Visser L C, Carloni R, Klijnstra F, Stramigioli S
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010;2010:3703-6. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627424.
In this work, we present a proof of concept of a novel variable stiffness actuator. The actuator design is based on the conceptual design proposed in earlier work, and is such that the apparent output stiffness of the actuator can be changed independently of the output position and without any energy cost. Experimental results show that the behavior of the prototype is in accordance with the theoretical results of the conceptual design, and thus show that energy efficient variable stiffness actuators can be realized.
在这项工作中，我们展示了一种新型可变刚度致动器的概念验证。该致动器的设计基于早期工作中提出的概念设计，其特点是致动器的表观输出刚度可以独立于输出位置进行改变，且无需任何能量消耗。实验结果表明，该原型的行为与概念设计的理论结果相符，从而表明可以实现节能型可变刚度致动器。
