Energy storage module gripper

How a flexible gripper system can achieve energy-free switching between configurations?

Thus, the flexible gripper system can realize energy-free switching between different configurations using trigger structures. First, inspired by bionic design methods of soft robots [44 - 46] and kirigami, the body segments of a flexible gripper are designed.

Are shape memory alloy grippers suitable for micromanipulation and microassembly?

Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. This paper presents the design, fabrication and testing of a shape memory alloy (SMA)-actuated monolithic compliant gripping mechanism that enables translational motion of the gripper tips for grasping operation suitable for micromanipulation and microassembly.

Which type of mechanism is used to design a gripper?

Rigid-body mechanisms, which store no internal energy, or compliant mechanisms which have an elastic structure that does store energy, can be used to create the transmission mechanisms. Compliant mechanisms formed as a monolithic structure are preferred for the design of the gripper in this contribution.

Can a gripper capture impactors with different kinetic energy?

The compatibility of the FPSED mechanism affects whether a gripper can capture impactors with different kinetic energy under a certain system parameter. The allocation of energy harvesting and dissipation efficiency is adaptive to an object in this mechanism.

Can soft grippers capture kinetic energy based on finger-palm synergy?

However, capturing objects with varying kinetic energy remains challenging, regardless of the classical rigid-bodied or frontier soft-bodied grippers. Here, we demonstrate a rapid energy harvesting and dissipation mechanism for the soft grippers leveraging the finger-palm synergy.

How does a Soft Gripper work?

Theoretically and experimentally, this mechanism enables a soft gripper to reliably capture high-speed targets by dissipating and harvesting almost all the target’s kinetic energy within 30 milliseconds. The energy harvesting and dissipating capability are adjustable and can be enhanced by inflating pressure.