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start-page=1503
end-page=1528
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dt-pub-year=2010
dt-pub=2010
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kn-title=Development of an Intelligent Chair Tool System Applying New Intelligent Pneumatic Actuators
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kn-abstract=This paper develops an Intelligent Chair Tool (ICT) - a new chair-type human and machine interaction seating system powered by 36 intelligent pneumatic actuators. This tool can be used to facilitate investigation of chair shapes from spring and damping effects of seating and backrest surfaces. Each actuator used consists of five extensive elements of encoder, laser strip rod, pressure sensor, valves and PSoC microcontroller incorporated in a single device. By using the ICT, different shapes, spring and damping characteristics can be obtained to aid the design of chairs from the control inputs, i.e., position x, stiffness k(s) and viscous coefficient c. Several control algorithms are presented to realize the communication and control system, and to obtain all data in real-time. The control methodology presented contains an inner force loop and an outer position loop implemented using a unified control system. The specification, development design and experimental evaluation of the ICT control system and actuator used are presented and discussed.
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en-aut-name=FaudziAhmad 'Athif Mohd
en-aut-sei=Faudzi
en-aut-mei=Ahmad 'Athif Mohd
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en-aut-name=SuzumoriKoichi
en-aut-sei=Suzumori
en-aut-mei=Koichi
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en-aut-name=WakimotoShuichi
en-aut-sei=Wakimoto
en-aut-mei=Shuichi
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kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

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kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University

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kn-affil=Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University
en-keyword=Intelligent Chair Tool
kn-keyword=Intelligent Chair Tool
en-keyword=seating system
kn-keyword=seating system
en-keyword=intelligent pneumatic actuator
kn-keyword=intelligent pneumatic actuator
en-keyword=physical human machine interaction
kn-keyword=physical human machine interaction
en-keyword=control application in mechatronics
kn-keyword=control application in mechatronics
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