Fluidic actuator system and method
Abstract
An actuator assembly that includes an angled bottom plate having an opposing first side face and second side face; a first set of one or more inflatable actuators engaging the first side face of the angled bottom plate; and a second set of one or more inflatable actuators engaging the second side face of the angled bottom plate. The first and second sets of inflatable actuators are configured to be separately fluidically inflated.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sunfolding, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2293737
- Patent Number(s):
- 11791764
- Application Number:
- 16/818,346
- Assignee:
- Sunfolding, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000330
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 03/13/2020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Madrone, Leila Marcia, Betts, Kyle Douglas, Lynn, Peter Sturt, Basel, Louis Hong, Ridley, Brent, Griffith, Saul Thomas, Mcbride, James Dylan, Lamb, Jeffrey, Suan, Eric Preston Lien, Lin, Erica, Erickson, Joshua, and Romanin, Vincent Domenic. Fluidic actuator system and method. United States: N. p., 2023.
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Madrone, Leila Marcia, Betts, Kyle Douglas, Lynn, Peter Sturt, Basel, Louis Hong, Ridley, Brent, Griffith, Saul Thomas, Mcbride, James Dylan, Lamb, Jeffrey, Suan, Eric Preston Lien, Lin, Erica, Erickson, Joshua, & Romanin, Vincent Domenic. Fluidic actuator system and method. United States.
Madrone, Leila Marcia, Betts, Kyle Douglas, Lynn, Peter Sturt, Basel, Louis Hong, Ridley, Brent, Griffith, Saul Thomas, Mcbride, James Dylan, Lamb, Jeffrey, Suan, Eric Preston Lien, Lin, Erica, Erickson, Joshua, and Romanin, Vincent Domenic. Tue .
"Fluidic actuator system and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2293737.
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title = {Fluidic actuator system and method},
author = {Madrone, Leila Marcia and Betts, Kyle Douglas and Lynn, Peter Sturt and Basel, Louis Hong and Ridley, Brent and Griffith, Saul Thomas and Mcbride, James Dylan and Lamb, Jeffrey and Suan, Eric Preston Lien and Lin, Erica and Erickson, Joshua and Romanin, Vincent Domenic},
abstractNote = {An actuator assembly that includes an angled bottom plate having an opposing first side face and second side face; a first set of one or more inflatable actuators engaging the first side face of the angled bottom plate; and a second set of one or more inflatable actuators engaging the second side face of the angled bottom plate. The first and second sets of inflatable actuators are configured to be separately fluidically inflated.},
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year = {Tue Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2023},
month = {Tue Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2023}
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