Application of artificial muscle e-rubber for healthcare sensing: verification of measurement properties as a smart insole.

ABSTRACT: Electroactive polymer (EAP) artificial muscles are gaining attention in robotic control technologies. Among them, the development of self-sensing actuators that integrate sensing mechanisms within artificial muscles is highly anticipated. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and precision of the sensing capabilities of the e-Rubber (eR), an artificial muscle developed by Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., and to investigate its potential for healthcare sensing applications such as smart insoles. The objective was to transform the eR into a thin capacitor and estimate the applied load by sensing minute changes in the capacitance. The changes in the EAP dielectric constant, electrode area, and inter-electrode distance, all of which define the capacitance, are non-linear functions. The relationship

SUBMITTER: Yoneda H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12408638 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature