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Finite Element Analysis for PDMS Based Dual Chamber Bellows Structured Pneumatic Actuator

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In this paper, a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) material based pneumatic actuator with a dual chambered square bellows structure was designed and simulated. Using finite element analysis (FEA), the maximum output displacement, bending angle and input pressure requirements for the actuator were analyzed. The simulation analysis revealed that 9 mm2 square bellows actuator with 17.4 mm length resulted in bidirectional bending. The actuator achieved maximum bending angles of 61° at 38 kPa and 78.5° at 45 kPa under successive and discrete actuation respectively, which makes it suitable for catheter navigation system. The results presented in this work are expected to promote the application of pneumatic based actuators in biomedical application and beyond.

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This work was supported by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) under Research University Grant (14H31). Tariq Rehman acknowledges the financial support (M3) from NED University of Engineering & Technology Karachi, Pakistan.

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  1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    Tariq Rehman, Ahmad’ Athif Mohd Faudzi & Mohamed Sultan Mohamed Ali

  2. Departments of Electronic Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

    Tariq Rehman

  3. Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Ahmad’ Athif Mohd Faudzi

  4. Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    Dyah Ekashanti Octorina Dewi

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Rehman, T., Mohd Faudzi, A.A., Octorina Dewi, D.E., Mohamed Ali, M.S. (2017). Finite Element Analysis for PDMS Based Dual Chamber Bellows Structured Pneumatic Actuator. In: Mohamed Ali, M., Wahid, H., Mohd Subha, N., Sahlan, S., Md. Yunus, M., Wahap, A. (eds) Modeling, Design and Simulation of Systems. AsiaSim 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 751. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6463-0_34

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