可変粘弾性特性を有する関節モジュールの粘性特性評価

抄録

The authors have developed a variable viscoelastic joint module that mimics the principle of human joint drive. It is composed of antagonized pneumatic artificial muscles and a magnetorheological fluid brake. In the previous research, the joint module is developed and the variable stiffness performance is evaluated. In this paper, the variable viscous element of the joint module is evaluated by experiment. Result confirmed that the module has variable viscosity characteristics and it can be applied to robotic systems.