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What is an artificial muscle? A comparison of soft actuators to biological…
What is an artificial muscle? A comparison of soft actuators to biological muscles
2.soft actuation technology
electrostatic actuators:
carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
electro-active polymers (EAPs)
hydraulically amplified self-healing electrostatic actuators (HASELs)
thermal actuators: twisted polymer actuators (TPAs)
fluidic actuators:
pleated pneumatic artificial muscles (PPAMs)
flexible elastomeric actuators (FEAs)
fluid-driven origami-inspired artificial muscles (FOAMs)
origami-based vacuum pneumatic artificial muscles (OV-PAMs)
cavatappi artificial muscles
other promising soft actuation technologies
3.biological muscles
structure and function
actuation mechanism
control
energy sources and temperature control
limitations of biologicalmuscles as actuators
4.comparative study
performance metrics
control strategies: control strategies
energy sources and temperature regulation
length and velocity dependence
5.matrics
Avg/Peak specific power (kW/kg)
Specific work (kJ/kg)
Maximum actuation strain (%)
Maximum actuation stress (MPa)
Power cost (USD/W)
Actuator efficiency (%)
Total system efficiency (%)
Driver
Magnitude
Lifetime (cycles)
Time actuation response