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

• Published in: 2006 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...