Management and Intelligent Decision-Making in Complex Systems: An Optimization-Driven Approach by Ameer Hamza Khan & Xinwei Cao & Shuai Li

Author:Ameer Hamza Khan & Xinwei Cao & Shuai Li
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789811593925
Publisher: Springer Singapore

2.4.1.1 Manufacturing The Experimental Platform

The design of PneuNets molds is publicly available [86]. We used Dragon Skin 10 [87], a silicone material. This material consists of two separate mixtures; Part A and Part B, respectively. The silicone starts curing after both mixtures are combined and placed in the open air for four to eight hours.

We 3D printed the molds and prepared the elastomer by thoroughly mixing Part A and Part B of Dragon Skin 10 in a 1:1 ratio by volume. The printed molds consist of three parts: one part is used to fabricate the bottom of PneuNet, and the other two parts are combined to fabricate the upper chambers. A prepared elastomer is poured into the molds and allowed to be cured in the open air at room temperature for 8 hours. Since the bottom of the actuator needs to be stiffer, a piece of paper is embedded inside it. Once the bottom and upper chambers are cured, they are glued with a liquid elastomer to form a holistic PneuNet. Figure 2.3 shows the whole fabrication process.

Fig. 2.3Flowchart of the process for fabricating the PneuNet used in our experimental platform

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