Actuators
Abstract
A shear force actuator is described, including: two substantially parallel first structural components disposed along a first axis; a plurality of substantially parallel second structural components disposed between and bridging the two first structural components; a plurality of joint sections each joining the second structural component with the first structural components at an oblique angle of between 0 and 90 degrees to define a plurality of cells, each capable of being connected with a fluid inflation or deflation source; an elastic surface covering the remaining surfaces of the cells in a fluid-tight manner, wherein at least one of the joint section, the first structural components, and the second structural components is elastic so that cell collapses upon removal of fluid from the cell to generate a linear force along the first axis.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1823982
- Patent Number(s):
- 11014230
- Application Number:
- 15/770,565
- Assignee:
- President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61F - FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B25 - HAND TOOLS B25J - MANIPULATORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-00ER45852; SC0000989
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 11/09/2016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Yang, Dian, and Whitesides, George M. Actuators. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web.
Yang, Dian, & Whitesides, George M. Actuators. United States.
Yang, Dian, and Whitesides, George M. Tue .
"Actuators". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1823982.
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abstractNote = {A shear force actuator is described, including: two substantially parallel first structural components disposed along a first axis; a plurality of substantially parallel second structural components disposed between and bridging the two first structural components; a plurality of joint sections each joining the second structural component with the first structural components at an oblique angle of between 0 and 90 degrees to define a plurality of cells, each capable of being connected with a fluid inflation or deflation source; an elastic surface covering the remaining surfaces of the cells in a fluid-tight manner, wherein at least one of the joint section, the first structural components, and the second structural components is elastic so that cell collapses upon removal of fluid from the cell to generate a linear force along the first axis.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2021},
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