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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2023
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Dylan Drotman, San Diego, CA (US);
Saurabh Jadhav, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael T. Tolley, La Jolla, CA (US);
David Sharp, San Diego, CA (US);
Christian Chan, Brighton, MA (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A pneumatic circuit for controlling the activation of a robot with inflatable chambers includes at least one ring oscillator formed from a plurality of valves connected in series to selectively admit fluid pressure to inflate and deflate the chambers. Sequential actuation of the valves induces sequential bending and rotation of combinations of the chambers to effect motion. A switching valve changes the actuation sequence of the oscillator valves to change the direction of motion.