Artificial muscles and soft robotic devices for treatment of end‐stage heart failure

A Weymann, J Foroughi, R Vardanyan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Medical soft robotics constitutes a rapidly develo** field in the treatment of cardiovascular
diseases, with a promising future for millions of patients suffering from heart failure …

Design, Modelling, and Control of Continuum Arms with Pneumatic Artificial Muscles: A Review

O Sokolov, A Hošovský, M Trojanová - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this research paper, we present a comprehensive analysis of the current state of soft
robots actuated with pneumatic artificial muscles and emphasise their distinct advantages …

Bioinspired legged robot design via blended physical and virtual impedance control

O Mohseni, AMN Rashty, A Seyfarth, K Hosoda… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2022 - Springer
In order to approach the performance of biological locomotion in legged robots, better
integration between body design and control is required. In that respect, understanding the …

Parallel compliance design for increasing robustness and efficiency in legged locomotion–theoretical background and applications

MA Sharbafi, MJ Yazdanpanah… - IEEE/ASME …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bipedal locomotion in uncertain environments is a challenging control problem. In order to
reduce the effect of imprecise and noisy measurements, performance enhancement, and …

Armor-based stable force pneumatic artificial muscles for steady actuation properties

JG Lee, H Rodrigue - Soft Robotics, 2022 - liebertpub.com
In this article, a novel actuator called armor-based stable force pneumatic artificial muscle
(AS-PAM) is presented. AS-PAM has a sealed chamber made of polygonal parts and film …

Exploring the effects of serial and parallel elasticity on a hop** robot

G Zhao, O Mohseni, M Murcia, A Seyfarth… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The interaction between the motor control and the morphological design of the human leg is
critical for generating efficient and robust locomotion. In this paper, we focus on exploring …

Parallel compliance design for increasing robustness and efficiency in legged locomotion—proof of concept

MA Sharbafi, MJ Yazdanpanah… - IEEE/ASME …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Benefiting from serial compliance in series elastic actuators can be considered as a
breakthrough in robotics. Recently, applying the parallel compliance in robot designs is …

Bioinspired Design and Control of BATEX, An Exosuit With Biarticular Compliant Actuators

A Davoodi, M Iranikhah, A Ahmadi… - IEEE/ASME …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A more human-compatible design of exosuits provides new aspects in assisting people. This
study presents a novel bioinspired method to design and control an exosuit to support …

Role of compliant mechanics and motor control in hop**-from human to robot

A Mohammadi Nejad Rashty, MA Sharbafi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Compliant leg function found during bouncy gaits in humans and animals can be considered
a role model for designing and controlling bioinspired robots and assistive devices. The …

Towards the exploitation of physical compliance in segmented and electrically actuated robotic legs: A review focused on elastic mechanisms

J Chen, Z Liang, Y Zhu, C Liu, L Zhang, L Hao, J Zhao - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Physical compliance has been increasingly used in robotic legs, due to its advantages in
terms of the mechanical regulation of leg mechanics and energetics and the passive …