Tutorial: Air Muscle Build 

I just wondering how he did connect sensors with this mechanism

@@Zebrox_EditzI think with microcontroller.

@@lucaolimpio5784 is there any way you can help me to understand this or any source of someone who already made this project?

@@Zebrox_Editz I made that project a long time ago. You have to use an electric pneumatic air pressure valve to incanalate air to the artificial muscle. You can build it with a 24Volt battery package and a button to enable or disable power supply to a monostable electric air valve. For air supply you can use a mini air compressor.

@@lucaolimpio5784 shall we connect over linkedin?

I know this is old, but yes, liquid pneumatic muscles work just fine also.

can you do a tutorial on the muscle sensor system? ill try it no doubt i wont waste your time

+Eduardo Mayoral I agree

+Jamesioso Ho pls finish the whole tutorial!!!!!!!! It would be awesome!!!

I ordered kevlar, fiberglass and carbon mesh sleeving. I'll test each one and eventually get a max psi of each one. I assume it doesn't matter what airtight material is inside, it'd just act as a barrier where the sleeve provides strength and shape. Probably need some sort of rubber inside that is consistent and designed for industrial or scientific use, rather than a cheap water balloon or something. Hoping to build a robot hand with these.

Have you calculated a max psi for these sleevings?

Yes. I'm working on a new power system rn.

cool, subscribed, I really wish I had one and that it would be normal to wear one in public

That has happened to me before. If you followed what I did, just make sure to tighten the hose clamps all the way down until you can no longer turn it. Also, be sure to use the lighter to melt a ridge around the flexo to prevent slipping.

To be honest, i don't exactly follow all the exact material you mentioned in the video, since i can't find the latex tube, instead i use inner tube from bike. But i tried to tighten it and it actually works! although i still don't quite understand the working principle of it, but it works... Thanks

Make sure you tighten everything down until you can't turn your screw driver. However, make sure you are not restricting airflow from your source.

Thanks already figure it ou by now, thanks for the advice

if the water had pressure than probably yes

It's a matter of pneumatics vs hydraulocs

+Punk Punkson * hydraulics

does this has any advantage over the good ol pistons anyway?

Hurdalık Cini is faster, smaller and lighter, it has way less power throught

yes I did. just be careful cause the flexo catches fire easily

yes I did. just be careful cause the flexo catches fire easily

+Jamesioso Ho Song Bro ??

I believe it's in the description

Love your work bro your channel is alot more unique compared to mine your building game like suits i am playing the games XDXD also would love if you put out more videos i would love to see your content also i am going to put u in my featured channels on my channel.

Ben M I have. I believe one six inch muscle can support roughly 50 pounds with minimal elongation at 100 psi. the figure is around the 50 lb mark.

Thanks for the quick reply! I am doing a similar project, but a whole exo suit, and was thinking of different options for the actuation. I am going to go down a similar path as you for the muscle sensors instead of hard switches to control the joints. These latex muscles may be the option I was looking for, for some smaller connections. Have you figured out a way to make the muscle sensors control in proportion to your natural movements, instead of acting like an off/on switch? Maybe using a potentiometer connected at the elbow joint could help with the control?

me too!

@@Benny16M well, how did it work out?

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No. I am working on other projects now.

Really busy.

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The arm itself cost less than $35. the compressor cost ~$200

self taught.

Oh well that's pretty cool. I hope you keep making videos