TY - GEN
T1 - Networked bio-inspired modules for sensorimotor control of wearable cyber-physical devices
AU - Park, Yong Lae
AU - Young, Diana
AU - Chen, Bor Rong
AU - Wood, Robert J.
AU - Nagpal, Radhika
AU - Goldfield, Eugene C.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - We present a functioning prototype of a soft, modular, active cyber-physical assistive device comprised of a sealed network of conductive liquid sensors and collectives of miniature pneumatically-driven actuators that serve as artificial muscles. The system is multi-functional, supports large deformation, and operates with its own on-board pneumatics and controllers. When multiple artificial muscles are collectively actuated (contracted), the overall displacement and force produced is scaled to the size, form, and capabilities of the wearer. Each muscle is equipped with a soft strain sensor that detects the muscle contraction. Four muscles with strain sensors are controlled by one micro-controller as one module. The current prototype has four modules with 16 muscles in total. With different combinations of contracted muscles, various shapes may be demonstrated.
AB - We present a functioning prototype of a soft, modular, active cyber-physical assistive device comprised of a sealed network of conductive liquid sensors and collectives of miniature pneumatically-driven actuators that serve as artificial muscles. The system is multi-functional, supports large deformation, and operates with its own on-board pneumatics and controllers. When multiple artificial muscles are collectively actuated (contracted), the overall displacement and force produced is scaled to the size, form, and capabilities of the wearer. Each muscle is equipped with a soft strain sensor that detects the muscle contraction. Four muscles with strain sensors are controlled by one micro-controller as one module. The current prototype has four modules with 16 muscles in total. With different combinations of contracted muscles, various shapes may be demonstrated.
KW - assistive device
KW - cyber-physical system (CPS)
KW - inertial measurement unit (IMU)
KW - pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM)
KW - sensor network
KW - soft strain sensor
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U2 - 10.1109/ICCNC.2013.6504060
DO - 10.1109/ICCNC.2013.6504060
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84877620558
SN - 9781467352888
T3 - 2013 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2013
SP - 92
EP - 96
BT - 2013 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2013
T2 - 2013 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2013
Y2 - 28 January 2013 through 31 January 2013
ER -