Development of an Active Flexible Cable by Ciliary Vibration Drive for Scope Camera

Proposed new actuation mechanism realizes active or semi-active mobility for flexible long cables such as fiberscopes and scope cameras. A ciliary vibration mechanism was developed using flexible ciliary tapes that can be attached easily to existing cables. Driving characteristics of the active cabl...

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Published in2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems pp. 3946 - 3951
Main Authors Isaki, K., Niitsuma, A., Konyo, M., Takemura, F., Tadokoro, S.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2006
Subjects
Cables
Drives
Friction
Intelligent robots
Mobile robots
Numerical analysis
Orbital robotics
Robot vision systems
Smart cameras
Systems engineering and theory
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Summary:Proposed new actuation mechanism realizes active or semi-active mobility for flexible long cables such as fiberscopes and scope cameras. A ciliary vibration mechanism was developed using flexible ciliary tapes that can be attached easily to existing cables. Driving characteristics of the active cables were confirmed through experiments and numerical analyses. Finally, the actuation mechanism was applied for an advanced scope camera that can reduce friction with obstacles and avoid stuck or tangled cables
ISBN:9781424402588
1424402581
ISSN:2153-0858
2153-0866
DOI:10.1109/IROS.2006.281829