THE INFLUENCE OF GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS ON THE PERFORMANCES OF PNEUMATIC SOFT ACTUATORS

Ionela-Lenuța POP, Silviu-Dan MÂNDRU

Abstract


The aim of this work is to highlight the influence of geometric structural parameters of soft pneumatic actuators on their behavior and performance. To achieve this objective, three actuators with different cross-sections were dimensioned and designed, selecting four specific structural parameters for each. The size of each of these parameters was varied three times to observe the differences in the behavior and performance of the actuators. The analysis of these variations was conducted through finite element simulations (Finite Element Method).

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