A FEM-Experimental Approach for the Development of a Conceptual Linear Actuator Based on Tendril’s Free Coiling

Figure 7

FEM analysis of a free-coiling tendril-inspired linear actuator, exemplifying the total displacement plot. The perversion is present at about half of the length of the contracted body. The line in the figure represents the linear path along which the tendril contracts. The underlying color bar indicates the overall displacements, in mm.