Festo(费斯托) AG Co. KG 是世界上著名的气动元件、组件和系统的生产厂商,气动自动化领域的领导者。光流控学(Optofluidics)是将微流控技术与微型光学器件交叉集成的一门新兴学科。它为在芯片平台上产生、控制以及处理光信号提供了一种独特的解决方案。在数量众多的光流控学器件中,微透镜是一个重要的研究目标,它们可以应用于光刻、光开关和光学成像领域。近年来,多种基于不同原理的自适应式液体微透镜已经在多个领域特别是生命科学中得到了应用,例如细胞分选、单细胞分析等等。当这类自适应式液体微镜用于与成像相关的研究时,其变焦速度、范围以及精确度成为衡量性能优劣的关键指标。
互动壁的出现证明了一种建筑学新形式,它动感十足,互动性好。这一技术把仿生鳍条结构的优势和Festo自动化尖端技术结合起来。互动壁可以按照预先设好的动作程序运转,也可以与游客进行现场互动。它能实时把参展游客的举止转化成动作、光线和音乐。 InteractiveWall – a trade fair system reacts to visitors
InteractiveWall demonstrates a new form of architecture that is dynamic and interactive. It combines the advantages of the bionic Fin Ray structure with state-of-the-art automation technology from Festo. InteractiveWall can either follow a predetermined sequence of movements or interact with people in front of it. It transforms the behaviour of trade fair visitors into motion, light and music in real time.
气动装置的“流体肌肉”是一个全新的气动驱动器,由Festo公司开发研制。它的仿生肌主要是一个中空的橡胶柱体,内置芳族聚酰胺纤维。如果流体肌肉中充满空气,它的直径扩大、长度减小,从而进行流动的弹性运动。“流体肌肉”的应用使得运动过程不仅在动作、速度和强度上与人体运动相似,而且在灵敏度上也与人体运动相似。“流体肌肉”产生的力是相同体积气缸的七倍。“流体肌肉”坚固耐用,即使是在沙滩或尘埃等极端环境中都可以使用。The pneumatic “fluidic muscle”, a completely new kind of pneumatic drive, is a development by Festo.
The bionic muscles consist mainly of a hollow elastomer cylinder embedded with aramid fibres. When the fluidic muscle fills with air, it increases in diameter and contracts in length, enabling a fluid, elastic movement.
The use of the fluidic muscle enables motion sequences which approach human movement not only in terms of kinematics, speed and strength, but also sensitivity.
The fluidic muscle can exert ten times the force of a comparably sized cylinder, is very sturdy, and can even be used under extreme conditions such as in sand or dust.