Search Results - subject:"Muscles"

Artificial muscles and soft gripping: a review of technologies and applications

Bogue, Robert - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 39 (2012) 6, pp. 535-540

muscles and other pneumatic actuation technologies. It then considers electroactive polymer and shape‐memory alloys and … technologically diverse range of novel actuation techniques exist, or are under development, which can act as artificial muscles and …

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The friction force mouse-pad and the forearm muscles efforts (preliminary results)

Cabeças, José Miquel; Ribeiro, Emanuel Santos - Centro de Investigação em Inovação Empresarial e do … - 2009

forearm muscles M. extensor carpi ulnaris, M. extensor digitorum M. extensor carpi radialis longus.A standard protocol of … an increase in the forearm muscles contraction levels, particularly during work with drawing applications. …

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Virtual agonist-antagonist mechanisms produce biological muscle-like functions : An application for robot joint control

Xiong, Xiaofeng; Wörgötter, Florentin; Manoonpong, … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 41 (2014) 4, pp. 340-346

allowing for muscle-like functions and variably compliant joint motions. Biological muscles of animals have a surprising … damping coefficient of the VAAM, the functions of the VAAM are comparable to biological muscles. Originality/value – The model … experiments of biological muscles. Based on these muscle-like functions, the robotic joints can easily achieve variable compliance …

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SIDE EFFECTS OF STEROIDS

Manescu, Dan - In: Marathon 5 (2013) 1, pp. 85-89

hypertrophy of the muscles. …

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TRX – SUSPENSION TRAINING – SIMPLE, FAST AND EFFICIENT

Dulceata, Victor - In: Marathon 5 (2013) 2, pp. 140-144

Lately there is more and more talk about TRX. The results obtained by numerous performance sportsmen people, with these exercises in a relatively short period of time, makes TRX raise interest both to performance sportsmen and to those who make sports for maintenance.It is known the performance...

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A five‐fingered hand exoskeleton driven by pneumatic artificial muscles with novel polypyrrole sensors

Tjahyono, Arief P.; Aw, Kean C.; Devaraj, Harish; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 40 (2013) 3, pp. 251-260

by pneumatic artificial muscles. This paper also presents the development of a novel strain sensor and its application in … pneumatic artificial muscles are examined by studying the artificial muscles and the human hand anatomy. Traditional sensors are … pneumatic artificial muscles is within 1.5 mm. The small physical size and weight of the novel polypyrrole strain sensor also …

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Mechanical equilibrium model of rubberless artificial muscle and application to position control of antagonistic drive system

Saito, Naoki; Sato, Takanori; Ogasawara, Takanori; … - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 40 (2013) 4, pp. 347-354

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a mechanical equilibrium model of a one‐end‐fixed type rubberless artificial muscle and the feasibility of this model for control of the rubberless artificial muscle. This mechanical equilibrium model expresses the relation between inner...

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Modeling physiological and anthropometric variables known to vary with body size and other confounding variables

Nevill, Alan M.; Bate, Stuart; Holder, Roger L. - 2005

This review explores the most appropriate methods of identifying population differences in physiological and anthropometric variables known to differ with body size and other confounding variables. We shall provide an overview of such problems from a historical point of view. We shall then give...

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The use of pneumatic artificial muscles in robot construction

Palko, Anton; Smrček, Juraj - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 38 (2011) 1, pp. 11-19

Purpose – Recent requirements for drive systems in robotic technology, mainly for their performance, performance and weight ratio, compactness with minimal internal structure and with the integration of main functional parts, lead to intensive application of new, non‐traditional solutions....

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Design principle based on maximum output force profile for a musculoskeletal robot

Niiyama, Ryuma; Kuniyoshi, Yasuo - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 37 (2010) 3, pp. 250-255

‐tendon elasticity. The “artificial musculoskeletal system” is achieved through the use of the pneumatic artificial muscles. The study …

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