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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2019
Panagiotis Polygerinos, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Saivimal Sridar, Mesa, AZ (US);
Pham Huy Nguyen, Mesa, AZ (US);
Panagiotis Polygerinos, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Saivimal Sridar, Mesa, AZ (US);
Pham Huy Nguyen, Mesa, AZ (US);
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for sorting utilizing an inflatable actuator are disclosed. A sorting system utilizing an inflatable actuator includes an inflatable actuator. The inflatable actuator is disposed in a cantilever beam orientation atop a support surface. The system includes an inflation component coupled to the inflatable actuator to provide an inflation force. Additionally, the system includes a control component configured to send an activation signal to the inflation component responsive to a detection of an object to be sorted. Responsive to the activation signal, the inflation component inflates the inflatable actuator to cause the inflatable actuator to make contact with the object to be sorted. The contact of the inflatable actuator with the object to be sorted causes the object to change from a first trajectory to a second trajectory.