Artificial Musculature

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Problem Statement


Artificial muscles are materials and devices that can change their shapes under external stimuli and produce biologically inspired motions for robot systems, such as high power-to-weight ratio, inherent compliance, and large range of motion. However, current artificial muscles face several challenges, such as fabrication complexity, durability, efficiency, scalability, and integration with other components. There is a need for developing artificial musculature that can overcome these limitations and enable novel applications in robotics, such as robot manipulators and grippers, biomimetic robots, robotic prosthetics and exoskeletons, medical robots, soft robots, and many others. The goal of this project is to design, fabricate, model, and control bio-inspired artificial muscles that can mimic the performance and functionality of natural muscles. The expected outcome is a prototype that can demonstrate various motions and tasks under different stimuli and conditions.

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Financial model and Timeline


The estimated cost of this project is USD 40,000, which includes the materials, equipment, personnel, testing, and dissemination of the results. The project duration is 24 months, with the following milestones:
  1. Month 1-6: Literature review, selection of materials and fabrication methods, design of artificial muscle geometry and structure
  2. Month 7-12: Fabrication and characterization of artificial muscle samples, development of mathematical models and control algorithms
  3. Month 13-18: Integration of artificial muscles with other components (e.g., sensors, actuators, power sources), testing of artificial muscle performance and functionality under various stimuli and conditions
  4. Month 19-24: Evaluation and demonstration of artificial muscle applications in robotics, dissemination of results through publications and presentations

Project Team

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