Modified Pleated McKibben Actuator: Dynamic Analysis and PID Control Analysis
This paper presents the design, fabrication, and Lyapunov-based closed-loop control of a novel Pleated McKibben (PMcKibben) pneumatic artificial muscle for upper-limb rehabilitation robots. The actuator is fabricated from ultra-soft Ecoflex 00-20 (Shore 00-20 hardness), which substantially reduces the threshold and max...