Characterization of a Soft Bending Actuator for Rehabilitation Application

Conventional hard actuators have been used for a long time in biomedical applications. However, the hard nature of the actuators has a lot of drawbacks when they are used to maneuver human joints, especially for rehabilitation applications. Recently, soft pneumatic actuators are drawing attention due to their high compliance and customizability. In this paper, a soft bending actuator and its actuation characteristics, such as bend radius and...