毫米级软性气动执行器实现大角度弯曲,适合内窥手术机器人
Design, Modelling and Characterisation of a Miniature Fibre-Reinforced Soft Bending Actuator for Endoluminal Interventions
- 用凯夫拉纤维增强硅胶管,设计单腔弯曲结构
- 实测最大弯角202.9°,仿真达297.6°,耐压100kPa不漏气
- 适合微型内窥介入设备,可推广至厘米级软体机器人
微型软性气动执行器对受限解剖路径中的机器人干预至关重要。本文提出一种厘米尺度的纤维增强型软性执行器设计并完成验证,适用于自然腔道介入与诊断类内窥机器人平台。采用单腔结构并嵌入凯夫拉纤维,以最大化弯曲角度同时保持密封性;通过多阶段多刚度硅胶浇铸工艺制造,并基于实验参数化的超弹性材料模型与嵌入式梁强化方法,在Abaqus中进行高保真有限元仿真验证。该半圆柱形执行器外径18mm,长度37.5mm。研究了单螺旋、双螺旋缠绕方式、纤维螺距与密度等参数。最优100 SH配置在实验中实现202.9°弯曲角,仿真值达297.6°,结构在100kPa压力下仍保持完整,径向膨胀被纤维有效抑制。工作空间评估表明其符合目标设备封装要求,证明纤维增强策略可成功应用于厘米尺度,同时维持优异性能。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Miniaturised soft pneumatic actuators are crucial for robotic intervention within highly constrained anatomical pathways. This work presents the design and validation of a fibre-reinforced soft actuator at the centimetre scale for inte- gration into an endoluminal robotic platform for natural-orifice interventional and diagnostic applications. A single-chamber geometry reinforced with embedded Kevlar fibre was de- signed to maximise curvature while preserving sealing integrity, fabricated using a multi-stage multi-stiffness silicone casting process, and validated against a high-fidelity Abaqus FEM using experimentally parametrised hyperelastic material models and embedded beam reinforcement. The semi-cylindrical actuator has an outer diameter of 18,mm and a length of 37.5,mm. Single and double helix winding configurations, fibre pitch, and fibre density were investigated. The optimal 100 SH configuration achieved a bending angle of 202.9° experimentally and 297.6° in simulation, with structural robustness maintained up to 100,kPa and radial expansion effectively constrained by the fibre reinforcement. Workspace evaluation confirmed suitability for integration into the target device envelope, demonstrating that fibre-reinforcement strategies can be effectively translated to the centimetre regime while retaining actuator performance.
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