Pneumatic System

Description

We will develop a small and lightweight pneumatic system. We will conduct research on small pneumatic valves and the control of pneumatic actuators using small pneumatic valves.

Air pressure has been widely used as a power source in manufacturing and medicine, and has attracted attention as a power source for soft robots. A shortcoming of the pneumatic system comes from large and heavy pneumatic valves and compressors. Thus, we will conduct research on small and lightweight pneumatic elements.

micro pneumatic valve	deformable pneumatic actuators	printable hand

2017/11/29-12/2	Demonstrating soft grippers and micro pneumatic valves at International Robot Exhibition
2015/12/2-5	Demonstrating binding hands and micro pneumatic valves at International Robot Exhibition

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Notes

• Shinichi Hirai and Kazuhiro Kato, Micro Pneumatic Valves for Robotic Wearable Systems, The 24th Int. Symp. on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2015), 10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333584, Kobe Int. Conf. Center, Kobe, Japan, Aug. 31 - Sept. 4, 2015
• Masayuki Tatsumi, Kazuhiro Izusawa, and Shinichi Hirai, Miniaturized Unconstrained Valves with Pressure Control for Driving a Robot Finger, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2011), pp.1528-1533, 10.1109/ROBIO.2011.6181506, Phuket Island, Thailand, Dec. 7-11, 2011

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