Design and Vibration Suppression Control of a Modular Elastic Joint

In this paper, a novel mechatronic design philosophy is introduced to develop a compact modular rotary elastic joint for a humanoid manipulator. The designed elastic joint is mainly composed of a brushless direct current (DC) motor, harmonic reducer, customized torsional spring, and fail-safe brake....

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Main Authors: Hong Liu, Shipeng Cui, Yiwei Liu, Yi Ren, Yongjun Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/6/1869