A Fluid Elastomeric Actuator Design for Soft Robots
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In: Actuators, Vol. 14, No. 9, 417, 09.2025.
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T1 - A Fluid Elastomeric Actuator Design for Soft Robots
AU - Els, Dennis
AU - van Niekerk, Theo
AU - Mercorelli, Paolo
AU - Welgemoed, Jacques
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.
PY - 2025/9
Y1 - 2025/9
N2 - The field of robotics faces significant challenges in creating adaptable and flexible end-effectors. Soft robotics, specifically soft robotic end-effectors, offer an innovative solution. This paper focuses on designing fluid elastomeric actuators (FEAs) for soft robotic end-effectors. The study presents key design considerations and evaluates the use of Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations for optimizing FEA performance. The study then concludes by proposing design guidelines for developing application-specific fluid elastomeric actuators.
AB - The field of robotics faces significant challenges in creating adaptable and flexible end-effectors. Soft robotics, specifically soft robotic end-effectors, offer an innovative solution. This paper focuses on designing fluid elastomeric actuators (FEAs) for soft robotic end-effectors. The study presents key design considerations and evaluates the use of Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations for optimizing FEA performance. The study then concludes by proposing design guidelines for developing application-specific fluid elastomeric actuators.
KW - actuator design
KW - fluid elastomeric actuators
KW - soft robotics
KW - Engineering
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105017444401&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/act14090417
DO - 10.3390/act14090417
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:105017444401
VL - 14
JO - Actuators
JF - Actuators
SN - 2076-0825
IS - 9
M1 - 417
ER -