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Publication No: IN202211071703 [India] Application No: 202211071703
Title: A method and apparatus for characterizing pneumatic artificial muscle actuator along with measurement of their volume under varying operating conditions
Publication Date: 14-06-2024 File Date: 12-12-2022
Inventor(s): Arora Aman; Sarkar Debadrata; Sen Soumen; Har Chandan; Ansari Md Meraz; Roy Shibendu Shekhar; Paul Arijit; Sahoo Shubhashisa; Shivasubramanian Nagrajan
IPC Classification: F15B 15/10, B25J 9/10, G01L 5/00, B25J 9/14, F15B 15/28
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus enabled for characterizing a pneumatic artificial muscle actuator in isobaric, isometric and axial load conditions. The  apparatus includes a horizontal cylinder chamber (101), a vertical measuring cylinder (102), a pneumatic artificial muscle actuator (105), an inextensible multistrand  steel wire (112) routed through a load cell (119) driven by a DC geared motor, an inlet polyurethane tubing (110) to supply pressurized air to pneumatic muscle actuator  (105) and a laser displacement sensor (124) to measure the change in volume. The present disclosure further provides a method for characterizing the pneumatic muscle  actuator in isobaric, isometric and axial load condition along with measurement of volume of air inside pneumatic muscle actuator by employing a conventional water  displacement technique. The present disclosure provides apparatus and method for three different types of characterization of pneumatic actuators finding its application  in fields of robotics, automation, medical and the like.
Startup Options: The present disclosure provides apparatus and method for three different types of characterization of pneumatic actuators finding its application  in fields of robotics, automation, medical and the like.
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