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But when the system requires accurate control of position, velocity or acceleration profiles, these actuators form a far from satisfactory solution. Braided pneumatic muscle actuators (pMAs) form an interesting development of the pneumatic principle offering even higher power\/weight performance, operation in a wide range of environments and accurate control of position, motion and force. This technology provides an interesting and potentially very successful alternative actuation source for robots as well as other applications. However, there are difficulties with this approach due to the following. (i) Modeling errors. Models of the force response are still nonoptimal and for good results these models are highly complex, which makes accurate design difficult. (ii) Low bandwidth\u2014the bandwidth of the actuator\u2014link assemblies are often considered to be too low for practical success in many applications, particularly robotics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>In this paper we address these limitations and show how the performance in each area can be enhanced with overall improvements in the response and utility of the braided pMAs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/0278364903022003006","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2003,7,1]],"date-time":"2003-07-01T18:06:05Z","timestamp":1057082765000},"page":"213-227","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":141,"title":["Enhanced Modelling and Performance in Braided Pneumatic Muscle Actuators"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Steve","family":"Davis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronic Engineering University of Salford Salford,                        Lancashire M5 4WT, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"N.","family":"Tsagarakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronic Engineering University of Salford Salford,                        Lancashire M5 4WT, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"J.","family":"Canderle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronic Engineering University of Salford Salford,                        Lancashire M5 4WT, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Darwin G.","family":"Caldwell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronic Engineering University of Salford Salford,                        Lancashire M5 4WT, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2003,3,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"atypb1","unstructured":"Bergemann, D., Lorenz, B., and Thallemer, A. 26 February 2002. 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