Mathematical Modeling of Diaphragm Pneumatic Motors

Modeling Spatial Distribution of Intracellular Organelles by Molecular Motors

Mathematical Model of Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Reinforced by Straight Fibers

This article describes a mathematical model of a pneumatic artificial muscle reinforced by straight fibers. The pneumatic artificial muscle is lightweight and high power. In addition, it is possible for it to emit exhaust into the atmosphere because the transmission medium of its energy is air, and it needs neither a tank nor maintenance like hydraulic equipment. In addition, safety to a person...

Empirical Modeling of Pneumatic Artificial Muscle

Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (PAM) yields natural muscle-like actuator with high force to weight ratio, soft and flexible structure, and adaptable compliance for rehabilitation and prosthetic appliances to the disabled. To obtain optimum design and usage, there is significance to understand mechanical behavior of the PAM. In this study, experimental results reveal empirical modeling for relation...

RMP Colloquia Modeling molecular motors

The authors present general considerations and simple models for the operation of isothermal motors at small scales, in asymmetric environments. Their work is inspired by recent observations on the behavior of molecular motors in the biological realm, where chemical energy is converted into mechanical energy. A generic Onsager-like description of the linear (close to equilibrium) regime is pres...

Modeling and Control of Induction Motors

Induction motors constitute a theoretically interesting and practically important class of nonlinear systems. They are described by a fifth-order nonlinear differential equation with two inputs and only three state variables available for measurement. The control task is further complicated by the fact that induction motors are subject to unknown (load) disturbances and the parameters are of gr...