The ever-increasing use of soft actuators in the field of robotics and prosthetics led to the idea of developing soft actuators at the Faculty of Engineering in Ljubljana. These could be used in humanoid robotics, but their use could also extend to the field of prosthetics, where their properties would not be unlike those of real human palm and fingers. For the purpose of this master's thesis, we studied the development of existing concepts of humanoid robots and prosthetic braces. What followed was a detailed overview and comparison of existing soft actuators. Two different models of soft actuators were made and numerically verified via the FEM analysis (finite element method). We made several prototypes and compared numerical calculations to the results obtained from the tests. The best model of soft actuators was used to model, manufacture and test the entire palm. Finally, we also selected individual components that would be adequate to control such a system of soft actuators and integrated them into a 3D model.
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