Optimal integration of pneumatic artificial muscles with vacuum-jammed surfaces to characterise a novel reconfigurable moulding system
(2018)
Journal Article
Habibi, H., Land, P., Ball, M. J., Troncoso, D. A., & Branson, D. T. (in press). Optimal integration of pneumatic artificial muscles with vacuum-jammed surfaces to characterise a novel reconfigurable moulding system. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 32, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2018.02.013
Producing mould tooling systems is a considerable proportion of manufacturing cost and time, especially for low volume productions. Producing a reconfigurable mould to shape surfaces into complex geometries with multiple curvatures would obviate the... Read More about Optimal integration of pneumatic artificial muscles with vacuum-jammed surfaces to characterise a novel reconfigurable moulding system.