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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2019
Applicant:
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph T. Hays, Huntingtown, MD (US);
Jordan Schlater, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael S. Kubista, Fairfax, VA (US);
Phillip A. Feerst, Vienna, VA (US);
Chris Netwall, Annandale, VA (US);
Kerry (andy) Griffith, West Springfield, VA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/14 (2006.01); F15B 15/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/103 (2013.01); B25J 9/1075 (2013.01); B25J 9/142 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) includes a bladder containing, internal to the bladder, the other components of the PAM: at least one valve controlling pneumatic pressure inside the bladder; at least one sensor configured to sense pressure inside the bladder; and at least one signal conditioning device, thereby providing a self-contained, volume-efficient, simple interface for the PAM.