Affiliation:
1. College of Science and Engineering / Graduate School of Science and Engineering Ritsumeikan University, 1–1‐1, Noji‐higashi Kusatsu Shiga 525‐8577 Japan
Abstract
AbstractThe actuation conversion efficiency of a pneumatic inflatable microactuator can be improved by 4.8 times that of conventional microactuators which generated a Newton‐level high force generation via the same conversion mechanism. The inflatable force of the balloon was converted into a bending motion using a conversion film. An adaptive deformation film with force‐receiving plates were designed as the conversion film, which yielded high performance. This novel device (16 mm × 40 mm × 1.3 mm) achieved an output of 2.4 N at an applied pressure of 80 kPa, which enables it to lift 240 g of tissues/organs during endoscopic medical operations. © 2024 Institute of Electrical Engineer of Japan and Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering