Rotary actuator

Control of Rotary Series Elastic Actuator for Ideal Force-Mode Actuation in Human–Robot Interaction Applications

Kyoungchul Kong, Joonbum Bae, Masayoshi Tomizuka

Citations: 428 • 2009

MACCEPA, the mechanically adjustable compliance and controllable equilibrium position actuator: Design and implementation in a biped robot

Ronald Van Ham, Bram Vanderborght, Michaël Van Damme, Björn Verrelst, Dirk Lefeber

Citations: 369 • 2007

Series elastic actuators for high fidelity force control

Jerry Pratt, Ben Krupp, Chris Morse

Citations: 342 • 2002

An earthworm-like micro robot using shape memory alloy actuator

Byungkyu Kim, Moon Gu Lee, Young Pyo Lee, YongIn Kim, Geun-Ho Lee

Citations: 334 • 2005

A Compact Rotary Series Elastic Actuator for Human Assistive Systems

Kyoungchul Kong, Joonbum Bae, Masayoshi Tomizuka

Citations: 322 • 2011

Actuator Control for the NASA‐JSC Valkyrie Humanoid Robot: A Decoupled Dynamics Approach for Torque Control of Series Elastic Robots

Nicholas Paine, Joshua S. Mehling, James Holley, Nicolaus Radford, Gwendolyn Johnson, Chien‐Liang Fok, Luis Sentis

Citations: 256 • 2015

Modern materials handling

Lucien E. Picolet

Citations: 227 • 1932

An Analysis of a Pneumatic Servo System and Its Application to a Computer-Controlled Robot

S. Liu, J.E. Bobrow

Citations: 183 • 1988

Design and Validation of a Powered Knee–Ankle Prosthesis With High-Torque, Low-Impedance Actuators

Citations: 168 • 2020

Design and control of a novel spherical permanent magnet actuator with three degrees of freedom

W. Wang, Jiabin Wang, G.W. Jewell, D. Howe

Citations: 159 • 2003

Miniature Pneumatic Curling Rubber Actuator Generating Bidirectional Motion with One Air-Supply Tube

Shuichi Wakimoto, Koichi Suzumori, Keiko Ogura

Citations: 154 • 2011

An on-demand plant-based actuator created using conformable electrodes

Wenlong Li, Naoji Matsuhisa, Zhiyuan Liu, Ming Wang, Yifei Luo, Pingqiang Cai, Geng Chen, Feilong Zhang, Chengcheng Li, Zhihua Liu, Zhisheng Lv, Wei Zhang, Xiaodong Chen

Citations: 147 • 2021

Pneumatic Torsional Actuators for Inflatable Robots

Siddharth Sanan, Peter S. Lynn, Saul Griffith

Citations: 145 • 2014

Comparison of Mechanical Design and Energy Consumption of Adaptable, Passive-compliant Actuators

Bram Vanderborght, Ronald Van Ham, Dirk Lefeber, Thomas G. Sugar, Kevin W. Hollander

Citations: 144 • 2009

A Modular Soft Robotic Wrist for Underwater Manipulation

Shunichi Kurumaya, Brennan Phillips, Kaitlyn P. Becker, Michelle Rosen, David F. Gruber, Kevin C. Galloway, Koichi Suzumori, Robert J. Wood

Citations: 142 • 2018

High-displacement flexible Shape Memory Alloy actuator for soft wearable robots

Álvaro Villoslada, Dorin Copaci, Dolores Blanco, Luís Moreno

Citations: 139 • 2014

MACCEPA 2.0: Adjustable compliant actuator with stiffening characteristic for energy efficient hopping

Bram Vanderborght, Nikos G. Tsagarakis, Claudio Semini, Ronald Van Ham, Darwin G. Caldwell

Citations: 127 • 2009

On the Feasibility and Suitability of MR Fluid Clutches in Human-Friendly Manipulators

Alex S. Shafer, Mehrdad R. Kermani

Citations: 127 • 2010

Modeling and control of a curved pneumatic muscle actuator for wearable elbow exoskeleton

Jiafan Zhang, Ying Chen, Yu Zhang, Yi-Ming Dong

Citations: 127 • 2008

ANYexo: A Versatile and Dynamic Upper-Limb Rehabilitation Robot

Yves Zimmermann, Alessandro Forino, Robert Riener, Marco Hutter

Citations: 118 • 2019