Study and experimentation of innovative textile pneumatic muscle prototypes

Abstract

This article shows some innovative artificial and textile pneumatic muscles designed at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS) of the Politecnico di Torino. The study was carried on using a specific test bench suitable to work with these textile pneumatic muscles. Various geometries were tested giving interesting information about their behavior analyzed with different materials and constructions. These prototypes are useful to be integrated into active clothing for robotic rehabilitation of upper limbs.