期刊
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
卷 160, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.107883
关键词
Compliant actuator; Human-robot interaction; Torsional spring; Variable stiffness actuator
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51975335, 51605256, 51805476]
- Key R&D Program of Shandong Province [2019GGX104008, 2019JZZY020318]
This study introduces a reconfigurable variable stiffness actuator based on rotational spring mechanism and specially designed S-springs, enabling continuous stiffness regulation and easy control. The system achieves improved energy efficiency and response speed through reduced internal friction and bearing design.
This work presents a reconfigurable variable stiffness actuator (RVSA) based on a rotational spring mechanism (torsional spring) and a group of specially designed symmetrical S-springs. The variable stiffness mechanism (VSM) enables continuous stiffness regulation from compliant to almost rigid. Besides, the stiffness can be adjusted by only rotating the spring to change its effective beam length with a simple drive chain, which contributes to easy control, fast response, and well energy efficiency. The internal friction is weakened by the combination bearing design. The spring rotation needed is almost perpendicular to the forces generated by the springs, which helps to reduce the torque required to maintain or adjust the stiffness (i.e., resistance torque). Mathematical models of stiffness were established for this novel RVSA, and its design parameters were analyzed. A prototype of the RVSA was constructed, and experiments based on a feedforward proportional derivative (PD) controller demonstrated the effectiveness of the design. A case study for the device's energy-saving ability was presented. The test results showed that the RVSA had potential in energy efficiency in several cyclic tasks. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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