Implementation of electromagnetic actuation system on a continuum manipulator

College

Gokongwei College of Engineering

Department/Unit

Electronics And Communications Engg

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source Title

DLSU ECE Student Forum

Publication Date

12-3-2010

Abstract

The choice of actuators to be used in a robot has always been a matter of concern for robotic engineers. Electric motors require additional mechanical system in order to offer a flexible range of movement as actuators and rarely implemented as joints in robots. Hydraulic and Pneumatic pistons are bulky. This is commonly seen in many semiconductor factories which the robot repeatedly do pick and place tasks. To address these disadvantages, electromagnets are used for the actuators of joint robots such as Continuum Manipulator (CM). Voice Coil Actuator (VCA) can be the actuator that is suited for the Continuum Manipulator. The versatility, flexibility, power density, work space, range of motion and force exerted of the whole system must be tested.

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Disciplines

Electrical and Computer Engineering | Robotics

Keywords

Robotics; Robots--Control systems; Manipulators (Mechanism)

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