Fabrication of "18 Weave" Muscles and Their Application to Soft Power Support Suit for Upper Limbs Using Thin McKibben Muscle
Fabrication of "18 Weave" Muscles and Their Application to Soft Power Support Suit for Upper Limbs Using Thin McKibben Muscle
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DOI：
10.1109/lra.2019.2907433
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发表时间：
2019-07-01
影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Takamizawa, Fumi
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作者：
Abe, Tomoki;Koizumi, Shoichiro;Takamizawa, Fumi
在这封信中，我们提出了一种名为“18 weave”的新型活性织物，该织物使用薄麦基本肌肉，并报告了其在上肢软实力支撑服原型中的应用。主动编织利用薄麦基本肌肉的灵活性，这是用于经线和纬线。从所提出的结构中，我们证实与单个人工肌肉相比，实现了19.4%的额外位移。具有柔韧性和形状适应性的主动织体可以实现辅助服的柔性化和轻量化。我们确认了宇航服的顺应性和缓解疲劳的效果。肌电位测量证实，在综合肌电图（iEMG）中，前三角肌、后三角肌、肱二头肌和肱三头肌的活动明显减少。
In this letter, we propose a novel active weave named "18 Weave" using a thin McKibben muscle and report on the application to a prototype soft power support suit for the upper limb. The active weave utilizes the flexibility of the thin McKibben muscle, which is used for warps and wefts. From the proposed structure, we confirmed that a 19.4% additional displacement is achieved compared to a single artificial muscle. The flexible and lightweight assistance suit can be realized with the active weave that has advantages of flexibility and shape adaptability. We confirmed the compliance and fatigue alleviation effect of the suit. Measurements of the myopotentials confirmed significant decreases in the activities of the anterior deltoid, posterior deltoid, biceps brachii, and triceps brachii muscles in their integrated electromyogram (iEMG).