| Presentation | 2017-08-29 A pilot study of compact metal hydride actuator for a disaster rescue operation Minako Hosono, Kouji Sakaki, Manabu Chikai, Shigenobu Shimada, Kouki Doi, Yumiko Nakamura, Shuichi Ino, |
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| Abstract(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Abstract(in English) | Rescue operations often need to be done by disaster victims themselves due to delay in arrival of public rescue teams, however, conventional jack-up tools are big, heavy, and need a repetitive task that it would be a physical burden for the victims. Thus, a new jack-up tool for rescue operations which satisfies compact size, light weight, high power output without electricity and repetitive task by the hand is needed. In this study, we applied compact metal hydride actuator using hydrogen absorption alloy to meet the needs. Hydrogen absorption alloys have an ability to store a large amount of hydrogen gas and to release the stored gas by heating. The actuator was designed using 16 g of LaNi5-based hydrogen storage alloy as its power source and a fiber-reinforced rubber bag as its end effector. The prototype actuator jacked up 100 kg mass by heating the alloy using quicklime. The results show the potential of the hydrogen absorption alloy to be a usable power source of a jack at the time of disaster. |
| Keyword(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Keyword(in English) | Rescue device / Hydrogen absorption alloy / Soft actuator / Jack-up tool |
| Paper # | WIT2017-23 |
| Date of Issue | 2017-08-21 (WIT) |
| Conference Information | |
| Committee | WIT |
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| Conference Date | 2017/8/28(2days) |
| Place (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Place (in English) | Faculty of Engineering Science, Akita Univ. |
| Topics (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Topics (in English) | Well-being Information Technology, etc. |
| Chair | Chikamune Wada(Kyushu Inst. of Tech.) |
| Vice Chair | Daisuke Wakatsuki(Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.) |
| Secretary | Daisuke Wakatsuki(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.) |
| Assistant | Takeaki Shionome(*) / Manabi Miyagi(Tsukuba Univ. of Tech.) / Takashi Handa(Saitama Industrial Technology Center) |
| Paper Information | |
| Registration To | Technical Committee on Well-being Information Technology |
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| Language | JPN |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Sub Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Title (in English) | A pilot study of compact metal hydride actuator for a disaster rescue operation |
| Sub Title (in English) | |
| Keyword(1) | Rescue device |
| Keyword(2) | Hydrogen absorption alloy |
| Keyword(3) | Soft actuator |
| Keyword(4) | Jack-up tool |
| 1st Author's Name | Minako Hosono |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST) |
| 2nd Author's Name | Kouji Sakaki |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST) |
| 3rd Author's Name | Manabu Chikai |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST) |
| 4th Author's Name | Shigenobu Shimada |
| 4th Author's Affiliation | Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute(TIRI) |
| 5th Author's Name | Kouki Doi |
| 5th Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Special Needs Education(NISE) |
| 6th Author's Name | Yumiko Nakamura |
| 6th Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST) |
| 7th Author's Name | Shuichi Ino |
| 7th Author's Affiliation | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST) |
| Date | 2017-08-29 |
| Paper # | WIT2017-23 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.117 |
| Number (no) | WIT-188 |
| Page | pp.pp.51-54(WIT), |
| #Pages | 4 |
| Date of Issue | 2017-08-21 (WIT) |