View source for 18616723. Textile Actuators (President and Fellows of Harvard College)

=Textile Actuators=


==Organization Name==

[[:Category:President and Fellows of Harvard College|President and Fellows of Harvard College]]


[[Category:President and Fellows of Harvard College]]

==Inventor(s)==

[[:Category:Conor J Walsh of Cambridge MA (US)|Conor J Walsh of Cambridge MA (US)]][[Category:Conor J Walsh of Cambridge MA (US)]]

[[:Category:Ciaran O'neill of Cambridge MA (US)|Ciaran O'neill of Cambridge MA (US)]][[Category:Ciaran O'neill of Cambridge MA (US)]]

[[:Category:Nathan Phipps of Somerville MA (US)|Nathan Phipps of Somerville MA (US)]][[Category:Nathan Phipps of Somerville MA (US)]]

==Textile Actuators==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18616723 titled 'Textile Actuators




==Original Abstract Submitted==

A textile actuator worn by a user comprises a textile envelope that defines a chamber made fluid-impermeable by a fluid-impermeable bladder contained in the textile envelope and/or a fluid-impermeable structure incorporated into the textile envelope. The textile envelope has a pre-determined geometry that produces an equilibrium state at a non-180°-angle displacement and that stops further displacement upon pressurization of the chamber and prevents over-extension of the joint. A fluid is delivered into or out of the chamber to displace the textile envelope primarily by transitioning from an uninflated state to the pre-determined geometry due to displacement of the textile envelope rather than via stretching or contraction of the textile envelope. When actuated, the textile actuator (a) displaces a body segment of the user and/or (b) supports and holds the body segment of the user in place.



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