Societe De Commercialisation Des Produits De La Recherche Appliquee Socpra Sciences Et Genie S.e.c.

Joel Viau

Marc Denninger

Pascal Larose

Jean-Sebastien Plante

Guifre Julio

Patrick Chouinard

Jean-Sébastien Plante

Guifré Julio

A tensioning set comprises an output member. A magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatus is configured to receive a degree of actuation (DOA) and connected to the output member, the magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatus being actuatable to selectively transmit the received DOA through the output member by controlled slippage. A tensioning member is connected to the output member so as to be pulled by the output member upon actuation of the magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatus, a free end of the tensioning member adapted to exert a pulling action transmitted to an output when being pulled by the output member. The tensioning set, or a comparable compressing set, may be used in systems and robotic arms. A method for controlling movements of an output driven by the tensioning set or compressing set is also provided.

Cable-driven system with magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatuses

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Sherbrooke, Canada

Joel Viau