Journal
ACTUATORS
Volume 11, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/act11110328
Keywords
soft actuator; pneumatic artificial muscle; PAM; pneumatic actuation; analytical modeling; bio-robotics; soft robots
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This paper reviews the research on soft pneumatic actuators conducted in Italy, focusing on mechanical design, analytical modeling, and possible applications. The classification based on geometry allows researchers to take advantage of the flexibility and functionality of soft actuators in various scenarios.
Interest in soft actuators has increased enormously in the last 10 years. Thanks to their compliance and flexibility, they are suitable to be employed to actuate devices that must safely interact with humans or delicate objects or to actuate bio-inspired robots able to move in hostile environments. This paper reviews the research on soft pneumatic actuators conducted in Italy, focusing on mechanical design, analytical modeling, and possible application. A classification based on the geometry is proposed, since a wide set of architectures and manufacturing solutions are available. This aspect is confirmed by the extent of scenarios in which researchers take advantage of such systems' improved flexibility and functionality. Several applications regarding bio-robotics, bioengineering, wearable devices, and more are presented and discussed.
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