A Novel Torsional Actuator Augmenting Twisting Skeleton and Artificial Muscle for Robots in Extreme Environments
Zhujin Jiang Ketao Zhang Zhujin Jiang Ketao Zhang
Torsional actuators are a class of artificial muscle technology that generates torque and produces rotary motion in response to various stimuli. This paper presents a novel torsional actuator combining an origami-inspired twisting skeleton and an artificial muscle. The process of torsional actuator design starts from identifying a foldable twisting skeleton which is capable of achieving helical mo...