Characteristics verification of pneumatic artificial muscles for compressive loading

Takahiro Goto, Keisuke Naniwa, Daisuke Nakanishi, Yasuhiro Sugimoto, Yasushi Yagi, Yasushi Makihara, Tomoya Nakamura, Koichi Osuka

Abstract: A McKibben pneumatic actuator (MPA) is an artificial muscle. Many studies have attempted to investigate the tension exerted by the MPA. However, the MPA also exerts a pushing force when it is compr...