Ankle rehabilitation robots are developed to enhance ankle strength, flexibility and proprioception after injury and promote motor learning and ankle plasticity in patients with drop foot. This article reviews the types of actuators used in ankle rehabilitation and discusses the evolution of industrial robotics towards rehabilitation.

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Section: Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (Pam)mentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Actuators in Ankle-Foot Rehabilitation Therapy

Sathyan¹,

Shenoy²,

Velu³

et al. 2023

Malaysian J. Sci. Adv. Tech.

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“…Shape memory alloy as smart actuators are simple to operate, silent in action and light weight. Since the 1980s, Shape Memory Alloys have been used in a diverse range of commercial robotics system, especially as mini-actuators or artificial muscles [1][2][3]. Extensive usage is seen in robotic arms, heart valve, stents surgical instruments, parallel mechanism such as Stewart platform and endoscopic devices.…”

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Inverse Kinematics - Stewart Platform Actuated by Shape Memory Alloy for Immobilization of Ankle-Foot Rehabilitation

Abdul-Rani

Sathyan

Nagarajan

et al. 2016

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In this paper, the analyses results on the behavior of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) in Medical application were carried out. SMA materials are known by their aptitude to recover its original form when undergone suitable thermal changes. SMA is widely used in robotics, automotive, aerospace and it can be a potential application in biomedical engineering due to its low cost, high corrosion resistance and can be easily integrated with human applications. Stewart platform with two different upper platform diameters of 150 mm and 300 mm were designed, fabricated and used as experimental test-rig. Inverse kinematic calculations were carried out to identify a maximum deflection of Stewart platform that can promote continuous passive motion (CPM). The 150 mm base diameter Stewart platform is found to be the suited for generating substantial displacement between ankle and foot. The mechanical changes induced by the heat could be used as a property in manufacturing of rehabilitation device for foot and ankle.

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