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    This document presents information about air muscles: - Air muscles are robotic actuators that have a similar profile to human muscles and exert less force as they contract. Their power to weight ratio is 400:1. - They were invented in the 1950s and have been developed by various groups since then. - They work by inflating an inner rubber tube that is enclosed in a braided mesh, causing it to swell and contract longitudinally. - Potential applications include humanoid robots, artificial limbs, and dexterous hands, due to their lightweight and flexible characteristics. Further developments could allow prosthetic limbs to function more like natural limbs.

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    National Institute of Technology, Srinagar: Department of Mechanical Engineering

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    This document presents information about air muscles: - Air muscles are robotic actuators that have a similar profile to human muscles and exert less force as they contract. Their power to weight ratio is 400:1. - They were invented in the 1950s and have been developed by various groups since then. - They work by inflating an inner rubber tube that is enclosed in a braided mesh, causing it to swell and contract longitudinally. - Potential applications include humanoid robots, artificial limbs, and dexterous hands, due to their lightweight and flexible characteristics. Further developments could allow prosthetic limbs to function more like natural limbs.

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    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SRINAGAR

    Department Of Mechanical Engineering

    Air Muscles

    Mechanical Engg. Deptt.

    Presentation by,

    Anoop dev Singh Slathia

    7th Semester, Mechanical Engg Deptt.

    Mechanical Engg. Deptt.

    Introduction
    Air Muscles.
    A robotic actuator. A similar profile to a human muscle. Force exerted decreases as it contracts. Power to weight ratio 400:1

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    History
    R H Gaylords pneumatic actuator J L McKibben invented Air Muscle Bridgestones Rubbertuator Shadows Air Muscles Merlin Humanform (1958) (1959) (1980) (1990) (1996)

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    Construction

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    Construction

    Extended from

    Contracted form
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    Construction

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    Working
    Inner rubber tube inflated with air. Tube is enmeshed. Restricted movement. The tube would get swelled resulting in longitudinal contraction. This at the ends would produce a tensile force.

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    Working

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    Working

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    Characteristics for 45 N load.

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    Characteristics for 45 N at 3.5 bar.

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    Dynamic Property.

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    Advantages
    High power to weight ratio Light weight Lower cost Smooth operation Flexible Efficient Fast
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    Disadvantages
    Efficiency is high; but not as good as electric motors Displacement only about 20-30% of initial length Frictional and hysterisis losses Rubber deformation Higher fatigue rate Threshold pressure high for rubber
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    Applications
    Humanoid Robots Artificial limbs Dexterous hands

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    Applications

    Humanoid Robots

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    Applications

    Artificial limbs

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    Applications

    Dexterous Hand

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    Further developments
    The Pleated Pneumatic Air Muscles (PPAM)

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    Conclusion
    Promising applications in Bio Robotics. Prosthetic Limb applications Developments in sensor equipments might lead to replacement of whole limb and that may function normally like a natural limb. Only drawback lies in developing a theorital model that will calculate characteristics like fatique etc.
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    References
    www.shawdow.org.uk www.brl.washington.edu www.youtube.com www.robotstoreuk.com

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    Thank you

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