Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 329-337.doi: 10.12066/j.issn.1007-2861.2473

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Lightweight multiple output control valve for pneumatic soft robots

KANG Shuo, YANG Yang, ZHAO Runhe, ZHONG Songyi   

  1. School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Received:2022-11-26 Online:2025-04-30 Published:2025-05-09

Abstract: The aim of this study was to simplify the driving system of pneumatic soft robots by developing a lightweight, small, and highly integrated multiple-output logic control valve. In addition, it could be embedded into the robot body as a component, thereby replacing the traditional large and heavy control valves and reducing the number of driving pipes as well as the volume and weight of external driving systems. The relationship be-tween the pre-tightening force of the elastic band and the critical conduction air pressure of the valve was derived, and the model was verified experimentally. Through an application experiment on a typical pneumatic software pipeline robot, the performance advantages of the proposed lightweight multi-output logic control valve for simplifying the driving system of the robot were demonstrated.

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