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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Daejeon, KR;
Sang-Kyu Choi, Daejeon, KR;
Hyun Joon Kwon, Odenton, MD (US);
Jae Keun Shim, Clarksville, MD (US);
Young-Su Son, Daejeon, KR;
Cheol-hoon Park, Daejeon, KR;
Seyoung Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
In a biomimetic artificial muscle module, a biomimetic artificial muscle assembly having the biomimetic artificial muscle module, and a method of controlling the biomimetic artificial muscle module, the biomimetic artificial muscle module includes an operating part, an elastic part, a driving part, a locking part and first and second sensors. The operating part contracts or relaxes along a longitudinal direction. The elastic part is connected to a first end of the operating part, and behaves elastically behave according to an external force. The driving part is connected to a second end of the operating part, and drives the operating part to be contracted or relaxed. The locking part selectively blocks a length of the operating part from being changed. The first and second sensors respectively sense the elastic part and the operating part.