Stiffness Control of Variable Serial Elastic Actuators: Energy Efficiency through Exploitation of Natural Dynamics

Variable elastic actuators are very promising for applications in physical human–robot interaction. Besides enabling human safety, such actuators can support energy efficiency, especially if the natural behavior of the system is exploited. In this paper, the power and energy consumption of variable...

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Main Authors: Philipp Beckerle, Florian Stuhlenmiller, Stephan Rinderknecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Actuators
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/6/4/28