Design and control of a pneumatic musculoskeletal biped robot.

Journal: Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pneumatic artificial muscles are quite promising actuators for humanoid robots owing to their similar characteristics with human muscles. Moreover, biologically inspired musculoskeletal systems are particularly important for humanoid robots to perform versatile dynamic tasks.

Authors

  • Xizhe Zang
    State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150080, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
  • Yixiang Liu
    State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150080, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
  • Xinyu Liu
    Institute of Medical Technology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
  • Jie Zhao
    Department of Liver & Gallbladder Surgery, The First People's Hospital, Shangqiu, Henan, China.