Abstract Variable Impedance Actuators (VIA) have received increasing attention in recent
years as many novel applications involving interactions with an unknown and dynamic …

As the essential technology of human-robotics interactive wearable devices, the robotic
knee prosthesis can provide above-knee amputations with functional knee compensations …

This paper provides a detailed analysis of the power and mechanical/electrical energy
consumption of Series Elastic Actuators (SEAs) and Parallel Elastic Actuators (PEAs). The …

Variable stiffness actuator (VSA) plays an important role for achieving safety and robustness
for robots to physically interact with environments. This article proposes a structure …

Energy efficiency is a growing concern in today's mechatronic designs. In recent years,
many works have emerged presenting energy-efficient actuators with electrical motors …

Nanoparticle dispersions or more popularly “nanofluids” have been extensively researched
for their candidature as working fluid in direct-volumetric-absorption solar thermal systems …

This paper proposes a human–machine-centered approach to lower limb prosthetic design.
The approach is based on a profound analysis and modeling of human factors from user …

The integration of a passive elastic element in series between a motor and its load is
popular in many human–robot interaction scenarios. By virtually imposing elastic behavior …

A lot of methods have been proposed for the kinematic chain isomorphism problem.
However, the tool is still needed in building intelligent systems for product design and …

In this paper the system dynamic influences in actuators with variable stiffness as
contemporary used in robotics for safety and efficiency reasons are investigated. Therefore …