A pneumatic olive harvester was developed and evaluated in this study. The components of the machine were limb clamp, vibrating unit, control elements, main tube, air-pressured hoses, valve, power source. measurements that related to development fruit damage, some physical mechanical properties olives fruit-stem system. results demonstrated effectiveness harvest fruits. appropriateness by crite...

Development of automation and robotization in manufacturing process stimulates interest in pneumatic servo-systems whose advantages include low manufacturing costs, high dynamics and reliability (Situm et al., 2004). Unsatisfactory positioning accuracy of multiaxis pneumatic servosytems considerably reduces their application in manipulating machines, manipulators and robots. Rapid advance in pa...

We report a case of severe hemolysis and pulmonary valve insufficiency (PI) following right ventricular support using a paracorporeal pneumatic pump (Abiomed, Danvers, MA, USA). We speculate that the high velocity jet of blood emanating from the outflow cannula caused turbulence above the pulmonary valve, leading to PI and hemolysis. Despite the growing number of implanted ventricular assist de...

Abstract Pneumatic motors have several advantages and many robotics automation applications. The importance of the study is that it a cheap possible way to apply fixed displacement pneumatic with simple directional control valve used. purpose addition any traditional change motor be variable speed torque compared expensive systems such as proportional in industrial also included validated simul...

New pneumatic actuators developed in the author's laboratory will be presented with their applications to new mechatronics. Examples of them are a pneumatic rubber actuator for compliant robots, a micro pneumatic tube actuator assisting the colonscope insertion, a pneumatic stepping motor with high torque and resolution, a pneumatic drive bicycle, an intelligent pneumatic cylinder which has enc...