Development of artificial muscle system with electromechanical energy conversion for robotic applications

With advancing technology, humanity is increasingly approaching the dream of making humanoid robots that have been imaginary for many years. With the research and studies carried out by large companies on this subject, walking robots such as humans or animals have been developed and better designs have emerged. In order to develop these robots, the movement mechanism of humans and animals must be examined again. With the development of these systems, robots will work in place of people and can be used in wars. In this thesis, it is tried to create a similar prototype by examining the working logic of skeletal muscle. In this way, it is also shown how motion energy can be obtained without the use of motors that are conventionally used in robotics. The artificial muscular system is formed by aligning the electro magnets in a row, leaving space between them. The desired travel length, activated magnets, must be magnetized and close the intermediate space. In the study, the maximum load that the artificial muscle can lift according to the given tension is 130,18 N. The average maximum gap length of a sarcomere is 1.68 mm. The yield of the human muscle-ready artificial muscle was found to be % 56 at maximum parameters. Keywords: Robotic, Artificial Muscle, Muscle Fiber, Electromagnet, Sarcomere