SMARCOS: Off-the-Shelf Smart Compliant Actuators for Human–Robot Applications

With the growing popularity of Human–Robot Interactions, a series of robotic assistive devices have been created over the last decades. However, due to the lack of easily integrable resources, the development of these custom made devices turns out to be long and expensive. Therefore, the SMARCOS, a...

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Autores principales: Vincent Ducastel, Kevin Langlois, Marco Rossini, Victor Grosu, Bram Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber, Tom Verstraten, Joost Geeroms
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:09742eecddc94adda93655d9c391e03c2021-11-25T15:56:51ZSMARCOS: Off-the-Shelf Smart Compliant Actuators for Human–Robot Applications10.3390/act101102892076-0825https://doaj.org/article/09742eecddc94adda93655d9c391e03c2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/10/11/289https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0825With the growing popularity of Human–Robot Interactions, a series of robotic assistive devices have been created over the last decades. However, due to the lack of easily integrable resources, the development of these custom made devices turns out to be long and expensive. Therefore, the SMARCOS, a novel off-the-shelf Smart Variable Stiffness Actuator for human-centered robotic applications is proposed in this paper. This modular actuator combines compliant elements and sensors as well as low-level controller and high-bandwidth communication. The characterisation of the actuator is presented in this manuscript, followed by two use-cases wherein the benefits of such technology can be truly exploited. The actuator provides a lightweight design that can serve as the building blocks to facilitate the development of robotic applications.Vincent DucastelKevin LangloisMarco RossiniVictor GrosuBram VanderborghtDirk LefeberTom VerstratenJoost GeeromsMDPI AGarticleHuman–Robot Interactions (HRI)healthcareSmart Variable Stiffness Actuator (SVSA)Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stationsTK1001-1841ENActuators, Vol 10, Iss 289, p 289 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Human–Robot Interactions (HRI)
healthcare
Smart Variable Stiffness Actuator (SVSA)
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations
TK1001-1841
spellingShingle Human–Robot Interactions (HRI)
healthcare
Smart Variable Stiffness Actuator (SVSA)
Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations
TK1001-1841
Vincent Ducastel
Kevin Langlois
Marco Rossini
Victor Grosu
Bram Vanderborght
Dirk Lefeber
Tom Verstraten
Joost Geeroms
SMARCOS: Off-the-Shelf Smart Compliant Actuators for Human–Robot Applications
description With the growing popularity of Human–Robot Interactions, a series of robotic assistive devices have been created over the last decades. However, due to the lack of easily integrable resources, the development of these custom made devices turns out to be long and expensive. Therefore, the SMARCOS, a novel off-the-shelf Smart Variable Stiffness Actuator for human-centered robotic applications is proposed in this paper. This modular actuator combines compliant elements and sensors as well as low-level controller and high-bandwidth communication. The characterisation of the actuator is presented in this manuscript, followed by two use-cases wherein the benefits of such technology can be truly exploited. The actuator provides a lightweight design that can serve as the building blocks to facilitate the development of robotic applications.
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author Vincent Ducastel
Kevin Langlois
Marco Rossini
Victor Grosu
Bram Vanderborght
Dirk Lefeber
Tom Verstraten
Joost Geeroms
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Joost Geeroms
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title SMARCOS: Off-the-Shelf Smart Compliant Actuators for Human–Robot Applications
title_short SMARCOS: Off-the-Shelf Smart Compliant Actuators for Human–Robot Applications
title_full SMARCOS: Off-the-Shelf Smart Compliant Actuators for Human–Robot Applications
title_fullStr SMARCOS: Off-the-Shelf Smart Compliant Actuators for Human–Robot Applications
title_full_unstemmed SMARCOS: Off-the-Shelf Smart Compliant Actuators for Human–Robot Applications
title_sort smarcos: off-the-shelf smart compliant actuators for human–robot applications
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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