DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BENDING MOTION IN SINGLE AND DUAL CHAMBER BELLOWS STRUCTURED SOFT ACTUATORS

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (6-13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tariq Rehman ◽  
A. A. M. Faudzi ◽  
Dyah Ekashanti Octorina Dewi ◽  
K. Suzumori ◽  
M. R. M. Razif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Silicone Rubber ◽  
Soft Robotics ◽  
Dual Chamber ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Rubber Material ◽  
Single Chamber ◽  
Soft Actuator ◽  
Soft Actuators

As one of the most important characteristics of soft actuators, bending motion has been widely used in the field of soft robotics to perform different manipulation and tasks. In this study, we design silicone rubber material based soft actuators consisting of single and dual chambers, and a bellows structure. Several models of bellows soft actuators were designed, simulated and analyzed using finite element analysis (FEA) software MARC®, in order to understand the characteristics of bellows structured soft actuator with single and dual chambers and to optimize the performance of bending motion of bellows soft actuators. The results confirm that the bellows structured pneumatic soft actuator model 4 of single chamber and model 5 of dual chamber produces the best bending motion and bending angles.

Design and Experiments of Pneumatic Soft Actuators

Robotica ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Liqiang Guo ◽  
Ke Li ◽  
Guanggui Cheng ◽  
Zhongqiang Zhang ◽  
Chu Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Production Line ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Soft Actuator ◽  
Flexible Material ◽  
The Future ◽  
Inner Diameter ◽  
Soft Actuators ◽  
Torsion Deformation

SUMMARY The soft actuator is made of superelastic material and embedded flexible material. In this paper, a kind of soft tube was designed and used to assemble two kinds of pneumatic soft actuators. The experiment and finite element analysis are used to comprehensively analyze and describe the bending, elongation, and torsion deformation of the soft actuator. The results show that the two soft actuators have the best actuation performance when the inner diameter of the soft tube is 4 mm. In addition, when the twisting pitch of the torsional actuator is 24 mm, its torsional performance is optimized. Finally, a device that can be used in the production line was assembled by utilizing those soft actuators, and some operation tasks were completed. This experiment provides some insights for the development of soft actuators with more complex motions in the future.

Finite element analysis of elastomer used in automotive suspension systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 521-536
Author(s):  
R Karthikeyan ◽  
S Rajkumar ◽  
R Joseph Bensingh ◽  
M Abdul Kader ◽  
Sanjay K Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Uniaxial Stress ◽  
Leaf Spring ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Rubber Material ◽  
Hyperelastic Materials ◽  
Automotive Suspension

Present research endeavours towards the development of a methodology to enhance the life of hyperelastic materials in automotive suspension (leaf spring) system. The durability of the elastomeric (rubber) material in the insert was determined at various loading conditions for better operation. Three different rubber materials were used as the models including the currently used rubber material in the suspension system. The non-linear finite element analysis was carried out for the three different materials with the uniaxial stress–strain data as the input source for the material properties. A suitable hyperelastic model was also used as the input for determining the deformation and the stress concentration in the leaf spring tip insert. The failure of the tip insert was determined in various loading conditions and the best design for limited stress concentration with higher reliability was determined in the three models. The overall results are tabulated and compared for better utilization of rubber as a tip insert in the automotive industry.

scholarly journals Rapid Design and Analysis of Microtube Pneumatic Actuators Using Line-Segment and Multi-Segment Euler–Bernoulli Beam Models

Micromachines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myunggi Ji ◽  
Qiang Li ◽  
In Ho Cho ◽  
Jaeyoun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Line Segment ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Pneumatic Actuators ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Rapid Design ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Soft Actuators

Soft material-based pneumatic microtube actuators are attracting intense interest, since their bending motion is potentially useful for the safe manipulation of delicate biological objects. To increase their utility in biomedicine, researchers have begun to apply shape-engineering to the microtubes to diversify their bending patterns. However, design and analysis of such microtube actuators are challenging in general, due to their continuum natures and small dimensions. In this paper, we establish two methods for rapid design, analysis, and optimization of such complex, shape-engineered microtube actuators that are based on the line-segment model and the multi-segment Euler–Bernoulli’s beam model, respectively, and are less computation-intensive than the more conventional method based on finite element analysis. To validate the models, we first realized multi-segment microtube actuators physically, then compared their experimentally observed motions against those obtained from the models. We obtained good agreements between the three sets of results with their maximum bending-angle errors falling within ±11%. In terms of computational efficiency, our models decreased the simulation time significantly, down to a few seconds, in contrast with the finite element analysis that sometimes can take hours. The models reported in this paper exhibit great potential for rapid and facile design and optimization of shape-engineered soft actuators.

A Study on Predictable Model of Waterproofing for Mobile Phone Using Finite Element Analysis Based on Evaluation of Seal Rubber

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hojin Jeon ◽  
Hyongwon Seo ◽  
Myunghan Kim ◽  
Jungyoul Kim
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Rubber Material ◽  
Behavior Characteristics

Recently, product manufacturers of mobile phone have to meet to high demands that allow their products endure variable bad environments exposed throughout the customers’ use. Especially, mobile phones need to resist to high humidity and general waterproofing that is prevalent in everyday usage. However, most previous studies related to seal material or methods for sealing assembly have been focused on heavy industry or automotive industry. In this paper, the aim is to predict waterproof possibility of mobile phone by using finite element analysis in design step. The criteria of waterproof condition for mobile phones was based on IEC60529 IPX-7 level[1]. This paper studied behavior characteristics and properties of the specialized rubber material for sealing the mobile phone housing. Constitutive equation for specialized seal rubber material was applied to the 3rd order Ogden function. Then, the correlation with test and finite element model was studied. Using the correlated finite element model for specialized seal rubber, evaluated behavior characteristics for seal rubber 2D shape and studied waterproof possibility analysis 3D model of mobile phone. The proposed suggestion is expected to predict waterproof possibility for mobile phone efficiently. Evaluation method of 2D finite element model will be useful for decision design specification of seal rubber shape at preceding design step. And evaluation method of 3D finite element model will predict waterproof possibility before tooling the mold and will save the costs at development step in industry.

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