Peel, L. D., & Abdelrahman, M., & Cavazos, J. S. (2012, June), Fabrication and Testing of a Simple “Bionic Arm” Demonstrator with an Artificial Tendon  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21382

\bibitem{asee_peer_21382}
  Peel, L. D., \& Abdelrahman, M., \& Cavazos, J. S. (2012, June), \emph{Fabrication and Testing of a Simple “Bionic Arm” Demonstrator with an Artificial Tendon}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21382

Larry D. Peel P.E., Mohamed Abdelrahman, and Jared Scott Cavazos.  "Fabrication and Testing of a Simple “Bionic Arm” Demonstrator with an Artificial Tendon".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21382 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21382}
  Larry D. Peel P.E., Mohamed Abdelrahman, and Jared Scott Cavazos.
  "Fabrication and Testing of a Simple “Bionic Arm” Demonstrator with an Artificial Tendon".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21382 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

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AB  -          Research Experience in Fabrication and Testing of a Simple “Bionic Arm”         This paper reports on a research experience for a teacher in the fabrication of “Bionic” orhuman-like arms. These have inspired many movies and science fiction books, but have manypossible purposes, including active prosthetics, robotic arms, and exoskeletons to aid themovement of heavy objects. Previously, students and faculty at Texas A&M University-Kingsville fabricated two simple Bionic Arms that used Rubber Muscle Actuators (RMA). Thecurrent work develops an improved RMA that replicates human like range of movement throughthe use of integrated artificial “tendons.” The tendons made of a flexible elastomer and braidedcarbon fiber do not stretch but bend relative to their attached “bone structure.” Previous“Kingsville Arms One & Two” utilized actuators that transferred loads through rigid attachmentsto “bones.” The rigid attach points allowed good load transfer but restricted range of movement.The current Kingsville Arm 3 (KA3) utilizes a 3D printed mold of rigid and flexible elastomericcomposites to make artificial “tendons” that are placed between the rigid closure of a RMA andrigid attach points to the “bone.” Two KA3 actuators were completed. The first used a fiber-filled brittle resin for the rigid components on each side of the tendon. The tendon performedwell, but an adjoining rigid section failed under load. A second KA3 actuator used a carbon-fiber filled semi-rigid polyurethane for the rigid sections, and performed well in flexure and loadtransfer.        A learning module based on a legacy cycle is developed that challenges the students toposition the actuators to allow for maximum range of movement and to find the relationship onhow the output force varies with the configurations. The learning modules will be introduced inbasic algebra classes in schools with majority Hispanic students in the fall semester. Assessmentof the students’ performance will be carried out and reported.
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