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EPSRC Reference:	GR/J12383/01
Title:	CONTROL OF A COMPLIANCE REQULATED HIGH POWER AND VOLUME/WEIGHT PNEUMATIC MUSCLE ACTUATOR
Principal Investigator:	Caldwell, Professor DG
Other Investigators:	Medrano-Cerda, Dr G
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Department:	Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Organisation:	University of Salford
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 September 1993	Ends:	31 December 1995	Value (£):	63,968
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Control Engineering
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Energy
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The choice of actuation systems has a vital effect on the strength, compactness, speed of operation, load carrying capacity and flexibility of advanced machines and robots. Unfortunately present drive systems (usually electric, hydraulic pneumatic), despite their extensive use, seldom achieve these demands due to well known and ill documented drawbacks. To overcome these limitations research has been undertaken into the development of a new family of portable high power/weight and power/volume actuators operating pneumatic principles.This work will provide models of and control for a single, couple (extensor/flexor pair) and a full compliant multi-link arm. With these enhancements a valuable new controllable, high power, compliance regulated actuation system will be produced.
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