10.15480/882.2380
Nguyen, Anh Minh
Anh Minh
Nguyen
1193270405
Seibel, Arthur
Arthur
Seibel
0000-0003-3989-9626
1077934270
Recycling-oriented design in soft robotics
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2019
soft robotics
recycling-oriented design
fluidic elastomer actuators (FEAs)
Ingenieurwissenschaften
TUHH Universitätsbibliothek
TUHH Universitätsbibliothek
2019-08-23
2019-08-23
2019-08-12
2019-08-23
en
Journal Article
Actuators 8 (3): 62 (2019)
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/3170
urn:nbn:de:gbv:830-882.046303
10.15480/882.2380
10.3390/act8030062
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Soft robotics is a novel approach in the field of robotics. Soft robots or soft actuators are typically polymer-based and are characterized by their flexibility and adaptability, which brings new far-reaching applications. Soft robotics is currently at the peak of its research. One circumstance that is also present in this age is constant climate change; there is a demand for sustainability. This goes hand in hand with the design of products that are suitable for recycling. Today, more is expected of an engineer than just function-oriented design. This article looks at soft robotics from the point of view of sustainability. Since nature operates in cycles, the aim is to design products in such a way that they can be introduced into cycles. Three recycling cycles for products can be distinguished, which take place during production, during product use, and after product life. Within the framework of this work, special design measures are reviewed for fluidic elastomer actuators - a characteristic type of soft actuators - so that they can be integrated into the recycling process.
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
FE 1045/1-1
Open Access Publizieren 2018 - 2019 / TU Hamburg
2076-0825
Actuators
2019
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute