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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Seoul National University R&db Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Won Jong Jung, Seoul, KR;
Ho Young Kim, Seoul, KR;
Kak Namkoong, Seoul, KR;
Yeol Ho Lee, Anyang-si, KR;
Myoung Hoon Jung, Bucheon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An actuator according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a driving body including a plurality of conductive grains, a chamber configured to confine the plurality of conductive grains, and two or more electrodes disposed on a surface of the chamber; and a controller configured to obtain, through the two or more electrodes, a change in an electric signal, in response to a load applied to the chamber, and to adjust the load applied to the chamber based on the change in the electric signal.