A NOVEL SPATIAL MICROCHANNEL FLUIDIC JOINT

Benjamin Chang, Allison Chew, Carlo Menon

2011

Abstract

This paper presents and discusses a flexible, polymer-based, novel microchannel fluidic joint (MFJ) that is driven by a pressurized working fluid. The MFJ has been designed for being used in biomedical applications in the future. The MFJ actuating system has two degrees of freedom and implements a unique 3-channel design. In this paper, a prototype of the proposed MFJ is presented along with its manufacturing procedure. Measurements related to the MFJ displacements are presented and a simplified fitting exponential equation is proposed to describe the relationship between MFJ deformation and the working fluid pressure. Performance of the proposed device and its potential future applications are discussed.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Chang B., Chew A. and Menon C. (2011). A NOVEL SPATIAL MICROCHANNEL FLUIDIC JOINT . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-37-9, pages 238-243. DOI: 10.5220/0003168102380243

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biodevices11,
author={Benjamin Chang and Allison Chew and Carlo Menon},
title={A NOVEL SPATIAL MICROCHANNEL FLUIDIC JOINT},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={238-243},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003168102380243},
isbn={978-989-8425-37-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2011)
TI - A NOVEL SPATIAL MICROCHANNEL FLUIDIC JOINT
SN - 978-989-8425-37-9
AU - Chang B.
AU - Chew A.
AU - Menon C.
PY - 2011
SP - 238
EP - 243
DO - 10.5220/0003168102380243