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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Yuyang Song, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shinnosuke Shimokawa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Danil V. Prokhorov, Canton, MI (US);
Umesh N. Gandhi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A soft actuator includes an origami structure with an inflatable hollow body formed from at least one of Dyneema fabric or Kevlar fabric, and a plurality of TCPAs formed from at least one of polyethylene terephthalate, spandex, and nylon. The soft actuator also includes a plurality of heating wires disposed on the plurality of TCPAs and a controller configured to selectively heat the plurality of heating wires such that the plurality of TCPAs are selectively actuated by being heated by the plurality of heating wires.