Abstract
Recently, there are numerous studies on robots to function with smoother movement and high efficiency. It is difficult to develop robots with smooth movement and high efficiency. To solve this problem, the Series Elastic Actuator (SEA) is used. It is an actuator that gives compliance to a general actuator. Presence of compliance will bring to advantages. First, robots can reduce external impact force with high compliance. Second, the force of SEA can be controlled more precisely, than a normal actuator. Some SEAs have been developed with many functions, but the structure is complicated. So, in this study, the SEA with compact and simple structure was proposed. Shape of the SEA is cylindrical, and its diameter, height and weight are 70mm, 338mm, and 2.5kg respectively. The SEA was modeled in a two-degree of freedom mass spring damper system. To demonstrate travel response characteristics of the SEA, experiments were conducted and the result revealed design of the SEA is validated.
| Translated title of the contribution | Design and control of cylindrical linear series elastic actuator |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 95-98 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- Actuator design
- Compliance
- Elasticity
- Linear series elastic actuator