Robot actuator and robot actuating method
OwnerSang Seung KANG, Jae Hong KIM +2inventors
InventorsSang Seung KANG, Jae Hong KIM, Joo Chan SOHN, Young Jo CHO
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Abstract
A robot actuator and a robot actuating method. In the robot actuator, when an input part detects an external stimulus signal according to a user's contact, a control part receives the detected external stimulus signal to create sensor data. The control part determines an output reaction, and an output actuator through the created sensor data and controls the output actuator according to the determined output reaction. Thus, an axial skeletal unit of an output part is moved according to an operation of the output actuator to express the output reaction. Accordingly, a natural, lively reaction of the robot actuator to an external stimulus can be achieved.
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A robot actuator comprising:
- an input part detecting an external stimulus signal according to a user's contact;
- a control part receiving the detected external stimulus signal, creating a sensor data by using the received external stimulus signal, determining an output reaction and an output actuator through the created sensor data, and controlling the output actuator according to the determined output reaction;
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- an output part including the output actuator and one or more axial skeletal units moved by driving of the output actuator, expressing the output reaction according to a movement of the axial skeletal unit, and having viscosity, the viscosity being changed by applying a voltage to electrodes formed at one region of the axial skeletal unit and a body to induce a movement of the axial skeletal unit.
A robot actuating method in a robot actuator comprising the steps of:
- detecting an external stimulus signal according to a user's contact;
- creating sensor data from the detected external stimulus signal;
- determining an output reaction and an output actuator on the basis of the created sensor data;
- controlling the output actuator according to the determined output reaction;
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- moving one or more axial skeletal units forming a skeletal structure of a movement according to driving of the output actuator to express the output reaction;
- wherein the robot actuator induce the movement of the axial skeletal unit through a viscosity change by actuating the fluid according to the output reaction, when the determined output part is a fluid.
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