Developing Soft Actuators for Robotic Arm

The inherent compatibility of the soft pneumatic actuators with the human body and their safety features make them promising for using them as artificial muscles in most robotic rehabilitation systems. The artificial muscles have complex mechanical structures that cause discomfort to the user, and their operation needs technical expertise. The artificial muscles' development is biologically inspired, but their sensing, control, and operation are similar to the electro-mechanical systems. This project aims to develop ? Soft pneumatic and hydraulic actuators ? Artificial muscle prototype for experiments and performance comparison. ? Dynamic models using neural-networks ? Control strategy