期刊
ACTUATORS
卷 10, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/act10070163
关键词
fluid-structure interaction (FSI); soft pneumatic actuator (SPA); pneumatic networks (PneuNets); hyperelastic material
资金
- funding programme ''Open Access Publishing'' of Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
This study proposes a fully coupled fluid-structure interaction model for simulating a soft pneumatic actuator. It is found that traditional finite element modelling cannot accurately capture the physical process of fluid flow inside the actuator. Therefore, conducting a two-way FSI analysis is crucial for accurately modeling the physical behavior of SPAs.
This paper presents a fully coupled fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulation model of a soft pneumatic actuator (SPA). Previous research on modelling and simulation of SPAs mostly involves finite element modelling (FEM), in which the fluid pressure is considered as pressure load uniformly acting on the internal walls of the actuator. However, FEM modelling does not capture the physics of the fluid flow inside an SPA. An accurate modelling of the physical behaviour of an SPA requires a two-way FSI analysis that captures and transfers information from fluid to solid and vice versa. Furthermore, the investigation of the fluid flow inside the flow channels and chambers of the actuator are vital for an understanding of the fluid energy distribution and the prediction of the actuator performance. The FSI modelling is implemented on a typical SPA and the flow behaviour inside the actuator is presented. Moreover, the bending behaviour of the SPA from the FSI simulation results is compared with a corresponding FEM simulation.
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