Soft Mechanical Systems

	Assoc. Prof.WAKIMOTO Shuichi E-mail: wakimoto [at] cc.okayama-u.ac.jp actuator, sensor, mechatronics, softactuator, softmechanism, medical device, welfare device, microsystem, microreactor, specific environment, extreme environment, spacecraft, lunar exploration, pneumatics, ultrasonics, piezoelectricity, microchannel Directory of Researchers

Assoc. Prof.WAKIMOTO Shuichi
E-mail: wakimoto [at] cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
actuator, sensor, mechatronics, softactuator, softmechanism, medical device, welfare device, microsystem, microreactor, specific environment, extreme environment, spacecraft, lunar exploration, pneumatics, ultrasonics, piezoelectricity, microchannel

A pneumatic artificial muscle is a soft and high-power actuator that is composed of rubber material and fibers and driven by air pressure. In addition to basic research on miniaturization and functionalization of the pneumatic artificial muscle, we are also developing applications of the pneumatic artificial muscle, such as a soft robot arm, a prosthetic hand, and so on.