Title

Bio inspired salamander robot with Pneu-Net Soft actuators – design and walking gait analysis

Journal title

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences

Yearbook

2021

Volume

69

Issue

3

Authors

Natarajan, Elango ; Chia, Kwang Y. ; Faudzi, Ahmad Athif Mohd ; Lim, Wei Hong ; Ang, Chun Kit ; Jafaari, Ali

Affiliation

Natarajan, Elango : Faculty of Engineering, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ; Chia, Kwang Y. : Faculty of Engineering, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ; Faudzi, Ahmad Athif Mohd : Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIRO), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kulala Lumpur, Malaysia ; Lim, Wei Hong : Faculty of Engineering, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ; Ang, Chun Kit : Faculty of Engineering, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ; Jafaari, Ali : Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIRO), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kulala Lumpur, Malaysia

Keywords

soft actuator ; pneumatic network ; salamander robot ; hyperelastic ; parametric study

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

e137055

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Date

12.04.2021

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.137055

Source

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences; Early Access; e137055