1. AIR MUSCLE
Presented by:
MOD NARAYAN JHA
MECHANICAL ENGG.
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2. INTRODUCTION…
Pneumatic artificial muscles
(PAMs) are contractile or
extensional devices operated by
pressurized air filling a
pneumatic bladder.

3. HISTORY…

4. CONSTRUCTION…

5. WORKING…
Movement of rubber tube

7. DYNAMIC PROPERTIES…

8. OPERATING CHARASTERISTIC…
@ 45N, CONT. Vs PRES CONT. Vs TIME

9. IT DIFFERS FROM PNEUMATIC
CYLINDERS IN FOLLOWING WAYS..
SMOOTH JERK FREE MOTION
COMPLIANCE
LIGHT WEIGHT(POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO)

10. ADVANTAGES…
1) LIGHTWEIGHT
2) LOWER COST
3) SMOOTH
4) FLEXIBLE
5) POWERFUL
6) DAMPED
7) COMPLIENT
8) EFFICIENT
9) FAST

11. DISADVANTAGES…
1) NATURE OF FORCE
2) LOW FORCE OUTPUT
3) LESSER EFFICIENCY
4) TOTAL DISPLACEMENT

12. APPLICATIONS…
HUMANOID ROBOT

13. ARTIFICIAL LIMBS

14. THE DEXTROUS HANDS

15. REFERENCES
Websites
www.shadow.org.uk
www.brl.washington.edu
www.robotstoreuk.com
www.kis.uiuc.edu
www.teams.kipr.org
www.biorobotics.cwru.edu

16. THANK YOU